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Certain Foreign Extraterritorial Measures (United States) Order, 2014 (SOR/2015-12)

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Certain Foreign Extraterritorial Measures (United States) Order, 2014

SOR/2015-12

FOREIGN EXTRATERRITORIAL MEASURES ACT

Registration 2015-01-20

Certain Foreign Extraterritorial Measures (United States) Order, 2014

Whereas the United States has adopted section 313 of title 23 of the United States Code and section 410 of part 635 of title 23 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations;

And whereas, in the opinion of the Attorney General of Canada, those provisions contain measures that are likely to adversely affect significant Canadian interests in relation to international trade or commerce involving business carried on in whole or in part in Canada;

Therefore, the Attorney General of Canada, with the concurrence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 5(1)(b)Footnote a of the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures ActFootnote b, makes the annexed Certain Foreign Extraterritorial Measures (United States) Order, 2014.

Ottawa, January 19, 2015

PETER MacKAY
Attorney General of Canada
Concurred
JOHN BAIRD
Minister of Foreign Affairs

Marginal note:“Buy America” provisions

 It is prohibited for any person in Canada, in respect of alterations or improvements to be made to premises leased by the State of Alaska from the Prince Rupert Port Authority, to comply with section 313 of title 23 of the United States Code or section 410 of part 635 of title 23 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, or with any directive, instruction, intimation of policy or other communication supporting their application from a person who is in a position to direct or influence the policies of the person in Canada, including those contained in any tender documents issued in respect of those alterations or improvements.

Marginal note:Clarification

 A person who complies with a provision, directive, instruction, intimation of policy or other communication referred to in section 1 before the day on which this Order comes into force contravenes this Order only if they take some further action on or after the day on which this Order comes into force that constitutes compliance with such a provision, directive, instruction, intimation of policy or communication.

Marginal note:Application before publication

 For the purpose of paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act, this Order applies before it is published in the Canada Gazette.

Marginal note:Coming into force

 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

 

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