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2016/0205(NLE) EU/Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Progress: Awaiting final decision

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead INTA PABRIKS Artis (icon: PPE PPE) MOISĂ Sorin (icon: S&D S&D), CAMPBELL BANNERMAN David (icon: ECR ECR), SCHAAKE Marietje (icon: ALDE ALDE), JADOT Yannick (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), BEGHIN Tiziana (icon: EFDD EFDD), FERRAND Edouard (icon: ENF ENF)
Committee Opinion AFET TANNOCK Timothy Charles Ayrton (icon: ECR ECR) Javier COUSO PERMUY (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL), Pier Antonio PANZERI (icon: S&D S&D)
Committee Opinion EMPL PIRINSKI Georgi (icon: S&D S&D) Enrique CALVET CHAMBON (icon: ALDE ALDE), Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL), Patrick LE HYARIC (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL), Ulrike TREBESIUS (icon: ECR ECR)
Committee Opinion ENVI STAES Bart (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE) Nicola CAPUTO (icon: S&D S&D), Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET (icon: PPE PPE), Julie GIRLING (icon: ECR ECR), Sylvie GODDYN (icon: ENF ENF), Anne-Marie MINEUR (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL), Jasenko SELIMOVIC (icon: ALDE ALDE)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 091, TFEU 100-p2, TFEU 207-p4, TFEU 218-p6a, TFEU 218-p7

Events

2017/03/02
   PT_PARLIAMENT - Contribution
Documents
COM(2016)0470
2017/02/15
   EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 408 votes to 254, with 33 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part.

In line with the recommendations made by the Committee on International Trade and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.

Documents
T8-0030/2017
2017/02/15
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2017/02/15
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2017/02/15
   EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament rejected by 225 votes to 439, with 35 abstentions, a motion for a resolution pursuant to Rule 108(6) of the Rules of Procedure seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed agreement between Canada and the European Union on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

Members at the origin of the draft resolution (89 in total) stated that the agreement submitted to the Council to be concluded, signed and provisionally applied contains a chapter on investment (chapter eight), which includes, inter alia, a section on investment protection (Section D) and a section on the resolution of investment disputes between investors and states (Section F).

The draft resolution suggested that the Parliament seek an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility of the proposed agreement with the Treaties .

Members took the view that there is legal uncertainty as to whether the proposed agreement is compatible with the Treaties, in particular Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union as well as Articles 49, 54, 56, 267 and 340 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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T8-0030/2017
2017/01/30
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
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The Committee on International Trade adopted the report by Artis PABRIKS (EPP, LV) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part.

The committee recommended that the European Parliament give its consent to conclusion of the agreement.

In the explanatory statement accompanying the report, it was recalled that CETA is the first FTA the EU has completed with another major established OECD economy. It is also the most ambitious agreement both the EU and Canada have concluded.

Canada is a strong trade and investment partner for the European Union. For Canada, the EU is the second most important trading partner (after the US). Canada is also the fourth-largest investor in the EU.

The main points of the Agreement are as follows:

Trade in goods : CETA will eliminate almost all customs duties, at a value of EUR 400 million for goods originating in the EU. There are, however, some restrictions to free market access, including a few agricultural products, public services, audio-visual services and transport services. Several agricultural goods considered as sensitive will either be offered as quotas (i.e. dairy) or excluded completely (poultry and egg).

Trade in services : CETA will provide new and better market access for European suppliers of services in which EU companies are world leaders, ranging from maritime services, telecoms, and engineering to environmental services and accountancy. It will make it easier for service suppliers to travel between the EU and Canada to connect with their customers. CETA will also establish a framework to simplify the recognition of profession qualifications, e.g. for architects.

All services markets are liberalised except those explicitly excluded. Exclusions include public services such as health care, education and other social services, as well as water distribution, audio-visual services and some air services.

Public procurement : Canada has opened up its government tenders to EU companies to a greater extent than with any of its other trading partners. EU firms will be able to bid to provide goods and services not only at the federal level but also at the level of Canadian provinces and municipalities.

Canada has also agreed to publish all its public tenders in a single procurement website. This will be of particular importance for SMEs in the EU.

Geographical Indications : Canada agreed to provide protection for over 140 European GIs of food and drink products at a level equivalent to that provided in the EU. A list of these GIs is included in an Annex of the Agreement, and may be supplemented later with other Geographical Indications.

Investment : CETA contains a separate investment chapter, including all relevant investment protection provisions. It puts forward a new investment court system and enhanced rules on investment protection. The new system makes the resolution of investment disputes fairer and more transparent.

In conclusion, the final agreement represents a balanced and comprehensive outcome of significant economic value for the EU, fully in line with what was set out in the negotiating mandate and the resolution adopted by the European Parliament.

Beyond the economic aspects, the Agreement is also of geopolitical importance, as it will strengthen relations between the EU and one of its closest allies.

Documents
A8-0009/2017
2017/01/24
   EP - Vote in committee
2017/01/13
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
PE595.582
2016/12/13
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
PE595.613
2016/12/08
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
PE593.983
2016/11/29
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
PE592.207
2016/11/21
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2016/11/10
   EP - STAES Bart (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2016/11/09
   EP - PIRINSKI Georgi (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL
2016/10/31
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
PE593.835
2016/10/18
   CSL - Debate in Council
Documents
3493
2016/10/18
   CSL - Council Meeting
2016/09/21
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: in accordance with a Council Decision, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part, was signed and subject to its conclusion at a later date.

Pursuant to Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, it is appropriate for the Council to authorise the Commission to approve modifications to Annex 20-A of the Agreement to be adopted by the CETA Joint Committee.

It is now necessary to conclude this Comprehensive Agreement on behalf of the Union.

CONTENT: under this proposal, it is proposed that the Council approve the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part, on behalf of the Union.

Objectives of the Agreement : CETA is a comprehensive trade and investment agreement which contains provisions on:

national treatment and market access for goods, trade remedies, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, customs and trade facilitation, subsidies, investment, cross-border trade in services, transparency and dispute settlement, etc.

Trade objective : CETA will significantly improve business opportunities for European companies in Canada. It will not change EU standards. Standards and regulations related to food safety, product safety, consumer protection, health, environment, social or labour standards etc. will remain untouched.

All imports from Canada will have to satisfy all EU product rules and regulations – without exception .

