CONSOLIDATION

Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order

SOR/2016-236

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on December 14, 2021



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(3) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act and the original regulation or a subsequent amendment as registered by the Clerk of the Privy Council under the Statutory Instruments Act, the original regulation or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

LAYOUT The notes that appeared in the left or right margins are now in boldface text directly above the provisions to which they relate. They form no part of the enactment, but are inserted for convenience of reference only.

NOTE This consolidation is current to June 20, 2022. The last amendments came into force on December 14, 2021. Any amendments that were not in force as of June 20, 2022 are set out at the end of this document under the heading “Amendments Not in Force”.

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order

Interpretation 1

Definitions

Definition of collector

Interprovincial Trade 3

Interpretation

Levy amount

Levy amount — special circumstances

Payment of levies

Deduction of levy by purchaser

Document

Remittance and information

Records

Payment by seller not required

Import 12

Importer’s levy

Refund

Records

Review and Cessation of Effect 15

Review of Order

Cessation of effect

Repeal Coming into Force 18

Registration

SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2

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Registration SOR/2016-236

August 17, 2016

FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACT Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order

Whereas the Governor in Council has, by the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamationa, established the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency pursuant to subsection 39(1)b of the Farm Products Agencies Actc; Whereas that Agency has been empowered to implement a promotion and research plan pursuant to that Proclamation; Whereas the proposed Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order is an order of a class to which paragraph 7(1)(d)d of that Act applies by reason of section 2 of the Agencies’ Orders and Regulations Approval Ordere, and has been submitted to the National Farm Products Council pursuant to paragraph 42(1)(d)b of that Act;

And whereas, pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(d)d of that Act, the National Farm Products Council has approved the proposed Order after being satisfied that it is necessary for the implementation of the promotion and research plan that that Agency is authorized to implement; Therefore, the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency, pursuant to paragraphs 42(1)(d)b and (e)b of the Farm Products Agencies Actc and section 10 of the schedule to the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamationa, makes the annexed Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order.

a

SOR/2002-48

b

S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 12

c

R.S., c. F-4; S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 2

d

S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 7(2)

e

C.R.C., c. 648

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Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order

Calgary, August 9, 2016

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Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order

Interpretation Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in this Order.

bob calf means any calf other than a feeder calf, a grainfed calf or a milk-fed calf. (jeune veau) cull cow means any dairy or beef cow, heifer or bull that has been culled and that is marketed for slaughter. (vache de réforme) dealer means a person who acts as an agent in the buying or selling of beef cattle and includes auctioneers and auction markets. (négociant) fed cattle means finished cattle that are raised for the purpose of meat production and are destined for immediate slaughter. (bovin d’abattage) feeder calf means any beef breed or cross-bred calf that is marketed for the purpose of finishing before slaughter and that has a live weight of at least 135 kg. (veau d’embouche) grain-fed calf means any calf that is fed mainly grain, that is raised in confinement in buildings designed for such cattle production and that has a live weight before slaughter of 135 to 297 kg. (veau de grain) imported beef product means a beef product that is imported into Canada and classified under one or more of the Customs Tariff tariff item numbers set out in Schedule 2. (produit de bœuf importé) importer means any person who imports beef cattle or beef products into Canada. (importateur) milk-fed calf means any milk-fed calf that is raised in confinement, starting at a weight of under 68 kg, in buildings designed for such cattle production and that has a live weight before slaughter of 135 to 275 kg. (veau de lait) SOR/2018-190, s. 1.

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Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order Interpretation Sections 2-3

Definition of collector 2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), in this Order, collector means, (a) in Ontario, the Beef Farmers of Ontario or the Veal Farmers of Ontario; (b) in Quebec, the Fédération des producteurs de bovins du Québec; (c) in Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers; (d) in New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Cattle Producers; (e) in Manitoba, the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association; (f) in British Columbia, the Cattle Industry Development Council; (g) in Prince Edward Island, the Prince Edward Island Cattle Producers; (h) in Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s

Association; (i) in Alberta, the Alberta Beef Producers; and (j) in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Newfoundland

and Labrador Cattlemen’s Association.

Other collector (2) If the Agency appoints a person under subsection 10(5) of the schedule to the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation, other than a person referred to in subsection (1), to collect on the Agency’s behalf the levies imposed by this Order for a province, that person is, for the purposes of this Order, the collector for that province. SOR/2020-152, s. 1.

