Vol. 139, No. 13 — March 26, 2005

Directions Repealing the Directions to the Canadian Dairy Commission (Export Dairy Products)

Statutory authority

Canadian Dairy Commission Act

Sponsoring department

Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

REGULATORY IMPACT
ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Directions.)

Description

Canada had deregulated the marketing of milk (and cream) for dairy product exports in response to a ruling of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1999. Commercial export milk (CEM) mechanisms were developed by dairy industry stakeholders, implemented through provincial deregulation, and accommodated by federal deregulation. Federal deregulation included Directions to the Canadian Dairy Commission (Export Dairy Products) that were issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food under section 11 of the Canadian Dairy Commission Act, giving instructions to the Canadian Dairy Commission in the exercise of its powers with respect to CEM.

Following a ruling by the WTO Appellate Body in December 2002 that the supply of CEM involves export subsidies, provinces amended their respective regulations to eliminate CEM. As part of consequential amendments to federal regulations, the Minister if repealing the Directions in their entirety. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement regarding the Regulations Amending the Dairy Products Marketing Regulations contains more information.

Contact

Eric Johannsen, Strategic Policy Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sir John Carling Building, Room 621, 930 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5, (613) 759-7239 (facsimile), johaner@agr.gc.ca (electronic mail).

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given that the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to subsection 11(1) of the Canadian Dairy Commission Act, proposes to make the annexed Directions Repealing the Directions to the Canadian Dairy Commission (Export Dairy Products).

Interested persons may make representations with respect to the proposed Directions 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 Eric Johannsen, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Room 621, Sir John Carling Building, 930 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5.

Ottawa, March 21, 2005

ANDY MITCHELL
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

DIRECTIONS REPEALING THE DIRECTIONS TO THE CANADIAN DAIRY COMMISSION (EXPORT DAIRY PRODUCTS)

REPEAL

1. The Directions to the Canadian Dairy Commission (Export Dairy Products) (see footnote 1) are repealed.

COMING INTO FORCE

2. These Directions come into force on the day on which they are registered.

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Footnote 1

SOR/2001-15

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