Other important provisions relating to customs duties, services, public procurement and sustainable development are provided ( please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal of 5.7.2016 for further information ).

Joint Committee and interpretation provisions : the Agreement provides for the creation of a CETA Joint Committee that will continuously monitor the implementation, operation and impact of this agreement. The CETA Joint Committee is comprised of representatives of the European Union and representatives of Canada who will meet once a year or at the request of a Party and will supervise the work of all specialised committees and other bodies established under this Agreement.

Modifications to Annex 20-A of the Agreement through decisions of the CETA Joint Committee shall be approved by the Commission on behalf of the Union.

It is also stated that if an opposition is received in the framework of the examination carried out under Article 20.19.1, and no agreement can be reached between interested parties, the Commission shall adopt its position in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 57(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.

Documents
10975/2016
2016/09/14
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
10973/2016
2016/09/08
   EP - TANNOCK Timothy Charles Ayrton (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
2016/07/13
   EP - PABRIKS Artis (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
2016/07/05
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
COM(2016)0444
EUR-Lex
2016/07/05
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
COM(2016)0470
EUR-Lex
2016/07/05
   EP - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: on the basis of negotiating directives adopted by the Council, the Commission has negotiated the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with a view to establishing a state of the art and privileged economic relationship with Canada.

Canada is a strategic partner of the European Union and they have reached an ambitious agreement which will open up new opportunities for trade and investment for economic actors on both sides of the Atlantic.

Both sides have also underlined through this agreement the importance of economic activity taking place within a framework of clear and transparent regulation defined by public authorities, and that they consider the right to regulate in the public interest as a basic underlying principle of the Agreement.

The CETA negotiations were completed and initialled at the level of the Chief Negotiators on 1 August 2014.

It is now necessary to conclude this comprehensive agreement on behalf of the Union.

CONTENT: the Commission called on the Council to adopt a Decision to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part.

Aim of the Agreement : the CETA is a comprehensive trade and investment agreement which contains provisions on:

national treatment and market access for goods, trade remedies, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, customs and trade facilitation, subsidies, investment, cross-border trade in services, temporary entry and stay of natural persons for business purposes, mutual recognition of professional qualifications, domestic regulation, financial services, international maritime transport services, telecommunications, electronic commerce, competition policy, state enterprises, monopolies, and enterprises granted special rights or privileges, government procurement, intellectual property, regulatory cooperation, trade and sustainable development, trade and labour, trade and environment, bilateral dialogues and cooperation, administrative and institutional provisions, transparency and dispute settlement.

Specific trade aim : CETA will significantly improve business opportunities for European companies in Canada. With CETA, European companies will receive the best treatment that Canada has ever offered to any trading partner, thus levelling the playing field on the Canadian market for EU companies.

By opening markets, CETA should support growth and jobs in the EU and bring further benefits for European consumers. It has the potential to keep prices down and provide consumers with greater choice of quality products. CETA will not change EU standards . Standards and regulations related to food safety, product safety, consumer protection, health, environment, social or labour standards etc. will remain untouched. All imports from Canada will have to satisfy all EU product rules and regulations – without exception .

Customs duties : CETA will bring tangible benefits to European consumers and companies by eliminating or cutting customs duties– some of the most far reaching cuts achieved by the EU in a trade agreement. This will provide important market opportunities for European companies including SMEs. Services : CETA is by far the most far reaching agreement ever concluded by EU in the area of services and investment. European firms will have more opportunities to provide specialised maritime transport services like dredging, moving empty containers, and shipping of certain cargo within Canada. European firms will also have new advantages when it comes to getting investment projects approved in Canada, protecting their investments and enforcing their rights in case of unfair treatment through a balanced and effective dispute settlement system. For all services sectors, such as environmental services, telecom and finance, market access is ensured, both at federal level and - for the first time – provincial level. In CETA – as in all its trade agreements – the EU protects public services. Again, Canadian investors and service providers will have to respect applicable EU regulations. Investment protection : CETA includes all the innovations of the EU's new approach on investment and its dispute settlement mechanism, thus meeting the expectations of stakeholders for a fairer, more transparent and institutionalised system for the settlement of investment disputes. It introduces important innovations in this field, ensuring a high level of protection for investors, while fully preserving the right of governments to regulate and pursue legitimate public policy objectives such as the protection of health, safety or the environment. Mutual recognition of professional qualifications : the agreement provides a framework to facilitate the mutual recognition of qualifications in regulated professions such as architects, accountants and engineers. The relevant professional organisations in the EU and Canada now have a framework that sets out the conditions for the negotiation of mutual recognition agreements for their respective professions. Easier transfers of company staff and other professionals : CETA will make it easier for firms to move staff temporarily between the EU and Canada. This will facilitate European companies' operations in Canada. Access to Canadian public tenders : Canada has opened up its government tenders to EU companies to a greater extent than with any of its other trading partners. EU firms will be able to bid to provide goods and services not only at federal level but also to Canadian provinces and municipalities, the first non-Canadian firms to be able to do so. Conformity assessments : the EU and Canada have agreed to accept each other’s conformity assessment certificates in areas such as electrical goods, electronic and radio equipment, toys, machinery or measuring equipment. This means that a conformity assessment body in the EU can test EU products for export to Canada according to Canadian rules and vice versa. Better protection for EU innovation and creative works : CETA will create a more level playing field between Canada and the EU on intellectual property rights. It will strengthen the protection of copyrights (alignment with EU rules on protection of technological measures and digital rights management as well as on the liability of internet service providers) and enforcement (namely by foreseeing the possibility of provisional measures and injunctions for intermediaries involved in infringing activities). Canada also agreed to strengthen its border measures against counterfeit trademark goods, pirated copyright goods and counterfeit geographical indication goods. Traditional European products : many medium-sized and smaller businesses trading in agricultural products will benefit from Canada agreeing to protect 143 geographical indications for high-quality European products, such as Roquefort cheese, balsamic vinegar from Modena or Dutch Gouda cheese and many others. Sustainable Development : in CETA, the EU and Canada affirm their commitment to sustainable development. Both agree that trade and investment should further environmental protection and labour rights – and not be at their expense. The EU and Canada are committed to CETA helping to ensure that economic growth, social development and environmental protection are mutually supportive. Settling disputes : CETA also sets up a process for settling disputes, including government consultations and a panel of experts.

