Ref. Ares(2017)6256262 - 20/12/2017
Ref. Ares(2018)1672124 - 27/03/2018
Annex 1: Overview various institutional bodies established by CETA (and imposed
time schedule, if available)
Committee
Time schedule in CETA/ [planned timing
if available]
Joint Committee
To meet once a year
[before end of 2017]
Committee on Trade in Goods
1
To meet once a year unless co-chairs decide
otherwise
(sub) Committee on Agriculture(*)2
To meet once a year unless co-chairs decide
otherwise; or (article 2.13) to meet within 90
days of request by a Party
(sub)
Committee
on
Wines
and To meet once a year unless co-chairs decide
Spirits(*)3
otherwise
(sub)
Joint
Sectoral
Group
on To meet once a year unless co-chairs decide
Pharmaceuticals
otherwise
Committee on Services and Investment
4
To meet once a year unless co-chairs decide
otherwise
(sub) Joint Committee on Mutual To meet within one year of the agreement
Recognition
of
Professional enters into force and thereafter as necessary
Qualifications5
or as decided
Joint
Customs
Cooperation To meet once a year unless co-chairs decide
Committee(*)6
otherwise
Joint
Management
Committee
for Unless Parties decide otherwise, first
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures(*)
7
meeting of JMC to take place no later than
180 days following entry into force;
adoption of rules of procedure to be adopted
no later than 1 year following entry into
force; To meet once a year unless co-chairs
decide otherwise
1 Article 26.2, para. 1 (a); Article 4.7 (TBT); 21.7 (RegCo).
2 See also article 2.13
3 Should replace existing Joint Committee under the EU-Canada Wines & Spirits Agreement
4 Article 26.2, para. 1 (b); Article 8.10, 8.20 and 8.44 (investment)
5 Article 26.2, para. 1 (b); Article 11.5 (Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications)
6 Article 26.2, para. 1 (c); Established under the 1998 Agreement between the European Community and
Canada on Customs Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters; Article 6.14
7 Article 26.2, para. 1 (d); article 5.14 (SPS)
Committee on Public Procurement
8
To meet
"upon request of a Party"
Financial Services Committee9
To meet
"annually or as it otherwise
decided"
Committee on Trade and Sustainable To meet within the first year of the entry
Development
10
into force of the Agreement and thereafter as
often as Parties the parties consider
necessary.
Regulatory
Cooperation
Forum(*)11 To meet within one year from the date of
(
Replaces pre-existing Framework on entry into force of this Agreement and at
Regulatory
co-operation
and least annually thereafter, unless the Parties
transparency)
decide otherwise
CETA Committee on Geographical To meet once a year unless co-chairs decide
Indications
12
otherwise
Civil Society Forum13
Parties to "facilitate" a joint Civil Society
Forum
Bilateral
Dialogue
on
Forest To meet within the first year of the entry
Products(*)
14
into force of this Agreement (article 25.3)
Bilateral Dialogue on Raw Materials(*)
15 Parties to "endeavour to establish" and
maintain effective cooperation on raw
materials
Enhanced Cooperation on Science,
Parties to "endeavour to encourage, develop
Technology, Research & Innovation(*)
16
and facilitate" cooperative activities
(regular meetings, every 18 months,
already take place of the Joint Science
and Technology Cooperation Committee [Next meeting scheduled for October 2017]
(JSTCC), established under our bilateral
EU-Canada S&T Agreement (1996).
8 Article 26.2, para. 1(e ); Article 19.9 (Procurement)
9 Article 26.2, para. 1 (f); Article 13.18 (Financial Services)
10 Article 26.2, para. 1 (g); Article 22.4 (TSD; Labour & Environment)
11 Article 26.2, para. 1 (h); Article 21.6
12 Article 26.2, para. 1 (i)
13 Article 22.5
14 Article 25.3 (already exists)
15 Article 25.4 (already exists)
16 Article 25.5
2
Dialogue on Electronic Commerce17
Parties agree to maintain a dialogue
Bilateral Dialogue on Biotech Market
To take place without undue delay at the
Access Issues(*)
18
request of either Party or of the CETA Joint
Committee
Bilateral Dialogue on Motor Vehicle
Meet at least annually (also by video-
Regulations(*)
19
conference);
Cooperation on Animal Welfare(*)
20
n.a.
(*) Pre-existing committee or dialogue integrated into CETA
17 Article 16.6
18 Article 25.1 (already exists based on Mutually Agreed Solution reached on 15 July 2009 following the
WTO dispute
European Communities – Measures Affecting the 202
Approval and Marketing of Biotech
Products WT/DS292).
19 Article 3 of Annex 4-A on Cooperation in the field of Motor Vehicle regulation
20 Included in Regulatory Cooperation activities under article 21.4 (s)
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