INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – CETA DEAL OFFERS BOOST TO EU FOOD AND DRINK EXPORTERS
March 1st, 2017
EUROPEAN food and drink exporters will be preparing to boost exports through the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada (CETA), which has been provisionally approved by the European Parliament.
The deal, whose duty reduction and quota expansion elements could apply from April (2017) will phase out nearly 99% of tariffs on all food and drink traded between the EU and Canada over the next seven years. It also includes commitments from Canada to recognise EU geographical indications.
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