EU/WTO INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – EU CANADA CETA DEAL COULD BOOST TRANSATLANTIC CONFECTIONERY TRADE
February 1st, 2017
THE TRADE in confectionery products between the European Union (EU) and Canada is likely to increase now the European Parliament has approved the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
The vote – on February 15 (2017) - follows years of detailed negotiations and means that large sections of this trade deal can now come into force, maybe as early as April, as long as Canada stages its own vote in time. This will include the start of phasing out duties over seven years on each other’s exports, such as Canadian duties on chocolate ...
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