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WORLD TRADE G/LIC/Q/CAN/3
3February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0397)
Original: English Committee onImport Licensing
NOTIFICATION OFREPLIES TOTHE QUESTIONNAIRE ONIMPORT LICENSING
PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE 7.3OFTHE AGREEMENT1
Questions from theUNITED STATES toCANADA2
Thefollowing questions wereposed bythedelegation oftheUnited States atthethirdmeeting
oftheCommittee concerning thenotification provided byCanada under Article 7.3oftheAgreement1.
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(Ref. PartVII-Export andImport Permits Act)
- Reply 5,page17:Whodetermines thatanarticle is"scarce inworld markets orin
Canada "?
- Reply 17,page18:Please provide anexample of"veryparticular circumstances "
andthe"special conditions "thatmaybeattached.
- Dairy Products, Reply 6,page19:Please explain howtheremainder ofthetariff-rate
quota foryoghurt isallocated to"those importers whomake application ".Whoare
eligible toapply foralicence? Areallapplicants granted licences? Doesaqualification
threshold exist? Reference thetariff-rate quota for1995/1996 forheavy cream, explain
how"allocations aremade inpriority toimporters withestablished distribution lines".
Aretheyhistorical importers? Didtheyreceive alicence forthesame article inthe
previous year? Ifnot,howdoesCanada determine whoqualifies asanimporter "with
established distribution lines"?What kindofproof isrequired todetermine thatan
importer applicant hasadistribution lineinplace forthisproduct? Arestandards in
thisregard published?
- Dairy Products, Reply 6.III, page19:Explain howandwhen itisdetermined that
theprevious year'squota allocation isunder-utilized? What does"normally bereduced "
mean? Arethere exceptions forspecial circumstances, andifso,dosuchexceptions
apply toimports ofchicken, turkey andeggsandbroiler hatching eggsandchicks?
- BeefandVeal, Reply 6,pages 24-25: Itisstated thatindividual holders oftariff-rate
quota shares areinformed oftheirallocations which arebased uponimport performance
in"recent periods ".Explain thetime-periods applicable.
1G/LIC/N/3/CAN/1
2SeeUnderstanding reached bytheCommittee onImport Licensing (G/LIC/M/4, paragraphs 5,6,9and10).