Meeting of Committee on Geographical indications - Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Ottawa, September 14, 2023

Agenda

2. Enforcement of CETA Geographical indication (GI) protection - Reported illegal use of GIs in Canada
- 2.1 Role of CFIA in assessment of labelling complaints and administrative enforcement
3. List of companies benefiting from grandfathering clause
4. Direct Registration: Update on any pending requests for registration in Canada
5. EU GIview Database Update and training for Canadian enforcement Authorities
6. CETA Evaluations by the European Commission and the European Parliament
7. Update by Canada on web content explaining GIs protection and enforcement in Canada
8. Status of the Canada-India and Canada- Indonesia bilateral trade negotiations

9. Update on EU Regulation on GIs for Craft and Industrial Products
10. Status Update on March 2022 EU Legislative Proposal to Revise EU Rules on GIs
11. Impacts of Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling on GI protection (Denmark)
12. European Commission’s discretion on assessing GIs (Cunsorziu di i Salamaghji Corsi - Consortium des Charcutiers Corses and Others v European Commission)
13. Status of the EU’s bilateral trade negotiations
- 13.1 Australia
- 13.2 New Zealand
- 13.3 Indonesia
- 13.4 India
14. Update on Information Required to Enumerate EU “Responsible Authorities” for the CETA GIs
15. Any Other Business