CONSOLIDATION

Export Permits Regulations (Softwood Lumber Products 2015)

SOR/2007-15

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on October 13, 2015



OFFICIAL STATUS OF CONSOLIDATIONS Subsections 31(1) and (3) of the Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act, in force on June 1, 2009, provide as follows: Published consolidation is evidence

31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regulation and of its contents and every copy purporting to be published by the Minister is deemed to be so published, unless the contrary is shown. ... Inconsistencies in regulations

(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 October 13, 2015. 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 Export Permits Regulations (Softwood Lumber Products 2015)

Interpretation 1

Definitions

Application for a Permit 2

Application

Resident of Canada

Information in Respect of Certain Products that Do Not Require a Permit 4

Single family home package or kit

Repeal and Coming into Force 6

Coming into force

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Registration SOR/2007-15 February 1, 2007

EXPORT AND IMPORT PERMITS ACT SOFTWOOD LUMBER PRODUCTS EXPORT CHARGE ACT, 2006

Export Permits Products 2015) P.C. 2007-110

Regulations

(Softwood

Lumber

February 1, 2007

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to section 12 a of the Export and Import Permits Act and section 108 of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006b, hereby makes the annexed Export Permits Regulations (Softwood Lumber Products 2006).

a

S.C. 2006, c. 13, s. 115

b

S.C. 2006, c. 13

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Export Permits Regulations (Softwood Lumber Products 2015)

Interpretation Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act means the Export and Import Permits Act. (Loi) board foot has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006. (pied-planche) date of shipment, in respect of a softwood lumber product, means the time at which the product is considered to be exported under section 5 of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006. (date d’expédition) permit means an export permit issued under the Act. (licence) region means Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon , Northwest Territories or Nunavut, and includes a region as defined in subsection 6.3(1) of the Act. (région) region of first primary processing, in respect of a softwood lumber product, means the region where the product undergoes its first “primary processing”, as defined in section 2 of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006. (région de première transformation) softwood lumber products means goods included in item 5104 of Group 5 of the schedule to the Export Control List. (produits de bois d’œuvre) SOR/2015-221, s. 2.

Application for a Permit Application 2 (1) An exporter or their agent or mandatary who applies for a permit to export softwood lumber products to the United States must submit to the Minister the following information, together with a statement that the information is true, correct and complete:

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Export Permits Regulations (Softwood Lumber Products 2015) Application for a Permit Section 2

(a) the name and address of the exporter and, if applicable, of the agent or mandatary; (b) the exporter’s identifier number assigned by the Minister; (c) the official language selected for communications

with the exporter; (d) whether or not the exporter and, if applicable, the agent or mandatary are residents of Canada; (e) a detailed description of the softwood lumber products; (f) the tariff classification of the softwood lumber

products set out in the List of Tariff Provisions under the Customs Tariff ; (g) the quantity of the softwood lumber products, expressed in board feet; (h) the name of the region of first primary processing; (i) the name and business number assigned by the

Minister of National Revenue of the mill that carried out the first primary processing of the softwood lumber products; (j) the export price in Canadian or United States dollars of the softwood lumber products; (k) the date of shipment of the softwood lumber products; (l) the mode of transportation of the softwood lumber

products; (m) the port of entry of the softwood lumber products

into the United States; (n) the date of entry of the softwood lumber products into the United States; and (o) the name and address of the importer or consignee. Certificate of origin (2) If the softwood lumber products originate from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland and Labrador, the application must include the Maritime Lumber Bureau Certificate of Origin number for those products.

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Export Permits Regulations (Softwood Lumber Products 2015) Application for a Permit Sections 3-6

Resident of Canada 3 If the exporter is not a resident of Canada, the application must be made by an agent or mandatary who is a resident of Canada.

Information in Respect of Certain Products that Do Not Require a Permit Single family home package or kit 4 A person who exports to the United States a single family home package or kit that is expressly excluded from the Export Control List under item 5104 of that list must retain the following documents and provide them to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on request: (a) a copy of the appropriate home design plan, or of a blueprint matching the customs entry in the United States; (b) a purchase contract from a retailer of home packages or kits, signed by a customer not affiliated with the person who imports the packages or kits into the United States; (c) a listing of inventory of all parts of the package or kit entering the United States that conforms to the home design package; and (d) in the case of multiple shipments on the same contract, a listing of inventory described in paragraph (c) that indicates the items that are included in the shipment at issue. SOR/2015-221, s. 3.

Repeal and Coming into Force 5 [Repeal]

Coming into force 6 These Regulations are deemed to have come

into force on October 12, 2006.

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