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Memorandum D11-12-1

NAFTA Harmonized Laboratory Methods

1998-02-12
  • The attached Appendix A to Memorandum D11-12-1 replaces Appendix A to the same Memorandum dated November 12, 1996. The new Appendix contains seven additional NAFTA Harmonized Laboratory Methods.
  • Four of these new methods, designated by the abbreviation "NHM," were developed by one of the three NAFTA countries and agreed to by all NAFTA countries. Three methods from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) have also been added to the Appendix. The other changes are the addition of the word “Standard” to the beginning of the title for each ASTM method.

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Summary

This memorandum lists the laboratory methods which have been jointly accepted by the customs laboratories of Canada, Mexico, and the United States to achieve inter-laboratory consistency in the analysis of goods for customs purposes. Additional methods will be added to the list as agreement is reached by the laboratories of the three countries.

References

Issuing office Laboratory and Scientific Services Directorate
Headquarters file n/a
Legislative references North American Free Trade Agreement, Article 906
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Superseded memoranda D n/a