Vol. 137, No. 43 — October 25, 2003

Regulations Amending the Refund of Duties Regulations

Statutory Authority

Customs Act

Sponsoring Agency

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

REGULATORY IMPACT
ANALYSIS STATEMENT

For the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, see the Regulations Amending the Certification of Origin of Goods Exported to a Free Trade Partner Regulations.

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given that the Governor in Council, pursuant to paragraphs 74(1)(c.11) (see footnote a)  and (3)(b) (see footnote b), subsection 75(1), paragraphs 164(1)(i) (see footnote c)  and (j), subsection 164(1.3) (see footnote d)  and pararaph 167.1(b) (see footnote e)  of the Customs Act (see footnote f), proposes to make the annexed Regulations Amending the Refund of Duties Regulations.

Interested persons may make representations with respect to the proposed Regulations within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to Tia M. McEwan, Acting Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Development and Liaison Unit, Trade Incentives Programs division, Trade Policy and Interpretation Directorate, Customs Branch, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, 4th Floor, Rom 4023, 150 Isabella Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L5.

Persons making representations should identify any of those representations the disclosure of which should be refused under the Access to Information Act, in particular under sections 19 and 20 of the Act, and should indicate the reasons why and the period during which the representations should not be disclosed. They should also identify any representations for which there is a consent to disclosure for the purposes of that Act.

Ottawa, October 23, 2003

EILEEN BOYD
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE REFUND OF DUTIES REGULATIONS

AMENDMENT

1. The Refund of Duties Regulations (see footnote 1)  are amended by adding the following after section 23:

PART 5.1

GOODS IMPORTED FROM COSTA RICA

Application

23.1 This Part applies to the granting of a refund under paragraph 74(1)(c.11) of the Act of duties paid on goods that were imported on or after November 1, 2002 from Costa Rica in respect of which no claim for preferential tariff treatment under CCRFTA was made at the time the goods were accounted of under subsection 32(1), (3) or (5) of the Act.

Evidence in Support of Application

23.2 An application for a refund of duties must be supported by a copy of the Certificate of Origin for the goods in respect of which the application is made.

Amount of Refund

23.3 The amount of a refund of duties shall be an amount equal to the difference between

(a) the duties paid, and

(b) the duties payable on the goods as a result of the goods being eligible for preferential tariff treatment under CCRFTA.

COMING INTO FORCE

2. These Regulations are deemed to have come into force on November 1, 2002.

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Footnote a 

S.C. 2001, c. 28, s. 29

Footnote b 

S.C. 1997, c. 36, s. 175(4)

Footnote c 

S.C. 1992, c. 28, s. 30(1)

Footnote d 

S.C. 2001, c. 28, s. 30

Footnote e 

S.C. 1992, c. 28, s. 31(1)

Footnote f 

R.S., c. 1 (2nd Supp.)

Footnote 1 

SOR/98-48

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