Interprovincial Trade Interpretation 3 For the purposes of sections 5 and 7 to 9 and subsection 11(3), if a dealer is involved in the purchase or sale of beef cattle, the reference to “purchaser” must be read as a reference to “dealer”. If more than one dealer is involved in the purchase or sale, the reference is to the dealer who first receives payment of the purchase price.

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Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order Interprovincial Trade Sections 4-5

Levy amount 4 Subject to section 5, a resident of a province set out in column 1 of the table to this section who sells beef cattle in interprovincial trade must pay to the Agency, for each head of beef cattle sold, a levy in the amount set out in column 2.

TABLE Column 1

Column 2

Item

Seller’s province of residence

Levy ($)

Ontario

5.50

Quebec (a) for bob calves

6.25

(b) for cull cows

16.90

(c) for fed cattle

10.55

Nova Scotia

6.00

New Brunswick

6.00

Manitoba

5.50

British Columbia

5.00

Prince Edward Island

6.00

Saskatchewan

4.50

Alberta

4.50

Newfoundland and Labrador

1.00

SOR/2017-37, s. 1; SOR/2017-100, s. 1; SOR/2017-268, s. 1; SOR/2017-269, s. 1; SOR/ 2018-65, s. 1; SOR/2018-190, s. 2; SOR/2019-10, s. 1; SOR/2019-337, s. 1; SOR/2021-21, s. 1; SOR/2021-73, s. 1; SOR/2021-249, s. 1.

Levy amount — special circumstances 5 (1) If the purchaser is a resident of a province set out

in column 1 of the table to this subsection and the payment of the purchase price is made in that province, the levy is the amount set out in column 2. TABLE Column 1

Column 2

Item

Purchaser’s province of residence

Levy ($)

British Columbia

5.00

Saskatchewan

4.50

Alberta

4.50

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Quebec residents — sellers (2) If the seller is a resident of Quebec, subsection (1) applies only when they sell bob calves, cull cows or fed cattle. SOR/2017-268, s. 2; SOR/2018-65, s. 2; SOR/2018-190, s. 3.

Payment of levies 6 All levies must be paid to the Agency through a collector.

Deduction of levy by purchaser 7 The purchaser must deduct the levy payable from the purchase price and remit it to the collector for the purchaser’s province of residence.

Document 8 The purchaser must, at the time of the sale, provide

the seller with a document setting out the purchase price and the amount of the levy deducted. Remittance and information 9 The purchaser must remit the levy to the collector

within the period established by the laws of the purchaser’s province of residence for remitting levies payable on sales of beef cattle, together with a statement in a form established by the Agency that sets out the following information: (a) the purchaser’s name, mailing address, telephone

number and, if available, email address and fax number; (b) the number of head of beef cattle purchased, broken down by the seller’s province of residence; (c) the amount of levies deducted and remitted, broken down by the seller’s province of residence and, in the case of a sale by a resident of Quebec, by the type of beef cattle; and (d) when required to be provided under the laws of

the purchaser’s province of residence, the name, mailing address, telephone number and, if available, email address and fax number of each person who sold beef cattle to them if a levy was deducted from the purchase price of those cattle during the reporting period.

Records 10 Every seller, purchaser and dealer who is subject to

this Order must (a) keep all records relating to the sale – including the

records necessary to verify any of the statements

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Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order Interprovincial Trade Sections 10-12

provided to the Agency and the amounts of levies paid – for a period of seven years after the date on which the beef cattle were sold; and (b) make those records available for examination by

the Agency. Payment by seller not required 11 (1) If a levy is deducted under this Order from the purchase price, the seller is not required to pay the levy to the Agency.

Proof (2) At the request of the Agency, the seller must prove

that the levy payable under this Order has been deducted. Failure to deduct levy (3) If a purchaser fails to deduct the levy as required by section 7, the seller must remit the levy payable in respect of the sale to the Agency within 90 days after the date of the sale.