Institutional component of the Agreement : the Agreement establishes a CETA Joint Committee that will continuously monitor the implementation, operation and impact of this agreement. The CETA Joint Committee is comprised of representatives of the European Union and representatives of Canada who will meet once a year or at the request of a Party and will supervise the work of all specialised committees and other bodies established under this Agreement.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the CETA will be the first to incorporate the new Investment Court System (ICS) in the context of the Investment Dispute Resolution System. Accordingly, an amount of EUR 500 000 of additional yearly expenditure is foreseen from 2017 onwards (subject to ratification) to finance the permanent structure comprising a First Instance and an Appeal Tribunal.

It is estimated that foregone duty will reach an amount of EUR 311 million upon full implementation of the Agreement.

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COM(2016)0443
EUR-Lex

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A8-0009/2017 - Artis Pabriks - approbation #

2017/02/15 Outcome: +: 408, -: 254, 0: 33
DE RO PL ES HR PT SK HU CZ SE BG FI LT EE DK BE LU MT LV GB SI NL CY IE EL AT IT FR
Total
91
31
49
50
11
20
12
18
21
19
15
13
10
6
11
20
6
6
7
55
8
25
6
10
20
18
64
72
icon: PPE PPE
206

Germany PPE

34

Romania PPE

12

Poland PPE

22

Spain PPE

17

Croatia PPE

5

Portugal PPE

8

Slovakia PPE

6

Hungary PPE

9

Czechia PPE

7

Sweden PPE

4

Bulgaria PPE

7

Finland PPE

3

Lithuania PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Belgium PPE

4

Luxembourg PPE

3

Malta PPE

3

Latvia PPE

4

Slovenia PPE

5

Netherlands PPE

4

Cyprus PPE

1

Ireland PPE

4

Greece PPE

5

Austria PPE

5

Italy PPE

Abstain (1)

Alberto CIRIO
12

France PPE

18
icon: ALDE ALDE
64

Germany ALDE

Abstain (1)

Ulrike MÜLLER
4

Romania ALDE

3

Spain ALDE

Abstain (1)

Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA
7

Croatia ALDE

2

Portugal ALDE

1

Czechia ALDE

4

Sweden ALDE

3

Bulgaria ALDE

3

Finland ALDE

4

Lithuania ALDE

3

Estonia ALDE

3

Denmark ALDE

2

Belgium ALDE

6

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Slovenia ALDE

Against (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Netherlands ALDE

7

Ireland ALDE

Against (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

France ALDE

7
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67

Germany ECR

Against (1)

Arne GERICKE
6

Romania ECR

For (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

Poland ECR

18

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

Branislav ŠKRIPEK
3

Czechia ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

Angel DZHAMBAZKI
1

Finland ECR

For (1)

Jussi HALLA-AHO
2

Lithuania ECR

Abstain (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Denmark ECR

Against (1)

Rikke-Louise KARLSSON
3

Belgium ECR

4

Latvia ECR

For (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

United Kingdom ECR

18

Netherlands ECR

Against (1)

Bas BELDER

Abstain (1)

Peter van DALEN
2

Cyprus ECR

1

Greece ECR

Against (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Italy ECR

2
icon: S&D S&D
174

Germany S&D

24

Romania S&D

14

Poland S&D

5

Spain S&D

Against (1)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ
12

Croatia S&D

2

Portugal S&D

Against (1)

Ana GOMES
7

Slovakia S&D

Against (1)

Monika BEŇOVÁ
3

Hungary S&D

4

Czechia S&D

4

Sweden S&D

Against (1)

Soraya POST

Abstain (2)

Anna HEDH, Marita ULVSKOG
6

Bulgaria S&D

4

Finland S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Estonia S&D

For (1)

Marju LAURISTIN
1

Denmark S&D

3

Belgium S&D

3

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Malta S&D

Against (1)

Alfred SANT
3

Latvia S&D

Against (1)

Andrejs MAMIKINS
1

United Kingdom S&D

Abstain (2)

Seb DANCE, Siôn SIMON
20

Slovenia S&D

Against (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Netherlands S&D

3

Cyprus S&D

Abstain (1)

Costas MAVRIDES
2

Ireland S&D

Against (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Greece S&D

Abstain (1)

Nikos ANDROULAKIS
4

Austria S&D

5

Italy S&D

Abstain (1)

Elena GENTILE
24

France S&D

13
icon: NI NI
17

Germany NI

Against (1)

Udo VOIGT
1

Poland NI

1

Hungary NI

3

United Kingdom NI

For (1)

Diane DODDS

Against (2)

Diane JAMES, Steven WOOLFE
3

Greece NI

5

Italy NI

For (1)

Renato SORU
1

France NI

3
icon: EFDD EFDD
27

Germany EFDD

Against (1)

Beatrix von STORCH
1

Poland EFDD

1

Czechia EFDD

For (1)

Petr MACH
1

Sweden EFDD

2

Lithuania EFDD

Against (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

United Kingdom EFDD

Abstain (1)

James CARVER
5

Italy EFDD

15

France EFDD

1
icon: ENF ENF
40

Germany ENF

Against (1)

Marcus PRETZELL
1

Romania ENF

Against (1)

Laurenţiu REBEGA
1

Poland ENF

Against (1)

Michał MARUSIK

Abstain (1)

Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK
2

Belgium ENF

Against (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

United Kingdom ENF

Against (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Netherlands ENF

4

Austria ENF

4

Italy ENF

6

France ENF

20
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
50

Germany Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Rebecca HARMS
13

Spain Verts/ALE

4

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Claude TURMES
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

6

Slovenia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Italy Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Marco AFFRONTE
1

France Verts/ALE

6
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
49

Germany GUE/NGL

7

Spain GUE/NGL

10

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

Czechia GUE/NGL

3

Sweden GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Finland GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Denmark GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Martina ANDERSON
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Ireland GUE/NGL

