Markets and trade
 

Detail

Area
Canada
Commodity Group
Meat
Commodity
Bovine meat
Date
01/10/2015
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Import ban lifted
Description
Re-opened its market to imports of beef from the EU (19 EU member countries initially approved), after recognizing that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risks had subsided. The Canadian market had been closed to EU beef, including deboned beef, since 1996.