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25 June 2019  
(19-4288) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS UND ER 
ARTICLE 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENT  
CANADA  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 24 June 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.6 of the Agreement on Safeguards, Canada notifies the Committee of 
amendments to certain provisions of the Customs Tariff  and the Canadian International Trade 
Tribunal Act , related to the conditions for imposing safeguard measures.  These amendments 
entered into force on June 21, 2019.  
 
Customs Tariff  
 
1 (1) Subsections 55(5) and (6) of the Customs Tariff are repealed.  
 
(2) Section 55 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):  
 
Prohibition against further orde rs 
(5) Subject to subsection (6), no order may be made under subsection (1) with respect to goods 
that have already been the subject of an order made under that subsection or subsection 5(3) of 
the Export and Import Permits Act unless, after the expiry of the order and any related orders made 
under subsection 5(3. 2) or (4. 1) of that Act or section 60 or subsection 63(1), there has elapsed a 
period equal to the greater of two years and the total period during which the order or orders were 
in effect.  
 
Exception  
(6) If an order made under subsection (1) was effective with respect to goods for a period of 180 
days or less, a further order may be made under that subsection with respect to those goods if  
 
a. at least one year has elapsed since the previous order took effect; and  
b. not more than two orders have been made with respect to the goods under subsection  (1) 
within the period of five years before the further order takes effect.  
 
Consequential Amendments to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act  
 
2 (1) Subsection 26(7) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act is replaced by the following:  
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  Time limit on inquiry  
(7) If subsection 5(3. 1) of the Export and Import Permits Act prohibits the making of an order under 
subsection 5(3) of that Act in respect of any goods during any period, the Tribunal may commence 
an inquiry into a complaint under subsection (1) in respect of the goods no earlier than 180 days 
before the end of the period.  
 
(2) Subsection 26(7) of the Act is replaced by the followi ng: 
 
Time limit on inquiry  
(7) If subsection 55(5) of the Customs Tariff or subsection 5(3. 1) of the Export and Import Permits 
Act prohibits the making of an order under subsection 55(1) of the Customs Tariff or subsection 5(3) 
of the Export and Import Pe rmits Act in respect of any goods during any period, the Tribunal may 
commence an inquiry into a complaint under subsection (1) in respect of the goods no earlier than 
180 days before the end of the period.  
 
Coming into Force  
 
Second anniversary  
 
3 Subsect ions 1(2) and 2(2) come into force on the second anniversary of the day on which this Act 
receives royal assent.  
 
 
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