Updated – Report from the Commission on Implementation of Free Trade Agreements 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2018

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Written Answer to Question: Import of durum wheat treated with glyphosate

Event: Canada-EU CETA Civil Society Forum (CSF) (Ottawa, Canada – 12 November 2019)

The Canadian authorities will organise the second session of the CETA civil society forum to tackle the trade and sustainability aspects of the agreement.

Press Release: Commission presents procedural proposals for the Investment Court System in CETA

Market Access Database Market Access Database (Tariffs, Formalities & New or Resolved Barriers) (07 – 11 October 2019)

Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the CETA Joint Committee established under 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 as regards the adoption of a decision setting out the administrative and organisational matters regarding the functioning of the Appellate Tribunal

Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the CETA Joint Committee established under 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 as regards the adoption of a decision on the procedure for the adoption of interpretations in accordance with Articles 8.31.3 and 8.44.3(a) of CETA as Annex to its Rules of Procedure

Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Committee on Services and Investment established under 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 of the other part as regards the adoption of a code of conduct for Members of the Tribunal, the Appellate Tribunal and mediators

Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Committee on Services and Investment established under 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 as regards the adoption of rules for mediation for use by disputing parties in investment disputes

OPP Meeting Summary: EP INTA Committee – Conclusion of the Investment Protection Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, of the other part (02 October 2019)

OPP Meeting Summary: Hearing of Phil Hogan, Commissioner-designate for Trade (30 September 2019)

A summary of the hearing is now available.

Speech: International Trade: Order or Chaos? – Speech by Cecilia Malmström at the Forum Nueva Economia, Madrid

OPP Meeting Summary: EP AGRI Committee – Exchange of views with Commission representatives (DG AGRI and DG TRADE) on the agricultural component of the Mercosur Free Trade Agreement and other relevant issues of trade policy (25 September 2019)

A summary of the exchange of views is available.

Agenda: Trade Policy Committee (Services and Investment) (25 September 2019)

Agenda items include the CETA Mutual recognition agreement, the EU-China negotiations, the EUJEPA, the UNCITRAL, the ICSID reform process, the WTO investment facilitation, the post-cotonou agreement and the decisions of CETA on the Appellate Tribunal.