Join the discussion: CPTPP Dairy Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) Panel report implementation and other administration policy changes
Instructions
Global Affairs Canada has developed proposed allocation and administration policy changes for these consultations.
Please provide your comments directly to the department, either as an individual or on behalf of an organization to: TRQConsultation.ConsultationCT
@international.gc.ca
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Contact information
Supply-Managed Trade Controls Division
Global Affairs Canada
111 Sussex Drive
Ottawa ON K1A 0G2
Email:
TRQConsultation.ConsultationCT
@international.gc.ca
Current status: Closed
This consultation ran from February 6, 2024 to March 7, 2024.
Global Affairs Canada has launched consultations on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs) panel report implementation as well as other administration policy changes.
We want to hear from you. We welcome your ideas, your views, and your priorities through these consultations.
Stakeholders have until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on March 7, 2024, to submit their responses, comments and suggestions.
Why are we holding consultations on the CPTPP dairy TRQs?
On September 5, 2023, the Panel in the CPTPP dairy TRQs dispute issued its final report. While the Panel found in Canada’s favour on 2 claims, it also identified non-conformities on 2 claims that Canada now has the obligation to eliminate:
- Canada’s pools are inconsistent with the Agreement because, according to the Panel, they limit access to an allocation to processors “by reserving priority access to [Canada’s] 16 dairy TRQs to processors”.
- Canada’s existing Notices to Importers are inconsistent with the Agreement because, according to the Panel, Canada’s pooling system “operates to limit the opportunity for otherwise eligible applicants to use the TRQs fully”.
In addition, Canada is considering making further changes to certain CPTPP dairy TRQ administration policies.
The feedback received will help inform the decisions of the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development in implementing the CPTPP dairy TRQs dispute panel report and in making any other administration policy changes.
Who should participate?
The department would like to hear from all stakeholders with an interest in this matter, including:
- the Canadian public;
- provincial and territorial governments;
- producers, processors, further processors, distributors, retailers, food service, and importers;
- small- and medium-sized businesses;
- national, provincial, and regional associations;
- international trading partners.
Additional information
Participants are encouraged to review the background information.
How to participate?
To participate in the consultations, interested parties are asked to review the proposed allocation and administration policy changes and provide comments to TRQConsultation.ConsultationCT@international.gc.ca, before the consultations close on March 7, 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact us for assistance:
Supply-Managed Trade Controls Division
Global Affairs Canada
111 Sussex Drive
Ottawa ON K1A 0G2
Email: TRQConsultation.ConsultationCT@international.gc.ca
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