Special Import Measures Act

Marginal note:Request for review of final determination

• 96.21 (1) The Minister for International Trade may, in the manner provided for by the law of a NAFTA country giving effect to the North American Free Trade Agreement, request that a final determination be reviewed by a panel established under that law.

• Marginal note:Idem

  (2) Any person who, but for the law of a NAFTA country giving effect to the North American Free Trade Agreement, would be entitled under the law of that NAFTA country to commence domestic proceedings for judicial review of a final determination may file with the Canadian Secretary a request that the final determination be reviewed by a panel established under that law.

• Marginal note:Deeming

  (3) A request under subsection (2) shall be deemed to be a request by the Minister for binational review within the meaning of paragraph 4 of Article 1904 of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

• Marginal note:Limitation period

  (4) A request under subsection (1) or (2) may only be made within thirty days after the day on which notice of the final determination is published in the official publication of the NAFTA country, or, in the case of a final determination of which notice is not so published, within thirty days after the day on which notice of the final determination is received by the Minister.

• Definition of final determination

  (5) In this section, final determination means a final determination as defined in Annex 1911 of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

• Marginal note:Suspension of s. 96.3

  (6) The operation of section 96.3 is suspended during the period in which this section is in force.