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Agenda: Meeting of the CETA Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Joint Management Committee

November 12-13, 2025 (Brussels and by video conference)

Day 1 – November 12, 2025

  1. Introduction – (EU and Canada)
    • 1.1. Opening remarks
    • 1.2. Introductions
    • 1.3. Adoption of the agenda
  2. Operation and implementation of the SPS chapter – (EU and Canada)
    • 2.1. Review and follow-up of action items from JMC 2024
    • 2.2. Amendments to CETA Annex 5-E: Recognition of sanitary and phytosanitary measures
  3. Information sharing
    • 3.1. EU pesticides and contaminants (Canada)
    • 3.2. EU vision for agriculture (EU)
  4. Specific issue management: Food safety
    • 4.1 Point-of-entry violations from EU Member States exporting meat products to Canada (Canada)
    • 4.2. EU export of meat to Canada (EU)
      1. Recognition of MS’ meat inspection systems and reinstatement
      2. Eligibility of export establishments
      3. Technical issues on exporting grouped consignments
    • 4.3. EU harmonized export certificates to Canada:
      1. Certificate for processed meat (EU)
      2. Amended certificates for beef, pork and poultry (Canada)
    • 4.4. Canada export to EU: Simplified certificates to reflect equivalent public health measures (Canada)
    • 4.5. Canada exports of animal casings to the EU (Canada)
    • 4.6. Recognition of controlled housing conditions for Trichinella (Canada)
    • 4.7. Impact of changes to health mark numbers on approved establishments exporting to Canada (Canada)
    • 4.8. EU-Canada regulatory differences on residues of veterinary substances in meat (EU)
    • 4.9. Summary of agreed commitments from day 1 and closing remarks

Day 2 – November 13, 2025

  1. Specific issue management: Plant health
    1. 5.1. Update on PRA status of horticulture exports to Canada (EU)
      1. EU export applications of fresh tomato with vines, stems, and calyces under a pilot project.
      2. EU export of berries
    2. 5.2. Fresh cranberries requirements for export to EU (Canada)
    3. 5.3. Recognition of EU’s pest free areas for Asian and citrus long horned beetles (EU)
    4. 5.4. EU exemption for birch (betula) veneer that is less than 1mm in thickness (Canada)
    5. 5.5. EU recognition of heat treatment (56/30) as a phytosanitary measure for debarked sawn wood of betula spp (Canada)
    6. 5.6. Malus spp plants for planting to EU (Canada)
  2. Audits and foreign assessments (Canada and EU)
    1. 6.1. Incoming/Outgoing audits and foreign assessments
      1. On-going and completed
      2. Planned and under consideration
  3. Specific issue management: Animal health
    1. 7.1. Exports of Slovenia bees to Canada (EU)
    2. 7.2. Recognition of FMD free status of EU Member States (EU)
    3. 7.3. EU requirements for food supplements containing ingredients of animal origin (Canada)  
  4. Closing – (Canada and EU)
    1. 8.1. Summary of agreed commitments from day 2
    2. 8.2. Finalization of action items
    3. 8.3. Agreement of minutes and commitments
    4. 8.4. Official closing of annual meeting
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