WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CAN/45
2 August 2001
(01-3833)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English/
French
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning the administration of tariff quotas ( Table MA:1 ) for the
calendar year  2000 was received from the delegation of  Canada  on 30 July 2001.
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The attached notification reports changes in the administration of tariff rate quotas (TRQs)
previously notified in G/AG/ N/CAN/6 dated 19 August 1996.
Notices to Importers, available through the Canadian Mission on request or through the
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade web site at: http://www.dfait-
maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/notices/serials-e.htm , provide the additional information requested in paragraph 1.1
of the World Trade Organization General Council' s decision of 15 December 2000 on implementation
related issues (WT/L/384 refers).  A summary of these notices is attached to this notification.G/AG/N/CAN/45
Page 2Table MA:1
MARKET ACCESS:  Canada
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2000
Implementation of market access opportunities: tariff and other quota commitments
Description of productsTariff item numbers encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
12 3
Chicken, live, meat and products:
- Live fowls of the species Gallus domesticus
(other than for breeding purposes and other
than started pullets and spent fowl), weighingmore than 185g, within access commitment
- Meat and edible offal of fowls of the species
Gallus domesticus , fresh, chilled or frozen, not
in cut pieces (other than spent fowls), within
access commitment
- Cuts of meat and edible offal, including livers,
of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus ,
fresh, chilled or frozen (other than spent
fowls), within access commitment
- Fat of fowls (not rendered or otherwise
extracted) of the species Gallus domesticus ,
fresh, chilled or frozen, salted, in brine, dried
or smoked, within access commitment
- Meat of fowls of the species Gallus
domesticus , salted, in brine, dried or smoked,
within access commitment
- Sausages and similar products, made from
meat, meat offal or blood of fowls of thespecies Gallus domesticus , and food
preparations based on those products (other
than in cans or glass jars or made from spentfowls), within access commitment0105.92.91
0105.93.91
0207.11.91
0207.12.91
0207.13.91
0207.14.21
0207.14.91
0209.00.21
0210.90.11
1601.00.21(a) Allocation to supplying countries:  Global tariff rate quota (TRQ).
(b) Allocation to importers:  (i) Allocations are made by the Export and Import Controls Bureau (EICB)
of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign
Affairs; the EICB also issues import permits against these allocations; (ii); (iii) the chicken TRQ is
allocated first to three groups:  firms importing chicken before the introduction of imports controls in1979, to the extent of their initial allocation (as adjusted since, where necessary, for under-utilization);
processors producing chicken products competing with non-controlled imports to the extent of their
needs for such production; and members of the foodservice sector (based on market share, calculatedon total volume purchased).  The remainder of the TRQ is split 70/30 between chicken processors (on
the basis of market shares) and chicken distributors (on the basis of equal shares); (iv) import
allocations are valid for a calendar year; permits are normally valid for 30 days, but only within the
calendar year.
(c) Other access arrangements:  There are no sub-allocations; importers are free to choose the product
imported, subject to the conversion factors below.
(d) Other information:  Allocations are expressed in eviscerated equivalent chicken, with live birds
counting in the proportion 1 kg. live:0.75 kg. eviscerated equivalent; bone in fresh 1:0.99284 kg.; bone
in frozen 1:1 kg.; boneless meat fresh in the proportion of 1:1.989 kg., boneless meat frozen and
processed product 1:2 kg; and prepared meals 1:1kg.  Importers using less than 90% of their allocation
in any one year will have their allocation in the next year reduced to their actual level of use.  Alladministrative details are published in Notices to Importers (available through the Canadian Mission on
request or through the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade web site at:
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/notices/serials-e.htm).G/AG/N/CAN/45
Page 3Description of productsTariff item numbers encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
12 3
- Prepared or preserved liver paste, made from
fowls of the species Gallus domesticus  (other
than in cans or glass jars), within access
commitment
- Prepared meals, made from fowls of the species
Gallus domesticus  (other than specially defined
mixtures of tariff item 1602.32.11, and meals
made from spent fowls), within access
commitment
- Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood
of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus
(other than prepared meals, fowls of the
species Gallus domesticus  in cans or glass jars,
specially defined mixtures of tariff item1602.32.91 or 1602.32.92, and products made
from spent fowls), within access commitment1602.20.21
1602.32.12
1602.32.93
Milk and Dairy Products
Fluid Milk:
- Milk and cream, not concentrated nor
containing added sugar or other sweetening
matter, of a fat content, by weight, not
exceeding 1%, within access commitment
- Milk and cream, not concentrated nor
containing added sugar or other sweeteningmatter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding
1% but not exceeding 6%, within access
commitment0401.10.10
0401.20.10(a) Allocation to supplying countries:  Global tariff rate quota (TRQ).
(b) Allocation to importers:  There are no allocations to importers.  By virtue of General Import Permit
#1, which regulates the importation of dairy products for personal use, any resident of Canada may import
fluid milk.  The General Import Permit may be invoked an unlimited number of times. Pursuant to thereport of the Appellate Body (WT/DS103/AB/R and WT/DS113/AB/R) Canada removed the limit of $20
on imports of fluid milk for personal use from General Import #1 effective January 26, 2000 (Canada
Gazette Part II, Vol. 134, No. 4, page 174, February 16, 2000).
(c) Other access arrangements:  None applicable.
(d) Other information:  None applicable.
Eggs and egg products:
- Birds’ eggs, other than hatching, of fowls of
the species Gallus domesticus , in shell,
fresh, preserved or cooked, within access
commitment
- Birds’ egg yolks, dried, within access
commitment
- Birds’ egg yolks, other than dried, within
access commitment0407.00.18
0408.11.10
0408.19.10(a) Allocation to supplying countries:  Global tariff rate quota (TRQ).
(b) Allocation to importers:  (i) Allocations are made by the Export and Import Controls Bureau
(EICB) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, on behalf of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs; the EICB also issues import permits against these allocations; (ii), (iii) allocations of
shell eggs and liquid/frozen and further processed eggs portions of the TRQ are made in the firstinstance to historical importers, regardless of sector of activity, in proportion to historical imports; the
balance of the import access is allocated to qualified applicants (federally-registered graders, in the
case of shell eggs; processors, wholesalers and distributors in the case of liquid/frozen and furtherprocessed egg products) on the basis of throughput (market share system); the powdered egg portion
of the TRQ is allocated on an equal share basis to federally-registered processed egg stations and
further processors that use egg powder in their manufacturing/product formulation.  Hatching eggs forbreeding purposes are captured by the shell egg tariff item, and import permits are issued on demand;G/AG/N/CAN/45
Page 4Description of productsTariff item numbers encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
12 3
- Birds’ eggs not in shell, dried, other than egg
yolks, within access commitment
- Birds’ eggs not in shell, fresh, cooked by
steaming or by boiling in water, moulded,
frozen or otherwise preserved, whether ornot containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter, other than egg yolks,
within access commitment
- Egg preparations, within access commitment- Egg albumin, dried, evaporated, desiccated or
powdered, within access commitment
- Egg albumin, other than dried, evaporated,
desiccated or powdered, within accesscommitment0408.91.10
0408.99.10
2106.90.51
3502.11.10
3502.19.10(iv) import allocations are valid for a calendar year; permits are normally valid for 30 days, but only
within the calendar year.
(c) Other access arrangements:  That access which is subject to NAFTA provisions is distributed
between shell eggs, liquid/frozen and further processed eggs and powdered eggs in the proportions
1.647:0.714:0.627, the total constituting 2.988% of domestic shell egg production in the precedingyear.  Beginning 1 January 1996, the additional amount resulting from Canada's WTO access
commitment was allocated to registered egg stations on the basis of throughput (market share system)
to import eggs for breaking purposes in order to meet market demand for egg products.
(d) Other information:  Shell egg allocation is expressed in dozens; liquid/frozen and powdered eggs
allocations are expressed in kilograms.  Shell eggs destined for breaking purposes are considered
liquid eggs and are converted at a rate of one dozen ungraded, nest-run or Grade C shell eggs to 0.575
kilograms of liquid/frozen eggs.  Importers not importing at least 90% of their egg product allocationand 95% of their shell egg allocation will have their allocation reduced proportionately in the
succeeding year.  All administrative details are published in Notices to Importers (available through
the Canadian Mission on request or through the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Tradeweb site at:  http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/notices/serials-e.htm).G/AG/N/CAN/45
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Summary of Notices to Importers:
Notice No. Product Date
Agriculture: Imports
SER-509 Levels of Tariff Rate Quotas For Agricultural Products May 15, 1995
Cheese
SER-547 Items 141 to 157 - Cheeses of All Types April 11, 1997
Margarine
SER-562 Item 140 - Margarine December 5, 1997
Milk & Dairy Products
SER-582 Item 158 - Yogurt February 11, 1999
SER-595 Items 159, 159.1 and 160 - Butter, Dairy Speads, Fats and Oils
Derived from Milk, other than Butter or Dairy SpreadsOctober 19, 1999
SER-603 Item 125.1 - Powdered Whey June 8, 2000
SER-604 Item 117.1 - Specialty Creams June 27, 2000
SER-609 Item 125 - Products of Natural Milk Constituents November 3, 2000
SER-615 Item 134 - Ice Cream and Ice Cream Novelties February 22, 2001
SER-616 Items 117 to 134 and 141 to 160 - Dairy Products on the
Import Control List: Supplementary Imports PermitsApril 17, 2001
Chicken and Turkey
SER-571 Items 96 to 113 - Chicken and Chicken Products & Turkey and
Turkey Products: Supplementary ImportsMay 22, 1998
SER-605 Items 96 to 113 -  Chicken and Turkey for further Processed
Poultry ProductsNovember 24, 2000
SER-606 Items 96 to 104 - Chicken and Chicken Products: Application
for Shares of the Chicken TRQ for 2000November 24, 2000
SER-612 Items 105 to 113 - Turkey and Turkey Products December 5, 2000
Broiler Hatching Eggs & Chicks
SER-611 Items 94 and 95 - Broiler Hatching Eggs and Chicks for
Chicken Production:  Supplemental ImportsDecember 8, 2000
SER-608 Items 94 and 95 - Broiler Hatching Eggs and Chicks for
Chicken ProductionNovember 6, 2000
Eggs & Egg Products
SER-613 Items 135 to 139 - Eggs and Eggs Products November 17, 2000G/AG/N/CAN/45
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Notice No. Product Date
SER-540 Items 135 to 139 - Eggs and Eggs Products: Supplementary
ImportsDecember 6, 1996
Beef & Veal
SER-607 Items 114 to 116 - Beef and Veal Importations November 9, 2000
SER-600 Items 114 to 116 - Beef and Veal Importations:
Supplementary ImportsFebruary 25, 2000
Wheat, Barley & Their Products
SER-572 Items 161 to 191 - Wheat, Barley and Their Products July 6, 1998
SER-610 Items 162 to 181 - Wheat Products November 9, 2000
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