M-35.1.1.1 - Act respecting the implementation of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement

Updated to 20 February 2024

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chapter M-35.1.1.1

Act respecting the implementation of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement

ACT RESPECTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CANADIAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

1. The purpose of this Act is to implement the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (the Agreement).

2018, c. 10, s. 1.

2. The Minister responsible for this Act represents Québec on the Committee on Internal Trade.

2018, c. 10, s. 1.

3. The Government may appoint persons qualified under the Agreement to be registered on the roster of individuals who may act as members of a Presiding Body.

2018, c. 10, s. 1.

4. The Minister may appoint persons as Québec representatives to committees and working groups established under the Agreement and to any position the Minister considers necessary for the application of the Agreement.

2018, c. 10, s. 1.

5. For the purpose of suspending benefits with respect to a Party or imposing retaliatory measures of equivalent effect against a Party in accordance with what is provided by the Agreement, the Government may

(1)  suspend rights or privileges granted to the Party by the Government under the Agreement;

(2)  modify or suspend the application of a measure with respect to the Party; and

(3)  extend the application of a measure to the Party.

“Measure” means any law, regulation, directive, requirement, prescription, guideline, program, policy, administrative practice or other procedure.

2018, c. 10, s. 1.

6. On being filed with the office of the Superior Court, the certified copy of an order for a Monetary Penalty or for Tariff Costs made by a Presiding Body in a final report has all the effects of a Superior Court judgment that has become final and becomes enforceable 60 days after the date on which it is made.

2018, c. 10, s. 1.

7. No judicial proceedings may be brought against persons appointed under section 3 for acts performed in good faith in the performance of their functions as members of a Presiding Body.

2018, c. 10, s. 1.

8. The Government designates the Minister responsible for the administration of this Act.

2018, c. 10, s. 1.

The Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy is responsible for the administration of this Act. Order in Council 1641-2022 dated 20 October 2022, (2022) 154 G.O. 2 (French), 6515.