Import Importer’s levy 12 (1) Each importer must pay to the Agency, for each

head of beef cattle imported or each imported beef product, a levy in the amount set out in Schedule 1. Date and method of payment (2) The levy must be paid by negotiable instrument in

Canadian dollars and by the 15th day of the month after the month in which the beef cattle or beef products were imported. Statement (3) The importer must include with payment of the levy

a statement that sets out the following information: (a) the importer’s name, mailing address, telephone number and, if available, email address and fax number; (b) the number of head of beef cattle imported, broken down by delivery destination; (c) the number of kilograms of imported beef products, broken down by Customs Tariff tariff item number, as set out in Schedule 2; (d) the amount of the levy paid to the Agency, broken down between beef cattle and imported beef products; and

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Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order Import Sections 12-18

(e) the date on which the levy was paid.

Refund 13 The Agency must refund a levy paid by an importer if

the importer proves to the satisfaction of the Agency that the levy was not required to be paid under subsection 12(1) or that the levy paid was more than $1.00 per head of beef cattle or per carcass equivalent of imported beef products. Records 14 Every importer who is subject to this Order must (a) keep all records relating to the importation – including the records necessary to verify any of the statements provided to the Agency and the amounts of levies paid – for a period of seven years after the date on which the beef cattle or beef products were imported; and (b) make those records available for examination by

the Agency.

Review and Cessation of Effect Review of Order 15 The Agency must review this Order at the time that it

carries out the review of the promotion and research plan required under section 13 of the schedule to the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation. Cessation of effect 16 Section 4 and subsections 5(1) and 12(1) cease to have effect on June 30, 2022. SOR/2017-37, s. 2; SOR/2017-100, s. 2; SOR/2017-268, s. 3; SOR/2018-122, s. 1; SOR/ 2019-239, s. 1; SOR/2020-152, s. 2; SOR/2021-155, s. 1.

Repeal 17 [Repeal]

Coming into Force Registration 18 This Order comes into force on the day on

which it is registered.

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Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1 (Subsection 12(1))

Levy Payable by Importer Column 1

Column 2

Item

Levy ($)

Head of beef cattle imported

1.00

Imported beef product

The amount determined by the formula

A×B where

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A

is the tariff, expressed in cents per kilogram, set out in column 4 of Schedule 2 for the Customs Tariff tariff item number and class of imported beef product under the Customs Tariff set out in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 2; and

B

is the weight, expressed in kilograms, of that imported beef product

Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 2 (Section 1, paragraph 12(3)(c) and Schedule 1)

Tariff Item Numbers and Related ucts Column 1

Column 2

Customs Tariff Tariff Item No.

Class of imported beef product under Customs Tar Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled – 02.01 Carcasses and half-carcasses – 0201.10

0201.10.1010

Within access commitment - Veal

0201.10.1090

Within access commitment - Other

0201.10.2010

Over access commitment - Veal

0201.10.2090

Over access commitment - Other Other cuts with bone in – 0201.20

0201.20.1010

Within access commitment - Veal

0201.20.1080

Within access commitment - Other: Processed

0201.20.1093

Within access commitment - Other: Loin

0201.20.1099

Within access commitment - Other

0201.20.2010

Over access commitment - Veal

0201.20.2091

Over access commitment - Other: Rib

0201.20.2093

Over access commitment - Other: Loin

0201.20.2099

Over access commitment - Other Boneless – 0201.30

0201.30.1010

Within access commitment - Veal

0201.30.1095

Within access commitment - Other: Loin

0201.30.1099

Within access commitment - Other: Other

0201.30.2010

Over access commitment - Veal

0201.30.2060

Over access commitment - Other: Processed

0201.30.2092

Over access commitment - Other: Chuck

0201.30.2093

Over access commitment - Other: Rib

0201.30.2094

Over access commitment - Other: Hip

0201.30.2095

Over access commitment - Other: Loin

0201.30.2099

Over access commitment - Other Meat of bovine animals, frozen – 02.02

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Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order SCHEDULE 2

Column 1

Column 2

Customs Tariff Tariff Item No.

Class of imported beef product under Customs Tar Carcasses and half-carcasses – 0202.10

