États-Unis d'Amérique

Canada

Moyens de faire respecter les DPI

Prescriptions spéciales concernant les mesures à la frontière

34. Article 60 permits Members to exclude from the provisions for border enforcement small quantities of goods of a non commercial nature carried by passengers or sent in small consignments. Please describe what constitutes a de minimis import that is excluded from the border measures under the law of Canada.

Customs has no de minimis provisions for intellectual property rights. Customs officials will detain what the court directs them to detain. However, in the case of copyright works, certain limited exceptions apply under Section 45 of the Copyright Act.