4

Greece GUE/NGL

5

Italy GUE/NGL

3

France GUE/NGL

4
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2016/11/17 AFET 1 amendments...
source: 594.096
2016/12/01 EMPL 3 amendments...
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2016/12/13 INTA 7 amendments...
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2017/01/03 ENVI 3 amendments...
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  • date: 2016-10-31T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE593.835 title: PE593.835 type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 2016-11-29T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE592.207&secondRef=03 title: PE592.207 committee: AFET type: Committee opinion body: EP
  • date: 2016-12-08T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE593.983&secondRef=03 title: PE593.983 committee: EMPL type: Committee opinion body: EP
  • date: 2016-12-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE595.613 title: PE595.613 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
  • date: 2017-01-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE595.582&secondRef=02 title: PE595.582 committee: ENVI type: Committee opinion body: EP
  • date: 2017-02-15T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2017-0030 title: T8-0030/2017 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 408 votes to 254, with 33 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part. In line with the recommendations made by the Committee on International Trade and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement. type: Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2017-03-02T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2016)0470 title: COM(2016)0470 type: Contribution body: PT_PARLIAMENT
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  • date: 2016-07-05T00:00:00 type: Initial legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2016/0443/COM_COM(2016)0443_EN.pdf title: COM(2016)0443 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2016&nu_doc=0443 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. BACKGROUND: on the basis of negotiating directives adopted by the Council, the Commission has negotiated the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with a view to establishing a state of the art and privileged economic relationship with Canada. Canada is a strategic partner of the European Union and they have reached an ambitious agreement which will open up new opportunities for trade and investment for economic actors on both sides of the Atlantic. Both sides have also underlined through this agreement the importance of economic activity taking place within a framework of clear and transparent regulation defined by public authorities, and that they consider the right to regulate in the public interest as a basic underlying principle of the Agreement. The CETA negotiations were completed and initialled at the level of the Chief Negotiators on 1 August 2014. It is now necessary to conclude this comprehensive agreement on behalf of the Union. CONTENT: the Commission called on the Council to adopt a Decision to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part. Aim of the Agreement : the CETA is a comprehensive trade and investment agreement which contains provisions on: national treatment and market access for goods, trade remedies, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, customs and trade facilitation, subsidies, investment, cross-border trade in services, temporary entry and stay of natural persons for business purposes, mutual recognition of professional qualifications, domestic regulation, financial services, international maritime transport services, telecommunications, electronic commerce, competition policy, state enterprises, monopolies, and enterprises granted special rights or privileges, government procurement, intellectual property, regulatory cooperation, trade and sustainable development, trade and labour, trade and environment, bilateral dialogues and cooperation, administrative and institutional provisions, transparency and dispute settlement. Specific trade aim : CETA will significantly improve business opportunities for European companies in Canada. With CETA, European companies will receive the best treatment that Canada has ever offered to any trading partner, thus levelling the playing field on the Canadian market for EU companies. By opening markets, CETA should support growth and jobs in the EU and bring further benefits for European consumers. It has the potential to keep prices down and provide consumers with greater choice of quality products. CETA will not change EU standards . Standards and regulations related to food safety, product safety, consumer protection, health, environment, social or labour standards etc. will remain untouched. All imports from Canada will have to satisfy all EU product rules and regulations – without exception . Customs duties : CETA will bring tangible benefits to European consumers and companies by eliminating or cutting customs duties– some of the most far reaching cuts achieved by the EU in a trade agreement. This will provide important market opportunities for European companies including SMEs. Services : CETA is by far the most far reaching agreement ever concluded by EU in the area of services and investment. European firms will have more opportunities to provide specialised maritime transport services like dredging, moving empty containers, and shipping of certain cargo within Canada. European firms will also have new advantages when it comes to getting investment projects approved in Canada, protecting their investments and enforcing their rights in case of unfair treatment through a balanced and effective dispute settlement system. For all services sectors, such as environmental services, telecom and finance, market access is ensured, both at federal level and - for the first time – provincial level. In CETA – as in all its trade agreements – the EU protects public services. Again, Canadian investors and service providers will have to respect applicable EU regulations. Investment protection : CETA includes all the innovations of the EU's new approach on investment and its dispute settlement mechanism, thus meeting the expectations of stakeholders for a fairer, more transparent and institutionalised system for the settlement of investment disputes. It introduces important innovations in this field, ensuring a high level of protection for investors, while fully preserving the right of governments to regulate and pursue legitimate public policy objectives such as the protection of health, safety or the environment. Mutual recognition of professional qualifications : the agreement provides a framework to facilitate the mutual recognition of qualifications in regulated professions such as architects, accountants and engineers. The relevant professional organisations in the EU and Canada now have a framework that sets out the conditions for the negotiation of mutual recognition agreements for their respective professions. Easier transfers of company staff and other professionals : CETA will make it easier for firms to move staff temporarily between the EU and Canada. This will facilitate European companies' operations in Canada. Access to Canadian public tenders : Canada has opened up its government tenders to EU companies to a greater extent than with any of its other trading partners. EU firms will be able to bid to provide goods and services not only at federal level but also to Canadian provinces and municipalities, the first non-Canadian firms to be able to do so. Conformity assessments : the EU and Canada have agreed to accept each other’s conformity assessment certificates in areas such as electrical goods, electronic and radio equipment, toys, machinery or measuring equipment. This means that a conformity assessment body in the EU can test EU products for export to Canada according to Canadian rules and vice versa. Better protection for EU innovation and creative works : CETA will create a more level playing field between Canada and the EU on intellectual property rights. It will strengthen the protection of copyrights (alignment with EU rules on protection of technological measures and digital rights management as well as on the liability of internet service providers) and enforcement (namely by foreseeing the possibility of provisional measures and injunctions for intermediaries involved in infringing activities). Canada also agreed to strengthen its border measures against counterfeit trademark goods, pirated copyright goods and counterfeit geographical indication goods. Traditional European products : many medium-sized and smaller businesses trading in agricultural products will benefit from Canada agreeing to protect 143 geographical indications for high-quality European products, such as Roquefort cheese, balsamic vinegar from Modena or Dutch Gouda cheese and many others. Sustainable Development : in CETA, the EU and Canada affirm their commitment to sustainable development. Both agree that trade and investment should further environmental protection and labour rights – and not be at their expense. The EU and Canada are committed to CETA helping to ensure that economic growth, social development and environmental protection are mutually supportive. Settling disputes : CETA also sets up a process for settling disputes, including government consultations and a panel of experts. Institutional component of the Agreement : the Agreement establishes a CETA Joint Committee that will continuously monitor the implementation, operation and impact of this agreement. The CETA Joint Committee is comprised of representatives of the European Union and representatives of Canada who will meet once a year or at the request of a Party and will supervise the work of all specialised committees and other bodies established under this Agreement. BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the CETA will be the first to incorporate the new Investment Court System (ICS) in the context of the Investment Dispute Resolution System. Accordingly, an amount of EUR 500 000 of additional yearly expenditure is foreseen from 2017 onwards (subject to ratification) to finance the permanent structure comprising a First Instance and an Appeal Tribunal. It is estimated that foregone duty will reach an amount of EUR 311 million upon full implementation of the Agreement.
