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Notices
ITEM 80 - Carbon Steel, and ITEM 81 - Specialty Steel
Notice to Importers Export and Import Permits Act
Serial No. 683
Date: August 31, 2005
1.0 Purpose
1.1 The purpose of this Notice is:
To inform importers that the steel import monitoring programme has
been extended to August 31, 2008.
1.2 This Notice extends previous notices to importers concerning the steel import monitoring programme, including the Notice to Importers of March 12, 2001.
1.3 The steel import monitoring program does not
limit the quantity of carbon and speciality steel products that may
be imported into Canada.
1.4 This Notice should be read with the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and the EIPA Regulations, as well as previous notices, in particular the Notice to Importers of March 12, 2001 which outlines the requirements and identifies covered commodities.
2.0 Authority
2.1 The steel import monitoring programme has been
extended to August 31, 2008 under the authority of
Subsection 5.1(1) and Section 6 of the Export and Import Permits Act.
Subsection 5.1(1) provides that monitoring may be initiated when steel
is being traded in circumstances of world surplus supply and depressed
prices and where a significant proportion of world trade is subject
to control through the use of non-tariff barriers. Pursuant to the
provisions of Section 6, the Governor in Council has the discretion
to revoke, amend, vary or re-establish the Import Control List.
3.0 Further Information
3.1 Enquiries may be addressed to:
Trade Controls Policy Division (EPM)
Export and Import Controls Bureau
Department of International Trade
125 Sussex Drive
Tower C, 4th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0G2
3.2 Telephone:
Scott McCormick (Policy): (613) 944-7022
Johanne Gauthier (Permits and Information):
(613) 944-0778
Facsimile: (613) 995-8362
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