Section A: General – Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes – 2012 https://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/report-rapports/list_liste/handbook-manuel/A-TOC.aspx?lang=eng
The Export and Import Controls Bureau (EPD) is responsible for administering the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA). The EIPA delegates to the Minister of Foreign Affairs wide discretionary powers to control the flow of goods contained in specified lists provided for under the Act. Under authority of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Act, the Minister for International Trade provides policy direction in most areas involving market access and trade policy.
Preamble A-2: Import Control List A-3: Abbreviations & Symbols A-4: European Union