  • date: 2016-09-21T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=10975%2F16&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 10975/2016 summary: PURPOSE: to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. BACKGROUND: in accordance with a Council Decision, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part, was signed and subject to its conclusion at a later date. Pursuant to Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, it is appropriate for the Council to authorise the Commission to approve modifications to Annex 20-A of the Agreement to be adopted by the CETA Joint Committee. It is now necessary to conclude this Comprehensive Agreement on behalf of the Union. CONTENT: under this proposal, it is proposed that the Council approve the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part, on behalf of the Union. Objectives of the Agreement : CETA is a comprehensive trade and investment agreement which contains provisions on: national treatment and market access for goods, trade remedies, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, customs and trade facilitation, subsidies, investment, cross-border trade in services, transparency and dispute settlement, etc. Trade objective : CETA will significantly improve business opportunities for European companies in Canada. It will not change EU standards. Standards and regulations related to food safety, product safety, consumer protection, health, environment, social or labour standards etc. will remain untouched. All imports from Canada will have to satisfy all EU product rules and regulations – without exception . Other important provisions relating to customs duties, services, public procurement and sustainable development are provided ( please refer to the summary of the Commission's initial proposal of 5.7.2016 for further information ). Joint Committee and interpretation provisions : the Agreement provides for the creation of a CETA Joint Committee that will continuously monitor the implementation, operation and impact of this agreement. The CETA Joint Committee is comprised of representatives of the European Union and representatives of Canada who will meet once a year or at the request of a Party and will supervise the work of all specialised committees and other bodies established under this Agreement. Modifications to Annex 20-A of the Agreement through decisions of the CETA Joint Committee shall be approved by the Commission on behalf of the Union. It is also stated that if an opposition is received in the framework of the examination carried out under Article 20.19.1, and no agreement can be reached between interested parties, the Commission shall adopt its position in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 57(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
  • date: 2016-10-18T00:00:00 type: Debate in Council body: CSL docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3493*&MEET_DATE=18/10/2016 title: 3493
  • date: 2016-11-21T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2017-01-24T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2017-01-30T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2017-0009&language=EN title: A8-0009/2017 summary: The Committee on International Trade adopted the report by Artis PABRIKS (EPP, LV) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part. The committee recommended that the European Parliament give its consent to conclusion of the agreement. In the explanatory statement accompanying the report, it was recalled that CETA is the first FTA the EU has completed with another major established OECD economy. It is also the most ambitious agreement both the EU and Canada have concluded. Canada is a strong trade and investment partner for the European Union. For Canada, the EU is the second most important trading partner (after the US). Canada is also the fourth-largest investor in the EU. The main points of the Agreement are as follows: Trade in goods : CETA will eliminate almost all customs duties, at a value of EUR 400 million for goods originating in the EU. There are, however, some restrictions to free market access, including a few agricultural products, public services, audio-visual services and transport services. Several agricultural goods considered as sensitive will either be offered as quotas (i.e. dairy) or excluded completely (poultry and egg). Trade in services : CETA will provide new and better market access for European suppliers of services in which EU companies are world leaders, ranging from maritime services, telecoms, and engineering to environmental services and accountancy. It will make it easier for service suppliers to travel between the EU and Canada to connect with their customers. CETA will also establish a framework to simplify the recognition of profession qualifications, e.g. for architects. All services markets are liberalised except those explicitly excluded. Exclusions include public services such as health care, education and other social services, as well as water distribution, audio-visual services and some air services. Public procurement : Canada has opened up its government tenders to EU companies to a greater extent than with any of its other trading partners. EU firms will be able to bid to provide goods and services not only at the federal level but also at the level of Canadian provinces and municipalities. Canada has also agreed to publish all its public tenders in a single procurement website. This will be of particular importance for SMEs in the EU. Geographical Indications : Canada agreed to provide protection for over 140 European GIs of food and drink products at a level equivalent to that provided in the EU. A list of these GIs is included in an Annex of the Agreement, and may be supplemented later with other Geographical Indications. Investment : CETA contains a separate investment chapter, including all relevant investment protection provisions. It puts forward a new investment court system and enhanced rules on investment protection. The new system makes the resolution of investment disputes fairer and more transparent. In conclusion, the final agreement represents a balanced and comprehensive outcome of significant economic value for the EU, fully in line with what was set out in the negotiating mandate and the resolution adopted by the European Parliament. Beyond the economic aspects, the Agreement is also of geopolitical importance, as it will strengthen relations between the EU and one of its closest allies.
  • date: 2017-02-15T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=28115&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2017-02-15T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20170215&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2017-02-15T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2017-0030 title: T8-0030/2017 summary: The European Parliament rejected by 225 votes to 439, with 35 abstentions, a motion for a resolution pursuant to Rule 108(6) of the Rules of Procedure seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed agreement between Canada and the European Union on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Members at the origin of the draft resolution (89 in total) stated that the agreement submitted to the Council to be concluded, signed and provisionally applied contains a chapter on investment (chapter eight), which includes, inter alia, a section on investment protection (Section D) and a section on the resolution of investment disputes between investors and states (Section F). The draft resolution suggested that the Parliament seek an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility of the proposed agreement with the Treaties . Members took the view that there is legal uncertainty as to whether the proposed agreement is compatible with the Treaties, in particular Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union as well as Articles 49, 54, 56, 267 and 340 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
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  • The European Parliament adopted by 408 votes to 254, with 33 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part.

