Provisional agenda: Fourth CETA Joint Committee meeting
February 9, 2024 (Brussels)
1. Welcome and opening remarks: Harnessing the potential of trade in the Canada-European Union partnership through CETA
Remarks delivered by co-chairs, Minister Ng and Executive Vice President Dombrovskis
2. Procedural items
Adoption of the Joint Committee plenary agenda
3. CETA implementation
3.1 Joint updates and endorsements by the Joint Committee
- 3.1.1 Agreement on an Interpretation of the CETA Joint Committee regarding Article 8.10, Annex 8-A, Article 8.9 and Article 8.39 of CETA (“Interpretation on investment”)
- 3.1.2 Update on the progress towards the adoption of a Mutual Recognition Agreement on professional qualifications of architects
- 3.1.3 Update on the progress towards the adoption of supplemental rules on expedited procedures for the resolution of investment disputes, in particular for natural persons and small and medium-sized enterprises under CETA
- 3.1.4 Update on the progress towards the inclusion of active pharmaceutical ingredients as medicinal products or drugs listed in paragraph 2 of the Annex 1 to Protocol on the mutual recognition of the compliance and enforcement programme regarding good manufacturing practices for pharmaceutical products
3.2 Reporting from the Specialised Committees
- 3.2.1 Joint update on Implementation of the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter and its Early Review & the Civil Society Forum. Review of the implementation of the Joint Committee Recommendation on Gender and review of joint reports from Contact Points; and the Joint Committee Recommendation on SMEs and review of joint reports from Contact Points
- 3.2.2 Joint update on the Government Procurement Committee
- 3.2.3 Joint update on the Regulatory Cooperation Forum
- 3.2.4 EU’s perspectives on reporting from the Specialised Committees
- 3.2.4.1 Committee on Trade in Goods: Canadian Select Luxury Items Tax
- 3.2.4.2 Geographical Indications Committee: CETA provisions on protection of geographical indication
- 3.2.4.3 Agriculture Committee: Management of the CETA Tariff Rate Quota notably in relation to cheese
- 3.2.4.4 Wine and Spirits Committee: EU access to the Canadian market
- 3.2.4.5 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Committee: harmonisation of EU Certificates for exports from the EU to Canada
- 3.2.5 Canada’s perspectives on reporting from the Specialised Committees
- 3.2.5.1 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Committee: Canadian simplified certificates for export to the EU
- 3.2.5.2 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Committee: Maximum residue levels for plant protection products and import tolerances
- 3.2.5.3 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Committee: Veterinary medicinal products
- 3.2.5.4 Dialogue on Forest Products/Committee on Trade in Goods: EU Regulation on deforestation-free products
- 3.2.5.5 Committee on Trade in Goods: Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity
4. Priorities for economic cooperation under CETA and beyond: expectations and outlook
Remarks delivered by Minister Ng and Executive Vice President Dombrovskis
5. Canada-EU cooperation at the WTO
Remarks delivered by Minister Ng and Executive Vice President Dombrovskis
6. Conclusion of the plenary meeting
- Closing statements delivered by Minister Ng and Executive Vice President Dombrovskis
- Requirements for reporting and adoption of the Joint Communique
- Next Meeting of the CETA Joint Committee
- Date Modified:
