Today, September 21, 2017, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (the “Canada-EU CETA”) entered into effect provisionally. Importantly, the customs duty reductions and eliminations took effect today. The rules of origin took effect today. The customs procedures took effect today. The quota requirements took effect today. Most of the Canada-EU CETA is
On September 7, 2017, the Canadian Governor-in-Council published in the Canada Gazette an Order-in-Council that effectively sets the date of the provisional implementation of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (the “Canada-EU CETA”) to be September 21, 2017. SI/2017–47 “Order fixing September 21, 2017 as the Day on which the Canada-European Union
We now have official word of the provisional implementation date for the Canada-EU Comprehensive and Economic and Trade Agreement (“Canada-EU CETA”) – September 21, 2017. On July 8, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, issued a Joint Statement after meeting at the G20 meetings in Hamberg,
It is June 27, 2017 and it is fair to conclude that the Canada-EU CETA will not be provisionally implemented on July 1, 2017. July 1 is on Saturday, only 4 business days away (3 if you consider most Canadians will be heading to their cottage or Ottawa for Canada’s 150 Birthday celebrations). The
The officials have said that the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (the “Canada-EU CETA”) will be provisionally implemented in the Spring of 2017. We know from the Canada-EU CETA implementing provisions that the start date will be the first of a month. April 1, 2017, May 1, 2017 and June 1, 2017
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“Canada-EU CETA”) is a free trade agreement between Canada and the 28 countries of the European Union. The Canada-EU CETA is Canada’s largest free trade agreement since NAFTA. There are opportunities for Canadian importers to save the customs duties on goods that they are currently importing