Marking of Imported Goods Regulations

2 In these Regulations,

Act

Act means the Customs Act; (Loi)

country of origin

country of origin means

• (a) in the case of goods imported from a NAFTA country, the country of origin of the goods determined in accordance with the Determination of Country of Origin for the Purposes of Marking Goods (NAFTA Countries) Regulations, and

• (b) in the case of goods imported from any other country, the country of origin of the goods determined in accordance with the Determination of Country of Origin for the Purposes of Marking Goods (Non-NAFTA Countries) Regulations; (pays d’origine)

goods

goods means any goods in respect of which any regulations made pursuant to paragraph 19(1)(a) of the Customs Tariff apply; (marchandises)

identical goods

identical goods means goods that are the same in all respects, including physical characteristics, origin, quality and reputation, except for minor differences in appearance; (marchandises identiques)

NAFTA goods

NAFTA goods means any goods in respect of which the Determination of Country of Origin for the Purposes of Marking Goods (NAFTA Countries) Regulations apply; (marchandises d’un pays ALÉNA)

non-NAFTA goods

non-NAFTA goods means any goods in respect of which the Determination of Country of Origin for the Purposes of Marking Goods (Non-NAFTA Countries) Regulations apply; (marchandises d’un pays autre qu’un pays ALÉNA)

similar goods

similar goods means goods that closely resemble each other in respect of their component materials and characteristics, are capable of performing the same functions, are commercially interchangeable, and were produced in the same country; (marchandises semblables)

sufficiently permanent

sufficiently permanent means, in respect of a marking, capable of remaining in place until the goods reach the ultimate purchaser or, in the case of non-NAFTA goods where there is no ultimate purchaser, the ultimate recipient, unless deliberately removed; (suffisamment permanente)

ultimate purchaser

ultimate purchaser means the last person in Canada who purchases the goods in the form in which they are imported, whether or not that purchaser is the last person to use the goods in Canada; (dernier acheteur)

ultimate recipient

ultimate recipient means the last person in Canada who receives the goods in the form in which they are imported; (dernier destinataire)

usual container

usual container means the container in which goods will ordinarily reach their ultimate purchaser. (contenant usuel)