Vol. 143, No. 4 — February 18, 2009

Registration

SOR/2009-30 February 5, 2009

CUSTOMS TARIFF

Regulations Repealing the Importation of Periodicals Regulations

P.C. 2009-164 February 5, 2009

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, pursuant to paragraph 133(i) of the Customs Tariff  (see footnote a), hereby makes the annexed Regulations Repealing the Importation of Periodicals Regulations.

REGULATIONS REPEALING THE IMPORTATION OF PERIODICALS REGULATIONS

REPEAL

1. The Importation of Periodicals Regulations (see footnote 1) are repealed.

COMING INTO FORCE

2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

REGULATORY IMPACT
ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Regulations and of the Order.)

Issue and objectives

In the Budget of 2007, the Government announced a plan to create a business environment that fostered an “Entrepreneurial Advantage.” Reduction of the paperwork burden on small business is a key component of this plan. Federal departments and agencies were asked to complete an in-house analysis of their administrative requirements and information obligations by September 2007 and to reduce these requirements by 20% by November 2008.

The review performed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) resulted in the identification of two regulations that are still in effect but are no longer applicable. The regulations are:

C.R.C., c.533 Importation of Periodicals Regulations, and

SOR/2005-352 Temporary Importation Remission Order No. 1 (Customs Tariff)

The objectives of the regulatory amendment are:

• To remove outdated regulations from the CBSA’s list of administrative requirements and information obligations;
• To ensure that the list of active regulations is current and up to date; and
• To reduce the paperwork burden on small business and meet the Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative (PBRI) reduction target of 20% by November 2008.

Description and rationale

The objective of the regulatory action is to repeal the Regulations and the Remission Order in order to remove them from the list of administrative requirements and information obligations. In this way, CBSA’s clients will not have to concern themselves with unnecessary paperwork and they will be confident that the information requirements and obligations are current.

Consultation

The decision to repeal the Regulations and of the Remission Order was based on the outcome of CBSA’s review of administrative requirements and information obligations under the PBRI. The results of internal consultations were that the Regulations were no longer in use and, therefore, the Regulations and Remission Order should be repealed. No further consultation will be required.

Contact

Peter Boutilier
Director
Operational Policy Division
Trade Programs Directorate
Canada Border Services Agency
100 Metcalfe Street, 11th floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0L8
Telephone: 613-954-7251

Footnote a
 S.C. 1997, c. 36

Footnote 1
 C.R.C., c. 533