Parliamentary Research Branch

PRB 98-5E

IMPORTATION OF BUTTEROIL/SUGAR BLENDS

Prepared by:
Jean-Denis Fréchette
Economics Division
October 1998
Revised 19 August 1999

MODULE CONTENTS

ISSUES RELATED TO THE IMPORTATION OF BUTTEROIL/SUGAR
AND OTHER DAIRY BLENDS

FROM THE IMPORT CONTROL LIST TO TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS

   Before the Uruguay Round
   After the Uruguay Round

CLASSIFICATION OF BUTTEROIL/SUGAR BLENDS

PARLIAMENTARY ACTION ON THE ISSUE OF BUTTEROIL/SUGAR BLEND IMPORTS

DECISIONS ON DAIRY BLENDS BY THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL
TRADE TRIBUNAL

   Inquiry into Imports of Dairy Blends outside the Coverage
   of Canada's Tariff Rate Quotas
   Inquiry into the Tariff Classification of Certain Butteroil Blends

ANALYSIS – DAIRY BLEND IMPORTS AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT IN CANADA

OVERVIEW OF BUTTEROIL/SUGAR BLEND IMPORTS

   Statistical Data
   Definitions