    In line with the recommendations made by the Committee on International Trade and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.
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PURPOSE: to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part. 

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. 

BACKGROUND: on the basis of negotiating directives adopted by the Council, the Commission has negotiated the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with a view to establishing a state of the art and privileged economic relationship with Canada.

Canada is a strategic partner of the European Union and they have reached an ambitious agreement which will open up new opportunities for trade and investment for economic actors on both sides of the Atlantic.

Both sides have also underlined through this agreement the importance of economic activity taking place within a framework of clear and transparent regulation defined by public authorities, and that they consider the right to regulate in the public interest as a basic underlying principle of the Agreement. 

The CETA negotiations were completed and initialled at the level of the Chief Negotiators on 1 August 2014.

It is now necessary to conclude this comprehensive agreement on behalf of the Union.

CONTENT: the Commission called on the Council to adopt a Decision to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part.

Aim of the Agreement: the CETA is a comprehensive trade and investment agreement which contains provisions on:

  • national treatment and market access for goods,
  • trade remedies,
  • technical barriers to trade,
  • sanitary and phytosanitary measures,
  • customs and trade facilitation,
  • subsidies,
  • investment,
  • cross-border trade in services,
  • temporary entry and stay of natural persons for business purposes,
  • mutual recognition of professional qualifications,
  • domestic regulation,
  • financial services,
  • international maritime transport services,
  • telecommunications,
  • electronic commerce,
  • competition policy,
  • state enterprises,
  • monopolies, and enterprises granted special rights or privileges,
  • government procurement,
  • intellectual property,
  • regulatory cooperation,
  • trade and sustainable development,
  • trade and labour,
  • trade and environment,
  • bilateral dialogues and cooperation,
  • administrative and institutional provisions,
  • transparency and dispute settlement.

Specific trade aim: CETA will significantly improve business opportunities for European companies in Canada. With CETA, European companies will receive the best treatment that Canada has ever offered to any trading partner, thus levelling the playing field on the Canadian market for EU companies.

By opening markets, CETA should support growth and jobs in the EU and bring further benefits for European consumers. It has the potential to keep prices down and provide consumers with greater choice of quality products. CETA will not change EU standards. Standards and regulations related to food safety, product safety, consumer protection, health, environment, social or labour standards etc. will remain untouched. All imports from Canada will have to satisfy all EU product rules and regulations – without exception. 

  • Customs duties: CETA will bring tangible benefits to European consumers and companies by eliminating or cutting customs duties– some of the most far reaching cuts achieved by the EU in a trade agreement. This will provide important market opportunities for European companies including SMEs.
  • Services: CETA is by far the most far reaching agreement ever concluded by EU in the area of services and investment. European firms will have more opportunities to provide specialised maritime transport services like dredging, moving empty containers, and shipping of certain cargo within Canada. European firms will also have new advantages when it comes to getting investment projects approved in Canada, protecting their investments and enforcing their rights in case of unfair treatment through a balanced and effective dispute settlement system. For all services sectors, such as environmental services, telecom and finance, market access is ensured, both at federal level and - for the first time – provincial level. In CETA – as in all its trade agreements – the EU protects public services. Again, Canadian investors and service providers will have to respect applicable EU regulations.
  • Investment protection: CETA includes all the innovations of the EU's new approach on investment and its dispute settlement mechanism, thus meeting the expectations of stakeholders for a fairer, more transparent and institutionalised system for the settlement of investment disputes. It introduces important innovations in this field, ensuring a high level of protection for investors, while fully preserving the right of governments to regulate and pursue legitimate public policy objectives such as the protection of health, safety or the environment.
  • Mutual recognition of professional qualifications: the agreement provides a framework to facilitate the mutual recognition of qualifications in regulated professions such as architects, accountants and engineers. The relevant professional organisations in the EU and Canada now have a framework that sets out the conditions for the negotiation of mutual recognition agreements for their respective professions.
  • Easier transfers of company staff and other professionals: CETA will make it easier for firms to move staff temporarily between the EU and Canada. This will facilitate European companies' operations in Canada.
  • Access to Canadian public tenders: Canada has opened up its government tenders to EU companies to a greater extent than with any of its other trading partners. EU firms will be able to bid to provide goods and services not only at federal level but also to Canadian provinces and municipalities, the first non-Canadian firms to be able to do so.
  • Conformity assessments: the EU and Canada have agreed to accept each other’s conformity assessment certificates in areas such as electrical goods, electronic and radio equipment, toys, machinery or measuring equipment. This means that a conformity assessment body in the EU can test EU products for export to Canada according to Canadian rules and vice versa.
  • Better protection for EU innovation and creative works: CETA will create a more level playing field between Canada and the EU on intellectual property rights. It will strengthen the protection of copyrights (alignment with EU rules on protection of technological measures and digital rights management as well as on the liability of internet service providers) and enforcement (namely by foreseeing the possibility of provisional measures and injunctions for intermediaries involved in infringing activities). Canada also agreed to strengthen its border measures against counterfeit trademark goods, pirated copyright goods and counterfeit geographical indication goods.
  • Traditional European products: many medium-sized and smaller businesses trading in agricultural products will benefit from Canada agreeing to protect 143 geographical indications for high-quality European products, such as Roquefort cheese, balsamic vinegar from Modena or Dutch Gouda cheese and many others.
  • Sustainable Development: in CETA, the EU and Canada affirm their commitment to sustainable development. Both agree that trade and investment should further environmental protection and labour rights – and not be at their expense. The EU and Canada are committed to CETA helping to ensure that economic growth, social development and environmental protection are mutually supportive.
  • Settling disputes: CETA also sets up a process for settling disputes, including government consultations and a panel of experts.

Institutional component of the Agreement: the Agreement establishes a CETA Joint Committee that will continuously monitor the implementation, operation and impact of this agreement. The CETA Joint Committee is comprised of representatives of the European Union and representatives of Canada who will meet once a year or at the request of a Party and will supervise the work of all specialised committees and other bodies established under this Agreement.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the CETA will be the first to incorporate the new Investment Court System (ICS) in the context of the Investment Dispute Resolution System. Accordingly, an amount of EUR 500 000 of additional yearly expenditure is foreseen from 2017 onwards (subject to ratification) to finance the permanent structure comprising a First Instance and an Appeal Tribunal.

It is estimated that foregone duty will reach an amount of EUR 311 million upon full implementation of the Agreement.

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PURPOSE: to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part. 

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. 

BACKGROUND: on the basis of negotiating directives adopted by the Council, the Commission has negotiated the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with a view to establishing a state of the art and privileged economic relationship with Canada.