0202.10.1010

Within access commitment - Veal

0202.10.1090

Within access commitment - Other

0202.10.2010

Over access commitment - Veal

0202.10.2090

Over access commitment - Other Other cuts with bone in – 0202.20

0202.20.1010

Within access commitment - Veal

0202.20.1090

Within access commitment - Other

0202.20.2010

Over access commitment - Veal

0202.20.2090

Over access commitment - Other Boneless – 0202.30

0202.30.1010

Within access commitment - Veal

0202.30.1070

Within access commitment - Other: processed

0202.30.1081

Within access commitment - Other, quarters: Foreq

0202.30.1082

Within access commitment - Other, quarters: Hindq

0202.30.1095

Within access commitment - Other: Eye of round, o outside flat and sirloin tip

0202.30.1096

Within access commitment - Other: Hip

0202.30.1097

Within access commitment - Other: Loin

0202.30.1099

Within access commitment - Other

0202.30.2010

Over access commitment - Veal

0202.30.2095

Over access commitment - Other: Eye of round, ou outside flat and sirloin tip

0202.30.2097

Over access commitment - Other: Loin

0202.30.2099

Over access commitment - Other

Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen – 02.06 Of bovine animals 0206.10.0000

Fresh or chilled

0206.21.0000

Frozen: Tongues

0206.22.0000

Frozen: Livers

0206.29.0000

Frozen: Other

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Column 1

Column 2

Customs Tariff Tariff Item No.

Class of imported beef product under Customs Tar

Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried o 0210.20.0000

Meat of bovine animals

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or b Of bovine animals – 1602.50 1602.50.1000

Prepared meals

1602.50.9120

Other: In cans or glass jars - Corned beef

1602.50.9190

Other: In cans or glass jars - Other

1602.50.9900

Other: Other

SOR/2017-37, s. 3.

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ANNEXE 2 (article 1, alinéa 12(3)c) et annexe 1)

Numéros tarifaires et redevance portés Colonne 1

Colonne 2

Numéro tarifaire du Tarif des douanes Dénomination de produit du bœuf importé aux ter Viandes des animaux de l’espèce bovine, fraîches En carcasses ou demi-carcasses – 0201.10 0201.10.1010

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0201.10.1090

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres

0201.10.2010

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0201.10.2090

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres Autres morceaux non désossés – 0201.20

0201.20.1010

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0201.20.1080

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres,

0201.20.1093

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres :

0201.20.1099

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres

0201.20.2010

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0201.20.2091

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres : Côte

0201.20.2093

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres : Long

0201.20.2099

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres Morceaux désossés – 0201.30

0201.30.1010

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0201.30.1095

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres :

0201.30.1099

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres :

0201.30.2010

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0201.30.2060

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres, trans

0201.30.2092

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres : Bloc

0201.30.2093

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres : Côte

0201.30.2094

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres : Cuis

0201.30.2095

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres : Long

0201.30.2099

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres

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Colonne 1

Colonne 2

Numéro tarifaire du Tarif des douanes Dénomination de produit du bœuf importé aux ter

Viandes des animaux de l’espèce bovine, congelée En carcasses ou demi-carcasses – 0202.10 0202.10.1010

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0202.10.1090

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres

0202.10.2010

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0202.10.2090

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres Autres morceaux non désossés – 0202.20

0202.20.1010

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0202.20.1090

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres

0202.20.2010

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0202.20.2090

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres Morceaux désossés – 0202.30

0202.30.1010

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0202.30.1070

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres,

0202.30.1081

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres,

0202.30.1082

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres,

0202.30.1095

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres : ronde, intérieur de ronde, plat d’extérieur et pointe

0202.30.1096

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres :

0202.30.1097

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres :

0202.30.1099

Dans les limites de l’engagement d’accès - Autres

0202.30.2010

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Veau

0202.30.2095

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres : Noix ronde, intérieur de ronde, plat d’extérieur et pointe

0202.30.2097

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres : Long

0202.30.2099

Au-dessus de l’engagement d’accès - Autres

Abats comestibles des animaux d’espèces bovine, chevaline, asine ou mulassière, frais, réfrigérés ou De l’espèce bovine 0206.10.0000

Frais ou réfrigérés

0206.21.0000

Congelés : Langues

0206.22.0000

Congelés : Foies

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Colonne 1

Colonne 2

Numéro tarifaire du Tarif des douanes Dénomination de produit du bœuf importé aux ter 0206.29.0000

Congelés : Autres

Viandes et abats comestibles, salés ou en saumur 0210.20.0000

Viandes de l’espèce bovine

Autres préparations et conserves de viandes, d’ab De l’espèce bovine – 1602.50 1602.50.1000

Plats cuisinés

1602.50.9120

Autres : En conserve ou en pots de verre - Bœuf sa

1602.50.9190

Autres : En conserve ou en pots de verre - Autres

1602.50.9900

Autres : Autres

DORS/2017-37, art. 3.

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