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Memorandum D11-5-1
NAFTA Rules of Origin
2010-03-19
- The title of this memorandum has been changed from NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations to NAFTA Rules of Origin.
- This memorandum has been revised to reflect recent amendments to the NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations as a result of the modifications to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System which came into force on January 1, 2007. These amendments make a number of changes to the numbering of headings, subheadings or tariff items. They are technical in nature and do not represent a change in policy.
- Also, this revised memorandum will provide a stable link to the official version of the NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations. The NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations are no longer fully excerpted in this memorandum.
- These Regulations, amending the NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations as a result of the modifications to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, came into force on September 1, 2009.
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Last modified: 2010-03-19
Summary
This memorandum provides a stable link to the Department of Justice for the official version of the NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations that are used to determine the entitlement of goods to preferential tariff treatment under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
This memorandum also contains guidelines respecting recent amendments to the Regulations and contact numbers for additional information on the administration of the Regulations.
References
| Issuing office | Origin and Valuation Division |
| Headquarters file | 4571-6-1 |
| Legislative references | Order in Council P.C. 1993-2186 Order in Council P.C. 1994-2153 Order in Council P.C. 1995-2233 Order in Council P.C. 1995-2234 Order in Council P.C. 1997-0585 Order in Council P.C. 2000-0266 Order in Council P.C. 2001-2417 Order in Council P.C. 2002-2240 Order in Council P.C. 2004-1605 Order in Council P.C. 2006-497 Order in Council P.C. 2009-994 |
| Other references | n/a |
| Superseded memoranda D | D11-5-1 dated April 16, 2003 |
