Agenda: 8th meeting of the CETA Regulatory Cooperation Forum

May 5–6, 2026 (Ottawa and by videoconference)

May 5

1. Introductions and opening remarks
2. Work plan items and items of interest
   • 2.1. Ongoing
     • 2.1.1. Consumer product safety
     • 2.1.2. Heavy duty electric vehicle charging
     • 2.1.3. Agreement between the Standards Council of Canada and the European Committee for Standardization and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
     • 2.1.4. Small solid biomass combustors
   • 2.2. New
     • 2.2.1. CETA Protocol on Conformity Assessment
3. Proposal(s) for work plan item(s)
4. Regulatory policy discussion: Reducing regulatory red tape
5. General updates
6. Preparations for the Stakeholder Debrief Meeting
7. Concluding remarks

May 6

1. Stakeholder Debrief Meeting
2. Wrap-up and next steps