WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/CAN/10
20November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4917)
Original: English/French Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning theadministration oftariffquotas forbutter (Table MA:1)
forthemarketing year1996/97 wasreceived fromthedelegation ofCanada on15November 1996.
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Page2Table MA: 1 Market Access: Canada
Reporting Period: Marketing Year 1996/1997
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff and other quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3
Butter:
-Butter, within access commitment
-Other fatsand oilsderived from milk, within access commitment0405.00.11
0405.00.91(a)Allocation ofsupplying countries: There isacountry reserve of
1,360 tonnes forNew Zealand, with thebalance open toall
suppliers; imports from New Zealand arecounted against its
country reserve, andagainst thebalance only once thereserve is
exhausted.
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
and Import Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister of
Foreign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii), (iii)Forthe1996/97 quota year, thebutter TRQ
hasbeen entirely allocated totheCanadian Dairy Commission
(CDC) fortheuseofprocessors andfurther processors; theCDC
must apply totheEICB andreceive animport permit foreach
shipment; (iv)Quota allocations arevalid forthedairy year
(August 1toJuly 31); permits arenormally valid for30days, but
under nocircumstance istheutilization ofpermits foronequota
year allowed inthenext quota year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Alladministrative details arepublished in
Notices toImporters (available through theCanadian Mission on
request).