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Notice to Importers

Dairy – Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) - Cheese (Item 141 to 157 on the Import Control List)

Appendix 2 – Affidavit for [indicate activity field]

[To be printed on company letterhead]

I [NAME OF PERSON], A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY OF [_________________], IN THE PROVINCE OF [______________] MAKE OATH AND SAY AS FOLLOWS:

  1. I am employed by [Company name] as [job title].
  2. [Company name] does and will continue to do business in [year] as a (indicate your field of activity):
    • ☐ Cheese manufacturer, or
    • ☐ Distributor, or
    • ☐ Retailer.
  3. During the reference period of October 1 to September 30 immediately preceding the new quota year (Select your field of activity),
    • ☐ as a cheese manufacturer, the company manufactured XX kg of cheese in its own provincially-licensed or federally-registered facility, or
    • ☐ as a distributor, the company sold XXXX kg of cheese to other businesses, excluding sales to other distributors, sales to related persons and sales of cheese directly to final consumers, or
    • ☐ as a retailer, the company purchased and subsequently sold XXXX kg of cheese to final consumers.
  4. No statistical sampling techniques were used to estimate the quantity of cheese in kilograms declared under paragraph 3 of this affidavit.   
  5. All other information provided by [Company name] on the "CETA Cheese Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) - Application form” for [Allocation year] is accurate and complete.
  6. I understand that the information provided by [Company name] in this affidavit will be used to assess [Company name] application for a share of the [Quota year] CETA cheeses of all types TRQ.  I am aware that section 17 of the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) forbids anyone to furnish false or misleading information or knowingly to make any misrepresentation in any application in order to procure an import permit.  I am aware that section 18 of the EIPA forbids any person to knowingly induce, aid or abet any other person to contravene any of the provisions of the EIPA.

Sworn before me at the City of ________________________________________in the province

of______________________, on this ____________ day of ________[Month]of ______ [Year]

Notary Public, Justice of the Peace or Commissioner of Oaths

______________________________________

Signature and printed or typed name of swearer