Customs Tariff

Marginal note:Definitions

• 2 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this Act.

  Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement

  Accord de libre-échange Canada — Chili

  Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement has the same meaning as “Agreement” in subsection 2(1) of the Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. (Accord de libre-échange Canada — Chili)

  Canada — Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement

  Accord de libre-échange Canada — Costa Rica

  Canada — Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement has the same meaning as “Agreement” in subsection 2(1) of the Canada — Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; (Accord de libre-échange Canada — Costa Rica)

  Canada–Israel Free Trade Agreement

  Accord de libre-échange Canada — Israël

  Canada–Israel Free Trade Agreement has the same meaning as “Agreement” in subsection 2(1) of the Canada–Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. (Accord de libre-échange Canada — Israël)

  Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement

  Accord de libre-échange Canada — États-Unis

  Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement has the same meaning as “Agreement” in subsection 2(1) of the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. (Accord de libre-échange Canada — États-Unis)

  Chile

  Chili

  Chile means the land, maritime, and air space under the sovereignty of Chile and the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf over which it exercises sovereign rights and jurisdiction in accordance with its domestic law and international law. (Chili)

  Costa Rica

  Costa Rica

  Costa Rica means the territory and air space, and the maritime areas, including the seabed and subsoil adjacent to the outer limit of the territorial sea, over which it exercises, in accordance with international law and its domestic law, sovereign rights with respect to the natural resources of such areas; (Costa Rica)

  country

  pays

  country, unless the context otherwise requires, includes an external or dependent territory of a country and any other territory prescribed by regulation made by the Governor in Council. (pays)

  customs duty

  droits de douane

  customs duty, except for the purposes of Part 3, other than sections 82 and 122, means a duty imposed under section 20. (droits de douane)

  final rate

  taux final

  final rate means the rate of customs duty that applies after the application of all reductions provided for under this Act, other than reductions related to rounding or to the elimination of rates of less than two per cent. (taux final)

  for use in

  devant servir dans ou devant servir à

  for use in, wherever it appears in a tariff item, in respect of goods classified in the tariff item, means that the goods must be wrought or incorporated into, or attached to, other goods referred to in that tariff item. (devant servir dans ou devant servir à)

  free trade partner

  partenaire de libre-échange

  free trade partner means

  • (a) a NAFTA country;

  • (b) Chile; or

  • (c) Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary. (partenaire de libre-échange)

  “F” Staging List

  tableau des échelonnements

  “F” Staging List means the List of Intermediate and Final Rates for Tariff Items of the “F” Staging Category set out in the schedule. (tableau des échelonnements)

  heading

  position

  heading, in respect of goods, means a description in the List of Tariff Provisions accompanied by a four-digit number and includes all subheadings or tariff items the first four digits of which correspond to that number. (position)

  imported from Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary

  importé d’Israël ou d’un autre bénéficiaire de l’ALÉCI

  imported from Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary has the meaning assigned by regulation. (importé d’Israël ou d’un autre bénéficiaire de l’ALÉCI)

  initial rate

  taux initial

  initial rate means the rate of customs duty that applies before any reductions are made under this Act. (taux initial)

  Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary

  Israël ou autre bénéficiaire de l’ALÉCI

  Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary has the meaning assigned by regulation. (Israël ou autre bénéficiaire de l’ALÉCI)

  List of Countries

  tableau des traitements tarifaires

  List of Countries means the List of Countries and Applicable Tariff Treatments set out in the schedule. (tableau des traitements tarifaires)

  List of Tariff Provisions

  liste des dispositions tarifaires

  List of Tariff Provisions means the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule. (liste des dispositions tarifaires)

  Mexico

  Mexique

  Mexico means

  • (a) the states of the Federation and the Federal District;

  • (b) the islands, including the reefs and keys, in adjacent seas;

  • (c) the islands of Guadalupe and Revillagigedo situated in the Pacific Ocean;

  • (d) the continental shelf and the submarine shelf of such islands, keys and reefs;

  • (e) the waters of the territorial sea, in accordance with international law, and its interior maritime waters;

  • (f) the space located above the national territory, in accordance with international law; and

  • (g) any areas beyond the territorial seas of Mexico within which, in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and its domestic law, Mexico may exercise rights in respect of the seabed and subsoil and the natural resources thereof. (Mexique)

  Minister

  ministre

  Minister means the Minister of Finance. (ministre)

  NAFTA country

  pays ALÉNA

  NAFTA country means a party to the North American Free Trade Agreement. (pays ALÉNA)

  North American Free Trade Agreement

  Accord de libre-échange nord-américain

  North American Free Trade Agreement has the same meaning as “Agreement” in subsection 2(1) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. (Accord de libre-échange nord-américain)

  prescribed

  Version anglaise seulement

  prescribed means

  • (a) in respect of a form, the information to be provided on or with a form, or the manner of filing a form, prescribed by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness; and

  • (b) in any other case, prescribed by regulation or determined in accordance with rules prescribed by regulation. (Version anglaise seulement)

  regulation

  règlement

  regulation means a regulation made under this Act. (règlement)

  serious injury

  dommage grave

  serious injury means, in relation to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods, a significant overall impairment in the position of the domestic producers. (dommage grave)

  specific rate

  taux spécifique

  specific rate means a rate expressed in dollars or cents per unit of measure. (taux spécifique)

  specified rate

  taux déterminé

  specified rate means the rate of interest, expressed as a percentage per year, equal to six per cent per year plus the prescribed rate. (taux déterminé)

  subheading

  sous-position

  subheading, in respect of goods, means a description in the List of Tariff Provisions accompanied by a six-digit number and includes all tariff items the first six digits of which correspond to that number. (sous-position)

  tariff item

  numéro tarifaire

  tariff item means a description of goods in the List of Tariff Provisions and the rates of customs duty and the accompanying eight-digit number in that List and, if applicable, in the “F” Staging List. (numéro tarifaire)

  tariff rate quota

  contingent tarifaire

  tariff rate quota means a limitation on the quantity of goods that are entitled to a specified tariff treatment that may be imported in a specified period. (contingent tarifaire)

  threat of serious injury

  menace de dommage grave

  threat of serious injury means serious injury that, on the basis of facts, and not merely of allegation, conjecture or remote possibility, is clearly imminent. (menace de dommage grave)

  United States

  États-Unis

  United States means

  • (a) the customs territory of the United States, including the 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico;

  • (b) the foreign trade zones located in the United States and Puerto Rico; and

  • (c) any areas beyond the territorial sea of the United States within which the United States may exercise rights in respect of the seabed and subsoil and the natural resources thereof, in accordance with its domestic laws and international law. (États-Unis)

  World Trade Organization Agreement

  Accord sur l’Organisation mondiale du commerce

  World Trade Organization Agreement has the same meaning as “Agreement” in subsection 2(1) of the World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act. (Accord sur l’Organisation mondiale du commerce)

• Marginal note:Territories

  (2) A territory prescribed by regulation for the purposes of the definition “country” in subsection (1) is not, by virtue of being so prescribed, recognized as a country for purposes other than this Act.