Canada Spirit Drinks Trade Act

Spirit Drinks Trade Act

S.C. 2005, c. 39

Assented to 2005-11-03

An Act respecting the implementation of international trade commitments by Canada regarding spirit drinks of foreign countries

Preamble

WHEREAS Canada has made international commitments regarding the use of names of spirit drinks of foreign countries;

AND WHEREAS those commitments are contained in the Agreement between Canada and the European Community on trade in wines and spirit drinks, signed on September 16, 2003, and in side letters to that Agreement, in the North American Free Trade Agreement, signed on December 17, 1992, and in commitments made by Canada at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Nassau in 1985 to establish an economic and trade development program for the Commonwealth Caribbean countries and territories;