Vol. 147, No. 12 — June 5, 2013
Registration
SOR/2013-98 May 21, 2013
FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACT
Order Amending the 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 Proclamation (see footnote a), established the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency pursuant to subsection 39(1) (see footnote b) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote c);
Whereas that Agency has been empowered to implement a promotion and research plan pursuant to that Proclamation;
Whereas the proposed Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order is an order of a class to which paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote d) of that Act applies by reason of section 2 of the Agencies’ Orders and Regulations Approval Order (see footnote e) and has been submitted to the National Farm Products Council pursuant to paragraph 42(1)(d) (see footnote f) of that Act;
And whereas, pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote g) 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) (see footnote h) and (e) (see footnote i) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote j) and section 10 of the schedule to the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation (see footnote k), makes the annexed Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order.
Calgary, Alberta, May 17, 2013
ORDER AMENDING THE BEEF CATTLE RESEARCH, MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION LEVIES ORDER
AMENDMENTS
1. The Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order (see footnote 1) is amended by adding the following before section 1:
INTERPRETATION
2. (1)The definitions “Agency” and “beef cattle” in section 1 of the Order are repealed.
(2) Section 1 of the Order is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
- “imported beef product”
« produit du bœuf importé »
“imported beef product” means a beef product that is imported into Canada under one or more of the Customs Tariff tariff item numbers set out in Schedule 2.
- “importer”
« importateur »
“importer” means any person who imports beef cattle or beef products into Canada.
(3) The marginal note “Interpretation” to section 1 of the English version of the Order is replaced by “Definitions”.
3. Paragraphs 2(1)(g) and (h) of the Order are replaced by the following:
- (g) Prince Edward Island, the Prince Edward Island Cattle Producers;
- (h) Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association;
4. Section 3 of the Order is replaced by the following:
INTERPROVINCIAL TRADE
When dealer is considered as purchaser
2.1 For the purposes of sections 4 and 6 to 8 and subsection 10(3), if a dealer is involved in the purchase or sale of beef cattle, a reference to “purchaser” shall 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.
Amount of levy
3. Subject to section 4, a resident of a province set out in column 1 of the table to this section who sells beef cattle in interprovincial trade shall pay to the Agency, for each head of beef cattle sold, a levy in the amount set out in column 2.
TABLE
| Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
1. |
Ontario |
3.00 |
2. |
Quebec
|
5.04 13.79 |
3. |
Nova Scotia |
2.00 |
4. |
New Brunswick |
3.00 |
5. |
Manitoba |
3.00 |
6. |
British Columbia |
3.00 |
7. |
Prince Edward Island |
4.00 |
8. |
Saskatchewan |
3.00 |
9. |
Alberta |
3.00 |
10. |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
1.00 |
5. Subsection 4(1) of the Order is replaced by the following:
Amount of levy — special circumstances
4. (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
| Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
1. |
British Columbia |
3.00 |
2. |
Saskatchewan |
3.00 |
3. |
Alberta |
3.00 |
6. Sections 6 to 9 of the Order are replaced by the following:
Deduction of levy by purchaser
6. The purchaser shall deduct the levy payable from the purchase price and remit it to the collector for the purchaser’s province of residence.
Document setting out levies deducted
7. The purchaser shall, at the time of the sale, provide the seller with a document setting out the purchase price and the amount of levies deducted.
Remitting levy and information
8. The purchaser shall remit the levy to the collector within the period established by the laws of the purchaser’s province of residence for remitting levies 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, address, postal code and telephone number;
- (b) the number 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, the type of beef cattle; and
- (d) when required to be provided under the laws of the purchaser’s province of residence, the name, address and postal code 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.
Keeping documents
9. Every seller, purchaser and dealer who is subject to this Order shall
- (a) keep all records relating to the sale — 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 of the sale; and
- (b) make those records available for examination by the Agency.
7. Subsection 10(3) of the Order is replaced by the following:
When levy not deducted from purchase price
(3) If a purchaser fails to deduct the levy as required by section 6, the seller shall remit the levy payable in respect of that sale to the Agency within 90 days after the date of the sale.
8. Sections 11 and 12 of the Order are replaced by the following:
IMPORT
Importer to pay levy
11. (1) Each importer shall 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.
