Decision (EU) 2018/1464 on the position to be adopted in the CETA Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development established by the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union

Summary:

On 10 August 2018 the European Commission presented a proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the Union regarding the establishment of lists of individuals willing to serve as panellists under Chapter 23 and Chapter 24 of the CETA Agreement.

The Council of the European Union adopted the Decision on 28 September 2018.

Further information:

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 aims to implement the Union's common commercial policy towards Canada and in particular to create a free trade area. The Agreement has been provisionally applied since 21 September 2017.

The CETA Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development oversees the implementation of Chapters 22 (Trade and Sustainable Development), 23 (Trade and Labour) and 24 (Trade and Environment), including cooperative activities and the review of the impact of the Agreement on sustainable development.

For any matter which may arise under Chapter 23 and Chapter 24 the parties should make every attempt to arrive at a mutually satisfactory resolution via government consultations. However, if a party finds that the matter has not been satisfactorily addressed, the Agreement provides for the possibility for a party to request that a Panel of Experts is convened to examine the matter.

The CETA Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development in its first meeting after the entry into force of the Agreement is to adopt a decision establishing lists of individuals willing to serve as panellists under Chapter 23 and Chapter 24 of the Agreement.

EUR-Lex: COM(2018)580: Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted in the CETA Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development established by the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2018:580:FIN

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