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Agenda: 5th meeting of the CETA Joint Committee

March 5, 2026 (Toronto and by video conference)

Agenda

  1. Welcome and opening Remarks
  2. Procedural Items
    1. 2.1. Adoption of the Joint Committee Agenda
  3. Trade Overview at Nine-Years Post-Implementation
  4. CETA Ratification Status
  5. Reporting of the Specialized Committees and Dialogues
  6. Discussion
    1. 6.1. Discussion on Selected Trade Concerns and Issues
      1. 6.1.1. Environment-Related Trade Issues (Canada item, EU response)
      2. 6.1.2. Artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity (Canada item, EU response)
      3. 6.1.3. Industrial policy measures (EU item, Canada response)
      4. 6.1.4. Luxury Tax (EU item, Canada response)
      5. 6.1.5. Agri-food Issues (Canada and EU)
    2. 6.2. Forward-Looking Discussion: What’s to come for CETA in the 10th year post-implementation?
      1. 6.2.1. Launch of negotiations for the Canada-EU Digital Trade Agreement
      2. 6.2.2. Forward plan for committee work
      3. 6.2.3. Senior Officials Meeting on agri-food issues
      4. 6.2.4. Celebrating the CETA Mutual Recognition Agreement for Architects and exploring opportunities on services regulatory practices
  7. Joint Updates and Endorsements by the Joint Committee
    1. 7.1. Adoption of an Interpretation of the CETA Joint Committee regarding Article 8.10, Annex 8-A, Article 8.9 and Article 8.39 of CETA (“Interpretation on investment”)
    2. 7.2. Adoption of the Joint Decision on supplemental rules on expedited procedures for the resolution of investment disputes, in particular, for natural persons and small and medium-sized enterprises under CETA.
    3. 7.3. Joint agreement to proceed to adopt the “Good Manufacturing Protocol” (GMP) for Pharmaceutical Products via written procedures.
  8. Concluding Remarks and Closing of the CETA Plenary Meeting
    1. 8.1. Closing remarks delivered by Minister Sidhu and Commissioner Šefčovič
    2. 8.2. Requirements for reporting and adoption of the Joint Statement.
    3. 8.3. Next meeting of the CETA Joint Committee.
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