Method and time of payment
(2) Levies shall be paid to the Agency 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 into Canada.
Statement to be included
(3) The importer shall 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 into Canada, broken down by the delivery destinations of the beef cattle;
- (c) the number of kilograms of beef products imported into Canada, broken down by tariff item numbers set out in Schedule 2;
- (d) the amount of levy remitted to the Agency, broken down by beef cattle and imported beef products; and
- (e) the date on which the levy was paid.
Possible refund
12. The Agency shall 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 11(1) or that the levy paid under that subsection was more than $1.00 per head of beef cattle or per carcass equivalent of imported beef products.
Keeping documents
13. Every importer who is subject to this Order shall
- (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 ORDER
Review of Order
14. The Agency shall 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 Proclamation.
Cessation of Order
15. This Order ceases to have effect on June 28, 2014.
9. The Order is amended by adding, after section 15, the Schedules 1 and 2 set out in the schedule to this Order.
COMING INTO FORCE
10. This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
SCHEDULE
(Section 9)
SCHEDULE 1
(Subsection 11(1))
LEVY PAYABLE BY THE IMPORTER
| Column 1 |
Column 2 |
|---|---|
Head of beef cattle imported |
1.00 |
Imported beef product |
the amount calculated by the formula A × B where A is the tariff expressed in cents per kilogram set out in column 4 of Schedule 2 for the item number and class of imported beef product under the Customs Tariff set out in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 2; B is the weight, expressed in kilograms, of that imported beef product. |
SCHEDULE 2
(Section 1, paragraph 11(3)(c), Schedule 1)
TARIFF ITEM NUMBERS AND RELATED LEVIES FOR IMPORTED BEEF PRODUCTS
| Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled - 0201 |
|||
0201.10.1010 |
Veal, carcasses and half carcasses, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.662 |
1.459542 |
0201.10.2010 |
Veal, carcasses and half carcasses, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.662 |
1.459542 |
0201.10.1090 |
Bovine carcasses & half carcasses (excluding veal), fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.10.2090 |
Bovine carcasses & half carcasses (excluding veal), fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
Other cuts with bone in - 0201.20 |
|||
0201.20.1020 |
Bovine cuts (excluding veal), bone in, processed, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.241 |
0.530743 |
0201.20.2020 |
Bovine cuts (excluding veal), bone in, processed, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.241 |
0.530743 |
0201.20.1010 |
Veal cuts, bone in, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.20.1091 |
Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.20.1092 |
Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.20.1093 |
Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.20.1099 |
Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, n.e.s., w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.20.2010 |
Veal cuts bone in, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.20.2091 |
Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.20.2092 |
Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.20.2093 |
Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.20.2099 |
Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, n.e.s., o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
Boneless - 0201.30 |
|||
0201.30.1010 |
Veal cuts, boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0201.30.1020 |
Bovine cuts (excluding veal), boneless, processed, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.241 |
0.530743 |
0201.30.1030 |
Bovine forequarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.30.1040 |
Bovine hindquarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.30.1091 |
Bovine brisket cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.30.1092 |
Bovine chuck cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.30.1093 |
Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.30.1094 |
Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.30.1095 |
Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.30.1099 |
Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, n.e.s., w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0201.30.2010 |
Veal cuts, boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0201.30.2020 |
Bovine cuts (excluding veal), boneless, processed, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.241 |
0.530743 |
0201.30.2030 |
Bovine forequarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0201.30.2040 |
Bovine hindquarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0201.30.2091 |
Bovine brisket cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0201.30.2092 |
Bovine chuck cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0201.30.2093 |
Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0201.30.2094 |
Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0201.30.2095 |
Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0201.30.2099 |
Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, n.e.s., o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
Meat of bovine animals, frozen - 0202 |
|||
0202.10.1010 |
Veal carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.662 |
1.459542 |
0202.10.2010 |
Veal carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.662 |
1.459542 |
0202.10.1090 |
Bovine carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding veal), frozen, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.10.2090 |
Bovine carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding veal), frozen, o.a.c. |
0.168 |
0.370102 |
Other cuts with bone in - 0202.20 |
