CBSA Issues New D-Memo on FTA Advance Rulings - But Forgets to Add New FTAs
On June 19, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency issued a new version of D-Memorandum 11-4-16 "Advance Rulings Under Free Trade Agreements". To obtain a copy of this D-Memorandum, please click on the following link - http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-4-16-eng.pdf
However, the June 19, 2008 update fails to include 2 free trade agreements Canada signed in 2008. Canada signed the Canada-EFTA FTA (signed January 28, 2008) and the Canada Peru FTA (signed May 29, 2008).
Is it safe to presume that the same administrative rules apply? Probably for the Canada-Peru FTA, which is modeled on NAFTA. However, the Canada-EFTA FTA is modeled according to the EFTA model and the rules are slightly different with respect to customs matters and rules of origin.
For more information about Canada's free trade agreements and the requirements for advance rulings, please contact Cyndee Todgham Chenriak (416-307-4168) or Michale Flavell or Geoffrey Kubrick or Martin Masse 9613-232-7171).
