Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement

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Annex IV

Quantitative Restrictions and other Items (Chapter H)

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Sector:	Communications
Sub-Sector:	Postal Services
Industry Classification:	SIC 4841 Postal Service Industry
Level of Government:	Federal
Measures:	Canada Post Corporation Act, R.S.C. c. C-10 Letter Definition Regulations, SOR/83-481
Description:	Canada Post Corporation has the exclusive privilege to collect, transmit and deliver "letters", as defined in the Letter Definition Regulations, addressed in Canada, and its consent is required for other persons to sell stamps.

Sector:	Communications
Sub-Sector:	Radiocommunications
Industry Classification:	CPC 752 Telecommunications
Level of Government:	Federal
Measures:	Radiocommunication Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-2
Description:	A person that proposes to operate a private radio transmission system must obtain a license from the Department of Communications. The issuance of such a license is subject to spectrum availability and policies regarding its use. In general, priority is given to the use of the spectrum for the purpose of developing non-private networks.

Sector:	Energy
Sub-Sector:	Electricity Transmission
Industry Classification:	SIC 4911 Electric Power Systems Industry
Level of Government:	Federal
Measures:	National Energy Board Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-7
Description:	The approval of the National Energy Board is required for the construction and operation of international electricity transmission lines.

Sector:	Energy
Sub-Sector:	Oil and Gas Transportation
Industry Classification:	SIC 461 Pipeline Transport Industry
Level of Government:	Federal
Measures:	National Energy Board Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-7
Description:	The approval of the National Energy Board (NEB) is required for the construction and operation of all interprovincial or international pipelines for the transmission of oil or gas. A public hearing must be held and a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued where the pipeline in question is longer than 40 kilometres. Pipelines shorter than 40 kilometres may be authorized by an order without a public hearing. All modifications to and extensions of pipelines must be approved by the NEB. All tolls for the transmission of oil and gas on NEB-regulated pipelines and all tariff matters must be filed with or approved by the NEB. A public hearing may be held to consider toll and tariff matters.

Sector:	Food, Beverage and Drug Industries
Sub-Sector:	Liquor, Wine and Beer Stores
Industry Classification:	SIC 6021 Liquor Stores SIC 6022 Wine Stores SIC 6023 Beer Stores
Level of Government:	Federal
Measures:	Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-3
Description:	The Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act gives each provincial government an import monopoly on any intoxicating liquors entering its territory.

Sector:	Gambling Operations
Sub-Sector:	Lottery schemes
Industry Classification:	SIC 966 Gambling Operations
Level of Government:	Federal
Measures:	Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46
Description:	The Criminal Code accords to each provincial government, either alone or in conjunction with the government of another province, the authority to create, operate, grant licenses to operate and regulate lottery schemes.

Sector:	Transportation
Sub-Sector:	Land Transportation
Industry Classification:	SIC 457 Public Passenger Transit Systems
Level of Government:	Federal (administration delegated to provinces)
Measures:	Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 1996, c. 10
Description:	Provincial transport boards have been delegated the authority to permit persons to provide extra-provincial (inter-provincial and cross-border) bus services in their respective provinces and territories on the same basis as local bus services. All provinces, except New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Yukon Territory, permit the provision of local and extra-provincial bus services on the basis of a public convenience and necessity test.

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