Tariff schedules and appendices are sub ject to legal review, transposition and v erification by the Parties.

The only au thenti c tariff comm itments ar e tho se th at a re se t out i n th e Tar iff E li m ination Annex that

accompanies the f inal, signed Agre ement

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Appendix A to Tariff S chedul e of Canada

(Tariff Rate Quotas)

SECT I ON A – GENER AL PROVIS IONS

1. This Appendix sets out the tariff rate quotas (TRQs) that Canada shall apply to certain

originating goods under this Agreement. In particular, originating go od s of Parties to this

Agreement included under this Appendix shall be subject to the rates of duty set out in this

Appendix in lieu of the rates of duty specified in Chapters 1 through 97 of the Schedule to

Canada’s Customs Tariff . Notwithstanding an y other provision of Canada’s Cust oms Tariff ,

originating goods of Parties to this Agreement in the quantities described in this Appendix shall be

permitted entry into the territory of Canada as provided in this Appendix. Furthermore, any

quantity of originating goods imported from a Party to this Agreement under a TRQ provided for

in this Appendix shall not be counted toward the in-quota quantity of any TRQ provided for such

goods under Canada’s WTO tariff schedule or any other trade agreement.

2. Canada sha ll administer all TRQs provided for in this Agreement and set out in section B

of this Appendix according to the following provisions:

(a) Canad a shall administer its TRQs through an import licensing system.

(b) Notwithstanding the definition of “year” provided in sub-paragraph 6(c ) of the Gen eral

Notes to Annex 2- D (Tariff Elimination) , “ quota year” in this appendix means the 12-month

period over which a TRQ app lies an d is all ocated. “Quota year one” has the meaning assigned to

“year on e” in sub - parag rap h 6(a)(iv)1) of th e General Notes t o Ann ex 2 -D (Tariff Elimina tion) .

(c) Canad a shall allocat e its TRQs each quota year to eligib le applica nts. An eligible

applican t means a resid ent o f Canada, a ctiv e in the ap plicabl e Can adian se ctor (i.e., the d air y ,

po ultry , or egg secto r , as appropriate), and that is compliant w ith the Export and Import Perm its

Act and its regulations . In asse ssing eligibility , Canada shall not discriminate agai ns t app licant s

who have not previously imported the product subj ect to a TR Q but who meet t he resid enc y ,

activity , and compliance criteria .

(d) Canad a rese rves the ri ght to all ocate an y TRQ or portion of a TRQ through a uctioning

for no more than the first 7 q uota years after en tr y into force of the Agreem ent fo r Canad a .

(e) Ca nada reserves the right to allocate a portion of each TRQ, not to ex ceed 10% of the

annual aggregate quantity , in priorit y for the importation of goods that are in scarce supply in the

Canadi an mark et. Scarce suppl y means a good wh ich is d eemed not availab le in Canada in

sufficient supply to satisfy Canadian demand.

3. Canada’s TRQs shall apply to originating goods of the TPP region.