Canada is a strategic partner of the European Union and they have reached an ambitious agreement which will open up new opportunities for trade and investment for economic actors on both sides of the Atlantic.

Both sides have also underlined through this agreement the importance of economic activity taking place within a framework of clear and transparent regulation defined by public authorities, and that they consider the right to regulate in the public interest as a basic underlying principle of the Agreement. 

The CETA negotiations were completed and initialled at the level of the Chief Negotiators on 1 August 2014.

It is now necessary to conclude this comprehensive agreement on behalf of the Union.

CONTENT: the Commission called on the Council to adopt a Decision to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part.

Aim of the Agreement: the CETA is a comprehensive trade and investment agreement which contains provisions on:

  • national treatment and market access for goods,
  • trade remedies,
  • technical barriers to trade,
  • sanitary and phytosanitary measures,
  • customs and trade facilitation,
  • subsidies,
  • investment,
  • cross-border trade in services,
  • temporary entry and stay of natural persons for business purposes,
  • mutual recognition of professional qualifications,
  • domestic regulation,
  • financial services,
  • international maritime transport services,
  • telecommunications,
  • electronic commerce,
  • competition policy,
  • state enterprises,
  • monopolies, and enterprises granted special rights or privileges,
  • government procurement,
  • intellectual property,
  • regulatory cooperation,
  • trade and sustainable development,
  • trade and labour,
  • trade and environment,
  • bilateral dialogues and cooperation,
  • administrative and institutional provisions,
  • transparency and dispute settlement.

Specific trade aim: CETA will significantly improve business opportunities for European companies in Canada. With CETA, European companies will receive the best treatment that Canada has ever offered to any trading partner, thus levelling the playing field on the Canadian market for EU companies.

By opening markets, CETA should support growth and jobs in the EU and bring further benefits for European consumers. It has the potential to keep prices down and provide consumers with greater choice of quality products. CETA will not change EU standards. Standards and regulations related to food safety, product safety, consumer protection, health, environment, social or labour standards etc. will remain untouched. All imports from Canada will have to satisfy all EU product rules and regulations – without exception. 

  • Customs duties: CETA will bring tangible benefits to European consumers and companies by eliminating or cutting customs duties– some of the most far reaching cuts achieved by the EU in a trade agreement. This will provide important market opportunities for European companies including SMEs.
  • Services: CETA is by far the most far reaching agreement ever concluded by EU in the area of services and investment. European firms will have more opportunities to provide specialised maritime transport services like dredging, moving empty containers, and shipping of certain cargo within Canada. European firms will also have new advantages when it comes to getting investment projects approved in Canada, protecting their investments and enforcing their rights in case of unfair treatment through a balanced and effective dispute settlement system. For all services sectors, such as environmental services, telecom and finance, market access is ensured, both at federal level and - for the first time – provincial level. In CETA – as in all its trade agreements – the EU protects public services. Again, Canadian investors and service providers will have to respect applicable EU regulations.
  • Investment protection: CETA includes all the innovations of the EU's new approach on investment and its dispute settlement mechanism, thus meeting the expectations of stakeholders for a fairer, more transparent and institutionalised system for the settlement of investment disputes. It introduces important innovations in this field, ensuring a high level of protection for investors, while fully preserving the right of governments to regulate and pursue legitimate public policy objectives such as the protection of health, safety or the environment.
  • Mutual recognition of professional qualifications: the agreement provides a framework to facilitate the mutual recognition of qualifications in regulated professions such as architects, accountants and engineers. The relevant professional organisations in the EU and Canada now have a framework that sets out the conditions for the negotiation of mutual recognition agreements for their respective professions.
  • Easier transfers of company staff and other professionals: CETA will make it easier for firms to move staff temporarily between the EU and Canada. This will facilitate European companies' operations in Canada.
  • Access to Canadian public tenders: Canada has opened up its government tenders to EU companies to a greater extent than with any of its other trading partners. EU firms will be able to bid to provide goods and services not only at federal level but also to Canadian provinces and municipalities, the first non-Canadian firms to be able to do so.
  • Conformity assessments: the EU and Canada have agreed to accept each other’s conformity assessment certificates in areas such as electrical goods, electronic and radio equipment, toys, machinery or measuring equipment. This means that a conformity assessment body in the EU can test EU products for export to Canada according to Canadian rules and vice versa.
  • Better protection for EU innovation and creative works: CETA will create a more level playing field between Canada and the EU on intellectual property rights. It will strengthen the protection of copyrights (alignment with EU rules on protection of technological measures and digital rights management as well as on the liability of internet service providers) and enforcement (namely by foreseeing the possibility of provisional measures and injunctions for intermediaries involved in infringing activities). Canada also agreed to strengthen its border measures against counterfeit trademark goods, pirated copyright goods and counterfeit geographical indication goods.
  • Traditional European products: many medium-sized and smaller businesses trading in agricultural products will benefit from Canada agreeing to protect 143 geographical indications for high-quality European products, such as Roquefort cheese, balsamic vinegar from Modena or Dutch Gouda cheese and many others.
  • Sustainable Development: in CETA, the EU and Canada affirm their commitment to sustainable development. Both agree that trade and investment should further environmental protection and labour rights – and not be at their expense. The EU and Canada are committed to CETA helping to ensure that economic growth, social development and environmental protection are mutually supportive.
  • Settling disputes: CETA also sets up a process for settling disputes, including government consultations and a panel of experts.

Institutional component of the Agreement: the Agreement establishes a CETA Joint Committee that will continuously monitor the implementation, operation and impact of this agreement. The CETA Joint Committee is comprised of representatives of the European Union and representatives of Canada who will meet once a year or at the request of a Party and will supervise the work of all specialised committees and other bodies established under this Agreement.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the CETA will be the first to incorporate the new Investment Court System (ICS) in the context of the Investment Dispute Resolution System. Accordingly, an amount of EUR 500 000 of additional yearly expenditure is foreseen from 2017 onwards (subject to ratification) to finance the permanent structure comprising a First Instance and an Appeal Tribunal.

It is estimated that foregone duty will reach an amount of EUR 311 million upon full implementation of the Agreement.

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  • PURPOSE: to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part. 

    PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

    ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. 

