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CETA - Meetings and documents
The Commission will publish a timetable of the CETA committee meetings and their agendas (when available), reports and other documents in order to inform about the different steps of the CETA implementation process. This is part of its commitment to a more transparent and inclusive trade and investment policy.
The Commission will publish provisional agenda's agreed by both sides ahead of the meetings. The final version will be uploaded after the meeting.
CETA Joint Committee, specialised committees and dialogues
CETA Joint Committee
Rules of procedure (also in fr)
Council decision, 16 July 2018 (all languages)
1st meeting – 26 September 2018: Agenda | Report | Joint communiqué (also in fr) | Recommendations: Climate (also in fr); Gender (also in fr); SMEs (also in fr)
On the gender recommendation:
2020:
- Work Plan 2020-2021, 21/09/20
- Joint Activity Report, 21/09/20
2019:
- Work plan 2019-2020
- 1st meeting report, 20/02/2019
- 2nd meeting report, 14/06/2019
- 3rd meeting report, 24/10/2019
- Workshop, 01/04/2019
On the SMEs recommendation:
- Joint Activity Report and Work Plan, 27/07/2020
On the Climate recommendation:
- Joint Activity Report, 8 December 2020
Decisions
Rules on the functioning of the Appellate Tribunal (in 23 EU languages): signed document - Official Journal
Procedure for the adoption of binding interpretations (in 23 EU languages): signed document - Official Journal
Committee on Trade in Goods
1st meeting: 29 November 2018, via video conference: Agenda | Report
2nd meeting: 11 December 2019 via video conference: Agenda | Report
3rd meeting: 21 January 2021 via video conference : Agenda
Committee on Agriculture
1st meeting: 19 September 2018 in Brussels: Agenda (draft) | Report
2nd meeting: 23 September 2019 in Ottawa: Agenda | Report
3rd meeting: 21-22 September 2020 via video conference: Agenda | Report
Committee on Wines and Spirits
1st meeting: 5 July 2018 in Brussels: Agenda | Report
2nd meeting: 24 September 2019 in Ottawa: Agenda | Report
3rd meeting: 5-6 October 2020 via video conference : Agenda
Joint Sectoral Group on Pharmaceuticals
1st meeting: 16 November 2018 via video conference: Agenda | Report
2nd meeting: 21 November 2019 via video conference: Agenda | Report
3rd meeting: 1 December 2020 via video conference: Agenda | Report
Administrative Arrangements supporting the Article 15.3 of the CETA Protocol on Pharmaceuticals (signed between EU SANTE and Health Canada on 23 May 2019):
- 15.3 (b) Two-Way alert Programme
- 15.3 (c) Contact points
- 15.3 (d) The Components of the Information Sharing Process
- 15.3 (e) Good Manufacturing Practices Compliance Programme
- 15.3 (f) Procedure for Evaluating New Regulatory Authorities
- 15.3 (g) Equivalence Maintenance Programme
Committee on Geographical Indications
1st meeting: 17 May 2018 via video conference: Agenda | Report
2nd meeting: 26 November 2019 via video conference: Agenda | Report
3rd meeting: 22 October 2020 via video conference: agenda
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
1st meeting: 26-27 March 2018 in Ottawa: Agenda | Joint report | Short joint report
2nd meeting: 25-27 February 2019 in Brussels: Agenda | Report
3rd meeting: 16-19 November 2020 via video conference: agenda | Report
Committee on Joint Customs Cooperation
1st meeting: 22 June 2018 in Brussels: Agenda | Joint report
Committee on Government Procurement
1st meeting: 15 March 2018 in Brussels: Agenda | Report
2nd meeting: 22 February 2019 in Brussels: Agenda | Report
3rd meeting: 25-26 November 2020 via video conference: agenda | Report
Committee on Services and Investment
1st meeting: 18 September 2018: Agenda | Joint report
Decisions:
Code of conduct for investment adjudicators (in 23 EU languages): signed document - Official Journal
Rules for mediation for use by disputing parties in investment disputes (in 23 EU languages): signed document - Official Journal
Committee on Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications
1st meeting: 16 April 2019: Agenda | Report
2nd meeting: 24 November 2020 via video conference: agenda | report
Committee on Financial Services
1st meeting: 19 June 2018 in Brussels: Agenda | Report
2nd meeting: 12 June 2019 in Ottawa : Agenda | Report
3rd Meeting: 24/25 June 2020 by video conference: Agenda | Report
Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development
Decision establishing the list of panellists
1st meeting: 13 September 2018 in Brussels: Agenda | Joint report
2nd meeting: 13 November 2019 in Ottawa: Agenda | Joint report
3rd meeting: 10-11 December 2020 via video conference : Agenda
Civil Society Forum
1st meeting: in the margins of the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development: Agenda
2nd meeting: 19 November 2019, Ottawa: Agenda | Joint report
3rd meeting: 8/9 December 2020 via video conference: Agenda
Regulatory Cooperation Forum
Call for proposals and results
1st meeting: 14 December 2018: Agenda | Report | List of participants
Updated work plan Summer 2019
2nd meeting: 3 February 2020 in Ottawa and by video conference, including a stakeholder debrief meeting (how to register) on 4 February 2020: Agenda | Report | List of participants
Updated work plan October 2020
3rd meeting: 09-10 February 2021 via video conference including a stakeholder debrief meeting on 10 February: Agenda
Bilateral Dialogues
Forest Products
1st meeting: 23 May 2018 by video conference: Agenda | Report
2nd meeting: 24 May 2019 by video conference: Agenda | Report
3rd meeting: 28 May 2020 by video conference: Agenda | Report
Raw Materials
1st meeting: 16 November 2018 in Brussels: Agenda | Report
2nd meeting: 6 March 2019 in Toronto: Agenda | Report
3rd meeting: 17 November 2020 byvideoconference: Agenda | Report
Enhanced Cooperation on science, technology, research and innovation
The first meeting took place on 23 March 2018 in Ottawa and the second meeting took place on 18 June 2020 by video conference; read more here.
Biotech Market Access Issues
1st meeting: 26 April 2018 via video conference: Agenda | Report
2nd meeting: 4 March 2019 via video conference: Agenda| Report
3rd meeting: 21 October 2020 via video conference: agenda
Motor Vehicle Regulations
1st meeting: 5 October 2018: Agenda | Report
2nd meeting: 20 June 2019 via video conference: Agenda | Report
3rd meeting: 30 September 2020 via video conference: Agenda | Report
Electronic Commerce
1st meeting: to be determined