|||
0202.20.1020 |
Bovine cuts (excluding veal), bone in, processed, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.241 |
0.530743 |
0202.20.2020 |
Bovine cuts (excluding veal), bone in, processed, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.241 |
0.530743 |
0202.20.1010 |
Veal cuts, bone in, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.20.1091 |
Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.20.1092 |
Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.20.1093 |
Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.20.1099 |
Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, n.e.s., w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.20.2010 |
Veal cuts, bone in, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.20.2091 |
Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.20.2092 |
Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.20.2093 |
Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.20.2099 |
Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, n.e.s., o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
Boneless - 0202.30 |
|||
0202.30.1010 |
Veal cuts, boneless, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.30.1020 |
Bovine cuts (excluding veal), boneless, processed, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.241 |
0.530743 |
0202.30.1030 |
Bovine forequarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.239 |
0.527837 |
0202.30.1040 |
Bovine hindquarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.239 |
0.527837 |
0202.30.1091 |
Bovine brisket cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.239 |
0.527837 |
0202.30.1092 |
Bovine chuck cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.239 |
0.527837 |
0202.30.1093 |
Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.239 |
0.527837 |
0202.30.1094 |
Bovine flank cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.239 |
0.527837 |
0202.30.1095 |
Bovine eye/outside/inside round (excluding processed or veal), outside flat & sirloin tip, boneless, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.239 |
0.527837 |
0202.30.1096 |
Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, n.e.s., w.a.c. |
0.239 |
0.527837 |
0202.30.1097 |
Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c. |
0.239 |
0.527837 |
0202.30.1099 |
Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, n.e.s., w.a.c. |
0.239 |
0.527837 |
0202.30.2010 |
Veal cuts, boneless, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0202.30.2020 |
Bovine cuts (excluding veal), boneless, processed, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.241 |
0.530743 |
0202.30.2030 |
Bovine forequarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0202.30.2040 |
Bovine hindquarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0202.30.2091 |
Bovine brisket cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0202.30.2092 |
Bovine chuck cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0202.30.2093 |
Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0202.30.2094 |
Bovine flank cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0202.30.2095 |
Bovine eye/inside/outside round, outside flat & sirloin tip (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0202.30.2096 |
Bovine hip cuts, boneless (excluding processed or veal), frozen, n.e.s., o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0202.30.2097 |
Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
0202.30.2099 |
Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, n.e.s., o.a.c. |
0.232 |
0.511787 |
Edible offal, fresh, chilled or frozen - 0206 |
|||
0206.10.0000 |
Bovine edible offal, fresh or chilled |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0206.21.0000 |
Bovine tongues, edible offal, frozen |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0206.22.0000 |
Bovine livers, edible offal, frozen |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
0206.29.0000 |
Bovine edible offal, frozen, n.e.s. |
0.172 |
0.379102 |
Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked |
|||
0210.20.0000 |
Bovine Meat, salted, in brine, dried or smoked |
0.279 |
0.615701 |
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood - 1602 |
|||
1602.50.9120 |
Corned beef, in cans or glass jars |
0.301 |
0.663428 |
1602.50.1010 |
Stews of bovine animals |
0.318 |
0.701388 |
1602.50.1090 |
Prepared meals of bovine animals, excluding stews |
0.318 |
0.701388 |
1602.50.9110 |
Luncheon meat of bovine animals, in cans or glass jars |
0.318 |
0.701388 |
1602.50.9190 |
Bovine meat and meat offal n.e.s., excluding livers, in cans or glass jars |
0.318 |
0.701388 |
1602.50.9900 |
Bovine meat and meat offal n.e.s., excluding livers, prepared or preserved |
0.327 |
0.720293 |
Note: w.a.c. = within access commitment; o.a.c = over access commitment; n.e.s. = not elsewhere specified
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This amendment establishes the levy to be paid to the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency for the import of beef cattle and beef products. The amendments also increase the levy rate imposed on residents of Quebec who sell cull cows in interprovincial trade. Finally, other administrative amendments were made to modernize the Order.
- Footnote a
SOR/2002-48 - Footnote b
S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 12 - Footnote c
R.S., c. F-4; S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 2 - Footnote d
S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 7(2) - Footnote e
C.R.C., c. 648 - Footnote f
S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 12 - Footnote g
S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 7(2) - Footnote h
S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 12 - Footnote i
S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 12 - Footnote j
R.S., c. F-4; S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 2 - Footnote k
SOR/2002-48 - Footnote 1
SOR/2010-158