    BACKGROUND: on the basis of negotiating directives adopted by the Council, the Commission has negotiated the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with a view to establishing a state of the art and privileged economic relationship with Canada.

    Canada is a strategic partner of the European Union and they have reached an ambitious agreement which will open up new opportunities for trade and investment for economic actors on both sides of the Atlantic.

    Both sides have also underlined through this agreement the importance of economic activity taking place within a framework of clear and transparent regulation defined by public authorities, and that they consider the right to regulate in the public interest as a basic underlying principle of the Agreement. 

    The CETA negotiations were completed and initialled at the level of the Chief Negotiators on 1 August 2014.

    It is now necessary to conclude this comprehensive agreement on behalf of the Union.

    CONTENT: the Commission called on the Council to adopt a Decision to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part.

    Aim of the Agreement: the CETA is a comprehensive trade and investment agreement which contains provisions on:

    • national treatment and market access for goods,
    • trade remedies,
    • technical barriers to trade,
    • sanitary and phytosanitary measures,
    • customs and trade facilitation,
    • subsidies,
    • investment,
    • cross-border trade in services,
    • temporary entry and stay of natural persons for business purposes,
    • mutual recognition of professional qualifications,
    • domestic regulation,
    • financial services,
    • international maritime transport services,
    • telecommunications,
    • electronic commerce,
    • competition policy,
    • state enterprises,
    • monopolies, and enterprises granted special rights or privileges,
    • government procurement,
    • intellectual property,
    • regulatory cooperation,
    • trade and sustainable development,
    • trade and labour,
    • trade and environment,
    • bilateral dialogues and cooperation,
    • administrative and institutional provisions,
    • transparency and dispute settlement.

    Specific trade aim: CETA will significantly improve business opportunities for European companies in Canada. With CETA, European companies will receive the best treatment that Canada has ever offered to any trading partner, thus levelling the playing field on the Canadian market for EU companies.

    By opening markets, CETA should support growth and jobs in the EU and bring further benefits for European consumers. It has the potential to keep prices down and provide consumers with greater choice of quality products. CETA will not change EU standards. Standards and regulations related to food safety, product safety, consumer protection, health, environment, social or labour standards etc. will remain untouched. All imports from Canada will have to satisfy all EU product rules and regulations – without exception. 

    • Customs duties: CETA will bring tangible benefits to European consumers and companies by eliminating or cutting customs duties– some of the most far reaching cuts achieved by the EU in a trade agreement. This will provide important market opportunities for European companies including SMEs.
    • Services: CETA is by far the most far reaching agreement ever concluded by EU in the area of services and investment. European firms will have more opportunities to provide specialised maritime transport services like dredging, moving empty containers, and shipping of certain cargo within Canada. European firms will also have new advantages when it comes to getting investment projects approved in Canada, protecting their investments and enforcing their rights in case of unfair treatment through a balanced and effective dispute settlement system. For all services sectors, such as environmental services, telecom and finance, market access is ensured, both at federal level and - for the first time – provincial level. In CETA – as in all its trade agreements – the EU protects public services. Again, Canadian investors and service providers will have to respect applicable EU regulations.
    • Investment protection: CETA includes all the innovations of the EU's new approach on investment and its dispute settlement mechanism, thus meeting the expectations of stakeholders for a fairer, more transparent and institutionalised system for the settlement of investment disputes. It introduces important innovations in this field, ensuring a high level of protection for investors, while fully preserving the right of governments to regulate and pursue legitimate public policy objectives such as the protection of health, safety or the environment.
    • Mutual recognition of professional qualifications: the agreement provides a framework to facilitate the mutual recognition of qualifications in regulated professions such as architects, accountants and engineers. The relevant professional organisations in the EU and Canada now have a framework that sets out the conditions for the negotiation of mutual recognition agreements for their respective professions.
    • Easier transfers of company staff and other professionals: CETA will make it easier for firms to move staff temporarily between the EU and Canada. This will facilitate European companies' operations in Canada.
    • Access to Canadian public tenders: Canada has opened up its government tenders to EU companies to a greater extent than with any of its other trading partners. EU firms will be able to bid to provide goods and services not only at federal level but also to Canadian provinces and municipalities, the first non-Canadian firms to be able to do so.
    • Conformity assessments: the EU and Canada have agreed to accept each other’s conformity assessment certificates in areas such as electrical goods, electronic and radio equipment, toys, machinery or measuring equipment. This means that a conformity assessment body in the EU can test EU products for export to Canada according to Canadian rules and vice versa.
    • Better protection for EU innovation and creative works: CETA will create a more level playing field between Canada and the EU on intellectual property rights. It will strengthen the protection of copyrights (alignment with EU rules on protection of technological measures and digital rights management as well as on the liability of internet service providers) and enforcement (namely by foreseeing the possibility of provisional measures and injunctions for intermediaries involved in infringing activities). Canada also agreed to strengthen its border measures against counterfeit trademark goods, pirated copyright goods and counterfeit geographical indication goods.
    • Traditional European products: many medium-sized and smaller businesses trading in agricultural products will benefit from Canada agreeing to protect 143 geographical indications for high-quality European products, such as Roquefort cheese, balsamic vinegar from Modena or Dutch Gouda cheese and many others.
    • Sustainable Development: in CETA, the EU and Canada affirm their commitment to sustainable development. Both agree that trade and investment should further environmental protection and labour rights – and not be at their expense. The EU and Canada are committed to CETA helping to ensure that economic growth, social development and environmental protection are mutually supportive.
    • Settling disputes: CETA also sets up a process for settling disputes, including government consultations and a panel of experts.

    Institutional component of the Agreement: the Agreement establishes a CETA Joint Committee that will continuously monitor the implementation, operation and impact of this agreement. The CETA Joint Committee is comprised of representatives of the European Union and representatives of Canada who will meet once a year or at the request of a Party and will supervise the work of all specialised committees and other bodies established under this Agreement.

    BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the CETA will be the first to incorporate the new Investment Court System (ICS) in the context of the Investment Dispute Resolution System. Accordingly, an amount of EUR 500 000 of additional yearly expenditure is foreseen from 2017 onwards (subject to ratification) to finance the permanent structure comprising a First Instance and an Appeal Tribunal.

    It is estimated that foregone duty will reach an amount of EUR 311 million upon full implementation of the Agreement.
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