Provisional Agenda: Meeting of the CETA Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development

April 27, 2023 (Brussels)

09:00-18:00 (CEST) – 03:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. (EDT)

Thursday, April 27^th – morning session

1. Brief opening remarks and procedural items

2. Dedicated session on trade and environment and trade and climate action

• Priorities for cooperation and overview of activities, including under the Trade, Climate and Paris Recommendation:
• Update on respective developments on trade and environment and trade and climate, including:
• Carbon pricing and border carbon adjustments, such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM); and
• Circular economy (including plastics and sustainable products), environmental footprint of products.

3. TSD Early review and EU TSD Communication

• EU presentation of the TSD review communication and discussion on next steps.
• Discussion on next steps for the Trade and Sustainable Development early review.

4. Discussion on Work Plan for 2023 and next steps moving forward

Thursday, April 27^th – afternoon session

5. Dedicated session on trade and labour

• Recent EU decent work initiatives
• Latest ILO ratifications by EU Member States
• Occupational safety & health (OSH), update and exchange of views
• Update on approaches to tackling forced labour and child labour, notably in global supply chains
• Exchange of information on cooperation in third countries - with focus on Asia

6. Trade and Indigenous peoples

• Discussion between the Parties on available tools and platforms

7. Trade and sustainable development – trade and gender, corporate social responsibility (CSR) / responsible business conduct (RBC)

• Joint update on the implementation of the work plan for the CETA Trade and Gender Recommendation and forward planning
• Update on CSR/RBC developments (including due diligence) from both EU an Canada

8. Meeting review with Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs) representatives / Hybrid session with possible remote participation of the DAGs

• Debrief by the Parties from the Trade and Sustainable Development Committee discussions
• Exchange of views between the DAGs chairs and the Parties

9. Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks