The Fourteenth Canada-EU Biotech Market Access Dialogue  

September 23, 2022 by videoconference
08:00 – 12:00 (Ottawa time) / 14:00 – 18:00 (Brussels time)

Provisional agenda

1. Introductions and opening remarks
   Speaker: CAN
   Speaker: EU
2. GM event approvals
   (CAN issue)
   Speaker: EU
   2.1 Status of specific applications under EFSA assessment/post-EFSA approval
   2.2 Pre and post EFSA assessment process and timelines
3. EU stacked GM event review and approval process
   (CAN Issue)
   Speaker: EU
   3.1 Overview of EU’s regulatory approach to assessing stacked GM events with examples
   3.2 Discussion on opportunities and challenges
4. EU consultation on plants produced by certain new genomic techniques initiative
   (CAN Issue)
   Speaker: EU
   4.1 Overview of objectives
   4.2 Risk assessment considerations
5. EU policy – updates
   Speaker: EU
   (CAN Issue)
   5.1 EU Green Deal and Farm to Fork Strategy in relation to biotechnology
   5.2 EU sustainable food systems initiative
6. CAN policy – updates
   Speaker: CAN
   (EU Issue)
   6.1 Policy update: novel food regulations in Canada and recent guidance updates
   Speaker: Health Canada
   6.2 Policy update: Canadian efforts to update guidance related to the Seeds Regulations
   Speaker: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Plant Biosafety Office
   6.3 Policy update: Update to recent guidance for Feeds Regulation
   Speaker: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Biotechnology and Microbiology Section
7. Updates on international activities
   (CAN issue)
   Speaker: CAN
8. Any other business
   (All)