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Ref. Ares(2016)1627298 - 06/04/2016
EU- CANADA 
TRADE AND INVESTMENT SUB-COMMITTEE (TISC) MEETING 
3 DECEMBER 2013 
JOINT MEETING MINUTES
Table of Contents 
I. Videoconference ....................................................................................................................................... 3 
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Food Labelling Issues (CAN lead/issue) .................................................................................... 12
II. Face to Face Meeting ........................................................................................................................... 15


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III. Conclusion and Follow-up ................................................................................................................. 21


Face-to-face meeting and videoconference chaired by 

, DG 
TRADE  Unit  E1  –  USA  and  Canada,  and 

,  Technical  Barriers  and 
Regulations Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. 
I. Videoconference 
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17. Food Labelling Issues (CAN lead/issue)
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C.  Cloning 
CAN/
  is  interested  in  knowing  details  of  a  timeline  for  COM’s  cloning 
proposal approval process. He noted that Canada is concerned that potential requirements 
for  clones  and  their  progeny  being  discussed  in  the  EU  may  not  be  science-based  and 
may have a negative impact on Canada-EU trade. While Canada presently required pre-
market assessment and approval for clones and their products, Canada is concerned at the 
potential costs of a traceability system, particularly one that would include not just direct 
progeny but also later descendants. 
COM  confirmed  a  meeting  was  held  on  November  27,  3013  but  that  no  minutes  are 
available.  At  that  meeting  COM  was  asked  to  make  a  proposal.  When  that  proposal  is 
available it will be notified. COM noted that because of Canada’s approval system, it is 
not  “the  most  difficult”  trading  partner,  and  expressed  understanding  of  Canada`s 
distinction between immediate progeny and later descendants. 
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II. Face to Face Meeting
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III. Conclusion and Follow-up
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