Panasonic Canada Inc. v. Canada (Border Services Agency)
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Panasonic Canada Inc. v. Canada (Border Services Agency) Court (s) Database Federal Court of Appeal Decisions Date 2009-02-05 Neutral citation 2009 FCA 32 File numbers A-571-07 Decision Content Date: 20090205 Docket: A-571-07 Citation: 2009 FCA 32 CORAM: LÉTOURNEAU J.A. BLAIS J.A. TRUDEL J.A. BETWEEN: PANASONIC CANADA INC. Appellant and PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY Respondent Heard at Montréal, Quebec, on February 5, 2009. Judgment delivered from the Bench at Montréal, Quebec, on February 5, 2009. REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: BLAIS J.A. Date: 20090205 Docket: A-571-07 Citation: 2009 FCA 32 CORAM: LÉTOURNEAU J.A. BLAIS J.A. TRUDEL J.A. BETWEEN: PANASONIC CANADA INC. Appellant and PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY Respondent REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Delivered from the Bench at Montréal, Quebec, on February 5, 2009). BLAIS J.A. [1] This is an appeal of a decision of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) dated October 19, 2007. [2] This litigation concerns the classification for tariff purposes of four models of Panasonic digital disk recorders that are a combination of two machines: a) a video multiplexer and b) a hard disk recorder. [3] In our view, there was ample and cogent evidence upon which the CITT could reasonably conclude that the principal function of the composite machine was the recording of images, a function which the video multiplexer had the capacity of enhancing. [4] It was therefore opened to the Trib…
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Panasonic Canada Inc. v. Canada (Border Services Agency) Court (s) Database Federal Court of Appeal Decisions Date 2009-02-05 Neutral citation 2009 FCA 32 File numbers A-571-07 Decision Content Date: 20090205 Docket: A-571-07 Citation: 2009 FCA 32 CORAM: LÉTOURNEAU J.A. BLAIS J.A. TRUDEL J.A. BETWEEN: PANASONIC CANADA INC. Appellant and PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY Respondent Heard at Montréal, Quebec, on February 5, 2009. Judgment delivered from the Bench at Montréal, Quebec, on February 5, 2009. REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: BLAIS J.A. Date: 20090205 Docket: A-571-07 Citation: 2009 FCA 32 CORAM: LÉTOURNEAU J.A. BLAIS J.A. TRUDEL J.A. BETWEEN: PANASONIC CANADA INC. Appellant and PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY Respondent REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Delivered from the Bench at Montréal, Quebec, on February 5, 2009). BLAIS J.A. [1] This is an appeal of a decision of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) dated October 19, 2007. [2] This litigation concerns the classification for tariff purposes of four models of Panasonic digital disk recorders that are a combination of two machines: a) a video multiplexer and b) a hard disk recorder. [3] In our view, there was ample and cogent evidence upon which the CITT could reasonably conclude that the principal function of the composite machine was the recording of images, a function which the video multiplexer had the capacity of enhancing. [4] It was therefore opened to the Tribunal to arrive at its conclusion. Consequently, the appeal will be dismissed with costs. “Pierre Blais” J.A. FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: A-571-07 Appeal from a decision of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, October 19, 2007. STYLE OF CAUSE: PANASONIC CANADA INC. v. PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY PLACE OF HEARING: Montréal, Quebec DATE OF HEARING: February 5, 2009 REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: (LÉTOURNEAU, BLAIS, TRUDEL, JJ.A.) DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY: BLAIS J.A. DATED: February 5, 2009 APPEARANCES: Michael Kaylor FOR THE APPELLANT Derek Rasmussen Andrew Gibbs FOR THE RESPONDENT SOLICITORS OF RECORD: Lapointe Rosenstein LLP Montréal, Quebec FOR THE APPELLANT John H. Sims, Q.C. Deputy Attorney General Ottawa, Ontario FOR THE RESPONDENT
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