The Tenth Canada-EU Biotech Market Access Dialogue

Meeting on April 26, 2018

Agenda

1. Introductions and Opening Remarks
2. GM Event Approvals: EFSA assessment and timelines
   • Status of specific applications under EFSA assessment
   • EFSA assessment process and timelines
3. GM Event Approvals: Post-EFSA approval process and timelines
   • Status of specific applications post-EFSA
4. EU Policy – Updates
   • Member State Food and Feed Opt-Out Proposal
   • Member State Cultivation Opt-Out
   • Proposed changes to comitology process
   • Overview and update on the EC legislative proposal on Transparency and sustainability of EFSA Risk Assessments
   • Precision Breeding Techniques
5. CAN Policy - Updates
   • GMOs and new techniques in agricultural biotechnology – Policy update and products approvals
   • Labelling of GMOs
   • Traceability of GMOs and exports to the EU
6. Updates on International Activities
• Update on the Global Low Level Presence (LLP) Initiative (GLI)
• International discussions on Precision Breeding Techniques
7. Other business