On August 14, 2017, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Chrystia Freeland delivered Canada’s list of NAFTA Modernization (note, not “renegotiation”) “core objectives”. Minister Freeland stresses that Canada’s mission is a modern and progressive free trade agreement. She stressed that “Trade is about people” and jobs in Canada and Canada’s NAFTA partners. Canada’s approach will be to
What Might Be The First Trade Issues Under The Canada-EU CETA?
Canada
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (the “Canada-EU CETA”) will come into provisional effect on September 21, 2017. Sometimes, disputes that have arisen prior to the implementation of a free trade agreement, which are left unresolved at the time of implementation, turn into full disputes between the parties. What could those disputes be?
The CFIA Reverses Its Decision: Wine Produced In The West Bank CAN Be Labelled “Product of Israel”
Canada
On July 13, 2017, early in the morning, we posted an article entitled “The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Asks For Israeli Wines To Be Removed From Ontario Shelves“. We are pleased to confirm that the CFIA has reversed its decision that wines produced from grapes grown in the West Bank and fermented
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Asks For Israeli Wines To Be Removed From Ontario Shelves
Canada
On July 11, 2017, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario issued a letter to vendors, which revealed an astonishing decision by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”). The CFIA took the position that wine produced from grapes that are grown, fermented, processed and blended in the West Bank cannot be labelled “Made in Israel” as that is “misleading”. Vendors were asked to stop importing the wines sold by two wineries (Psagot Winery Ltd. DN Mirrah Binyamin Psagot 9062400 or Shiloh Winery Ltd. Ma’ale Levona) that are labelled as “Product of Israel” and to remove all wine from the two Israeli wineries from store shelves.
Here is a copy of the letter:
Canadian Trade Agreement: 5 Things You Should Know
On July 22, 2016, the Canadian provincial premiers and the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development announced they had entered into an “unprecedented agreement in principle”:
- Minister Bain’s Announcement
- Ontario Announcement
- Quebec’s Press Release
- Nova Scotia Announcement
- New Brunswick Announcement
- British Columbia Announcement Increasing the flow of wine among Québec, Ontario