AreaEuropean Union

Commodity GroupMeat

CommodityAll

Date01/09/2017

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentFree Trade Agreement

DescriptionApproved the Canada-EU Trade Agreement which entered into force provisionally on 21 September 2017 after its approval by EU Member States, expressed in the Council, and by the European Parliament. Under the agreement, the EU will grant Canada tariff rate quotas (TRQs) over six years for almost 50 000 MT for beef, 3 000 MT for bison, and 75 000 MT for pigmeat. For Canadian beef exported to the EU within the existing high-quality beef quota, the duty will drop from 20 percent to zero. All beef imports to the EU will continue to be subject to EU requirements regarding growth promotants, antimicrobial treatments and sanitary inspection equivalence.