EU-Canada trade agreement enters into forceComprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) • October 20th, 2017
Contract Type FiledOctober 20th, 2017On Thursday 21 September the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada entered into force. Import tariffs on about 98 percent of all products will be removed from this date, helping EU firms to achieve a competitive advantage on Canadian markets and resulting in costs savings on imports from Canada. CETA is one of the most comprehensive trade agreements signed to date. It will facilitate the movement of goods and cover a number of other areas including trade in services, investment protection, various forms of regulatory cooperation and e-commerce. It will also allow EU companies to bid for high-value government procurement contracts in Canada. With the Canadian Government spending nearly