CJFTA Tariff Preference Regulations

CJFTA Tariff Preference Regulations His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, pursuant to subsection 16(2)a of the Customs Tariffb, makes the annexed CJFTA Tariff Preference Regulations. S.C. 2001, c. 28, s. 34(1) S.C. 1997, c. 36 In these Regulations, originating means qualifying as originating in the territory of a Party under the rules of origin set out in Chapter 4 (Rules of Origin) of the Canada–Jordan Free Trade Agreement, signed on June 28, 2009. For the purposes of paragraph 24(1)(b) of the Customs Tariff, originating goods exported from Jordan are entitled to the benefit of the Jordan Tariff if the goods are shipped to Canada without shipment through another country either on a through bill of lading, or without a through bill of lading and the importer provides, when requested by an officer, documentary evidence that indicates the shipping route and all points of shipment and transhipment prior to the importation of the goods; or the goods are shipped to Canada through another country and the importer provides, when requested by an officer, documentary evidence that indicates the shipping route and all points of shipment and transhipment prior to the importation of the goods, and a copy of the customs control documents that establish that the goods remained under customs control while in that other country. These Regulations come into force on the day on which section 36 of the Canada–Jordan Economic Growth and Prosperity Act, chapter 18 of the Statutes of Canada, 2012, comes into force. [Note: Regulations in force October 1, 2012.]