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Memorandum D11-4-16

Advance Rulings Under Free Trade Agreements

2008-12-19

This In Brief page has been revised to denote changes made as a result of the Government of Canada's Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative. This revision replaces the In Brief page dated June 19, 2008. In accordance with the above, the following change was made:

  • Form B227, Request for a Free Trade Agreement Advance Ruling or for a Review of a Free Trade Agreement Advance Ruling, has been cancelled by the Canada Border Services Agency. Changes have been made to the "Guidelines and General Information" section to remove references to this form.
  • Additionally, this memorandum has also been revised to include updated contact information in Appendix C, CBSA Regional Client Services and Headquarters Offices.

To obtain the full document in an alternative format, please send a request to: publishing.publications@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

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Summary

This memorandum outlines the Canada Border Services Agency's (Agency or CBSA) program for issuing advance rulings under paragraphs 43.1(1)(a) and (b) of the Customs Act pursuant to Article 509 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 5.8 of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA), Article E-09 of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) and Articles V.9 and IX.2 of the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA).

References

Issuing office Origin and Valuation Division
Trade Programs Directorate
Admissibility Branch
Headquarters file 4571-11-1
Legislative references
  • Customs Act, section 43.1
Other references
  • North American Free Trade Agreement, Article 509
  • Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement, Article 5.8
  • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Article E-09
  • Canada Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement, Articles V.9 and IX.2
  • D11-4-18, D11-4-24, D11-4-26, D11-3-1 and D11-11-3
Superseded memoranda D
  • D11-4-16, March 30, 2006