(International Trade Canada)
The purpose of this Notice is to outline the Minister's policies and practices respecting the allocation of fabric TPL, including to new entrants, and respecting the transfer of
fabric TPL.
This Notice should be read in conjunction with the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA). Where elements of the present Notice augment the EIPA and Regulations, those elements are to be read as
expressions of the Minister's normal policies and procedures.
This Notice replaces paragraph 4.1 of Notice to Exporters No. 101, dated September 2, 1997, regarding transfers of TPL allocations and paragraph 7.1
of Notice to Exporters No. 123 dated December 10, 1999, regarding allocation on a first-come, first-served basis. It refers to non-originating cotton or man-made fibre fabric and made-up goods exported to the United
States provided for in Annex 300-B, Appendix 6, Part B, paragraph 4 of the NAFTA.
Tariff Preference Levels (TPL) are special NAFTA provisions set out in Annex 300-B, Appendix 6, Part B, of the NAFTA, that
provide tariff preferences for imports and exports of non-originating textile and apparel goods up to a specified quantity. Section 9.1(a) of the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) authorizes the Minister of
International Trade to issue Certificates of Eligibility for TPL for the purpose of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement (e.g., NAFTA). The Minister allocates TPL quantities (in SMEs) to qualified applicants in
accordance with the Issuance of Certificates Regulations and policy expressed in Notices to Exporters.
The full text of this notice can be found at the
International Trade Canada web site.
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