Ottawa, September 22, 2017
This memorandum outlines the CBSA’s interpretation of the expression “to be employed in a noxious atmosphere” throughout the Customs Tariff, and supersedes Departmental Memorandum D10-15-23, Interpretation of “Noxious Atmosphere” for Gloves under Tariff items 3926.20.10 and 4015.19.10 dated July 7, 2014.
Ottawa, September 22, 2017
1. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, in its decision of the AMD Ritmed Inc. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), appeal (AP-2014-013/015), found that hospital environments fall within the term “noxious atmosphere”.
The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette, Extra No. 1 on September 7, 2017:
T2017-5 is now available on CBSA’s website. This update includes the EU FTA version of the Customs Tariff.
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2017/menu-eng.html
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Origin Quotas – Notices to importers and exporters
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act received Royal Assent on May 16, 2017 and will be provisionally applied on September 21, 2017.
