Translation of "joint import and export agency " (English → French) :

Honourable senators, the Canada Border Services Agency has consulted trade and transportation associations such as the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters, the Canadian Society of Customs Brokers, the Association of International Customs and Border Agencies, and the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance.

The text of the standard FinReg should be in line with the Joint Declaration on Assigned Revenues and the Joint Declaration on Decentralised Agencies as agreed by the two arms of the budgetary authority at the Conciliation of 13 July 2007 which "attach a great importance to the monitoring of the assigned revenues, especially to those related to the Community agencies".

The mandate of the Agency also aims to ensure that imports and exports to and from the Community are in line with EU policies on security of supply and that the interests of users are protected.

[Text] Question No. 144 Mr. Garry Breitkreuz: How many person-years have been allocated and what has been the total cost spent by both Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada, for each year since 1994, for the following activities: (a) organizing, operating and participating in the National Committee on Firearms; (b) formulating, implementing and administering the Canadian Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons; (c) developing and implementing the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects; (d) developing and implementing the Protocol ...[+++]against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; (e) developing and implementing the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons; (f) developing and implementing the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (Inter-American Convention), signed by Canada in November 1997; (g) developing and implementing the European Union (EU) Joint Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons adopted by the EU States on December 17, 1998; (h) developing and implementing the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports adopted by the EU States; (i) planning and participating in the Small Arms Survey 2001 and 2002; (j) participating in the planning, implementing and administering the Canadian Firearms Program, the Firearms Act and regulations and Part III of the Criminal Code; and (k) processing and issuing import and export permits for firearms and related products?

19. Recognises the important role of export agencies in financing for development but insists that they should be guided by social and environmental criteria in their lending and that export credits should be consistent with mainstreaming countries’ dept sustainability;

In addition, the agency will continue the Canadian tradition of encouraging harmonization of international standards in order to minimize red tape for importers and exporters, encourage increased trade liberalization and reduce the possibilities of artificial trade barriers for Canadian exporters.