Memorandum D11-5-14: Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) Rules of Origin
ISSN 2369-2391
Ottawa,
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This memorandum contains a link to the new CUFTA Rules of Origin Regulations and to the Global Affairs Canada website where the new CUFTA Rules of Origin may be found.
Plain language summary
Target audience: Importers of commercial goods
Key content: Provides the links to the rules of origin of the new Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA).
Keywords: legislation, regulations, rules of origin, CUFTA
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Updates made to this D-memo
This memorandum has been amended to:
- refer to the new Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023
- update the hyperlink to reflect the new CUFTA Rules of Origin Regulations
Coming into force
1. These regulations come into force on the day on which section 9 of the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023 comes into force, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered.
Guidelines
2. More information on the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) may be found on the Global Affairs Canada website.
3. Chapter 3: Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures contains the general rules of origin that set out the criteria to determine the originating status of a good, as well as other general conditions and requirements.
4. Annex 3-A: Product-Specific Rules of Origin sets out the product specific rules of origin that establish the point at which materials or components have undergone sufficient production within the free trade area for the good produced to be considered originating.
5. Annex 3-C: Cumulation of Origin with Common Free Trade Agreement Partners allows materials from specific non-Party countries with which both Canada and Ukraine have separate free trade agreements to be considered as "originating" when used in production within Canada or Ukraine.
References
Consult these resources for further information.
Applicable legislation
CUFTA Chapter 3 — Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures
The following provisions of the CUFTA have the force of law in Canada:
- Articles 3.1 to 3.14
- Annexes 3-A and 3-C
Legislative references
- Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023
- CUFTA Rules of Origin Regulations
- Text of the 2023 Canada - Ukraine Free Trade Agreement
Other references
Issuing office
Trade Policy Division
Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate
Commercial and Trade Branch
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