PROCEDURES FOR VERIFICATIONS OF ORIGIN UNDER A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

The following is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website.

D11-4-20, Procedures for Verifications of Origin Under a Free Trade Agreement

This memorandum outlines and explains the verification procedures pursuant to sections 42 and 97.201 of the Customs Act, Article 506 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article E-06 of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Article 5.6 and Annex 5.6.2 of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA), Article V.6 of the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA) and the Regulations of the NAFTA, CCFTA, CIFTA and CCRFTA, Article 406 of the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), Article 406 of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCOFTA), Article 24 of Annex C of the Canada-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) and Article 5-6 of the Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (CJFTA).

The revision of this memorandum is part of an overall revision of the D Memoranda series to reflect the implementation of the Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (CJFTA).  Changes have been made to the “Guidelines and General Information” to provide legislative, policy and procedural information related to the administration of this free trade agreement.