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Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act (S.C. 2020, c. 1)

Assented to 2020-03-13

PART 2Related Amendments (continued)

2002, c. 28Pest Control Products Act

 Subsections 67(3) and (4) of the Pest Control Products Act are replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Regulations re WTO Agreement

    (3) Without limiting the authority conferred by subsection (1), the Governor in Council may make any regulations that the Governor in Council considers necessary for the purpose of implementing, in relation to pest control products, Article 39(3) of the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights set out in Annex 1C to the WTO Agreement.

  • Marginal note:Definition of WTO Agreement

    (4) In subsection (3), WTO Agreement has the meaning assigned by the definition Agreement in subsection 2(1) of the World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act.

2019, c. 28, s. 10Canadian Energy Regulator Act

 Paragraph 353(1)(g) of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act is replaced by the following:

  • (g) exempting oil or gas that is exported to Chile or Costa Rica, or any quality, kind or class of that oil or gas or type of service relating to it, from the application of regulations made under paragraph (f).

  •  (1) The definition NAFTA in section 373 of the Act is repealed.

  • (2) Section 373 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

    CUSMA

    CUSMA has the meaning assigned by the definition Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act. (ACEUM)

 Subsections 374(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Principle

  • 374 (1) In exercising its powers and performing its duties and functions, the Regulator must give effect to CUSMA, the CCFTA and the CCRFTA.

  • Marginal note:Directions

    (2) The Governor in Council may, either on the recommendation of the Minister made at the request of the Regulator or on the Governor in Council’s own motion, give directions respecting the manner in which the Regulator is to perform the duty imposed on it by subsection (1) or the interpretation to be given to CUSMA, the CCFTA or the CCRFTA by the Regulator for the purposes of this Act.

 Sections 375 and 376 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Declaration of Governor in Council

375 The Governor in Council may, by order, declare that the maintenance or introduction of a restriction on the exportation to Chile or Costa Rica of energy goods or of any quality, kind or class of energy goods is justified under Article C-13 of the CCFTA or Article III.11 of the CCRFTA, as the case may be.

Marginal note:Request for declaration

376 If, in the course of determining an application for a licence or permit, or determining whether to make an order, for the exportation to Chile or Costa Rica of energy goods or of any quality, kind or class of energy goods, the Commission considers that the maintenance or introduction of a restriction on that exportation is in the public interest and that subparagraph 1(a), (b) or (c) of Article C-13 of the CCFTA or subparagraph 1(a), (b) or (c) of Article III.11 of the CCRFTA, as the case may be, would apply as a consequence of the restriction, the Commission may, in order to request that the Minister recommend to the Governor in Council that an order be made under section 375 in respect of the relevant energy goods, suspend the determination until not later than 120 days after the day on which the request is made.

 Subsections 377(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Exportation to Chile or Costa Rica

  • 377 (1) The Commission may neither refuse to issue a licence or permit or make an order nor suspend, revoke or vary a licence, permit or order for the exportation to Chile or Costa Rica of energy goods or of any quality, kind or class of energy goods if that refusal, revocation, suspension or variation would constitute the maintenance or introduction of a restriction on that exportation as a consequence of which subparagraph 1(a), (b) or (c) of Article C-13 of the CCFTA or subparagraph 1(a), (b) or (c) of Article III.11 of the CCRFTA, as the case may be, would apply.

  • Marginal note:Exception

    (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the exportation to Chile or Costa Rica of any energy goods, or of any quality, kind or class of energy goods, referred to in an order made under section 375 while the order is in force.

 The portion of section 378 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:No declaration made

378 Despite not being satisfied that the criteria set out in section 345 have been met, the Commission may issue a licence for the exportation to Chile or Costa Rica of any energy goods, or of any quality, kind or class of energy goods, referred to in a request made under section 376 if

PART 3Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

  •  (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), this Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:First anniversary

    (2) Sections 21 and 153 to 182 come into force on the earlier of

    • (a) a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, and

    • (b) the day before the first anniversary of the day fixed under subsection (1).

  • Marginal note:Sixth anniversary

    (3) Subsection 114(1), section 115, subsection 118(1) and sections 119, 121 to 126, 128, 130, 132 and 135 come into force on the sixth anniversary of the day fixed under subsection (1).

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (4) Subsection 137(1) comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

 

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