FAS Removes Outdated Regulation for Temporary Duties on Imported Fruit and Vegetables From Canada
The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service plans to remove "obsolete, unnecessary, and outdated provisions in title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulation," which includes removing regulations for temporary duties on imports of Canadian fresh fruit and vegetables when certain specified conditions are met, it said in a Federal Register notice. The change is effective July 18.
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FAS said the statutory authority underlying the regulation expired in 2009. This regulation was related to the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988.