Translation of "Tissus vendus à la verge " (French → English) :

yard goods

salesperson, yard goods

3. Subject to sections 4 and 6, remission is hereby granted, for each of the 1989 to 1993 calendar years, of the customs duties paid or payable under the Customs Tariff on denim fabrics produced in the United States, imported by a denim fabric producer during the period beginning of January 1, 1989 and ending on December 31, 1993 and sold to an apparel manufacturer, in respect of a volume of denim fabrics that is equal to 20 per cent of the total volume of denim fabrics produced in Canada by the denim fabric producer in any calendar year and sold to an apparel manufacturer in the calendar year for which remission is claimed.

4 (1) Where the total volume of denim fabrics produced in Canada by a denim fabric producer in any calendar year and sold by the denim fabric producer in Canada to an apparel manufacturer in the calendar year for which remission is claimed is less than the total volume of denim fabrics produced by the denim fabric producer in any calendar year and sold in Canada by the denim fabric producer in the calendar year immediately preceding that year, the volume of denim fabrics in respect of which remission may be granted under section 3 for the following calendar year shall be reduced by 1.5 per cent for every 1 per cent or portion thereof of ...[+++]the decrease in volume.

2. Subject to section 3, remission is hereby granted to Alpine Joe Sportswear Ltd., Vancouver, of the customs duties paid or payable under the Customs Tariff on specified fabrics up to an annual quantity limit of 13,716 metres (15,000 linear yards).

My concern with all of this is the potential total impact on the donor pool, because the general public does not differentiate between organ and tissue donation, and if they have this view that tissues and organs are being sold and sent out of the country, I think that is going to significantly impact on people's willingness to be organ donors.