The ''Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act'' (french: Loi sur les mesures extraterritoriales étrangères) is a statute of

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. The Act was enacted by the

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in 1984 and became effective February 14, 1985, in an attempt to block the extraterritorial application of

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anti-

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laws to Canadian corporations. The term Canadian corporation includes Canadian subsidiaries and branches of U.S. companies.

Intent

The general intent of the Act was to preclude the implementation of US law, as it relates to restrictions on trade with Cuba, to businesses in Canada. After passage of the US Act, The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996 (

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, Pub.L. 104–114, 110 Stat. 785, 22 U.S.C. §§ 6021–6091) further changes to the Act were approved effective January 1, 1997.

Orders

Orders implementing this Act include: # The Foreign Extraterritorial Measures (United States) Order (1990) dated October 31, 1990 (SOR/90-751) # The Foreign Extraterritorial Measures (United States) Order (1992) (SOR/92-584) # The Foreign Extraterritorial Measures (United States) Order (1996) (SOR/96-84)

References

External links

* {{cite web , url=https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-29/FullText.html , title=Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act , publisher=Justice Canada 1984 in Canadian law Canadian federal legislation Canada–Cuba relations