CETA is not ACTA ?
Recent reports suggest that the EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement currently under negotiation could become an “ACTA through the backdoor”, referring to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement which was rejected by the European Parliament on 4 July 2012.
The accusations are unfounded since they rely on outdated and incomplete information.
So what is on the table between the EU and Canada when it comes to intellectual property rights? This factsheet
gives a comprehensive overview of what is being negotiated between the EU and Canada when it comes to intellectual property rights.
Factsheet: The EU’s Free Trade Agreement with Canada and intellectual property rights protection
CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) is a trade agreement in negotiation between Canada and the EU. The trade agreement is substantially more comprehensive than any previous agreements.
Sectoral Levels
AGRICULTURE, PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, FISHERIES
- beef/pork
- fisheries
- dairy
- beverages
- prepared foods
- wheat
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
- mining, metal manufacturing, oil, coal, forest based industries
- automotive industry
- textiles, apparel, leather
SERVICES SECTOR
- maritime transport
- telecommunications
- financial services
- professional qualifications
Cross Cutting Issues
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
- to municipal level
- set-asides for Aboriginal business
- EU investment in facilities
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- agri-food companies
- publishing industry
- pharmaceutical industry
- film, television, sound recording
- educational products
- technology transfer
INVESTMENT
- quality of work, worker displacement
- intangible business linkages
- increase FDI in oil sands and mining sector
- EU investment in Canadian Green Tech
- new investor-state dispute settlement
TRADE FACILITATION
- reform and improve trade facilitation
- compliance costs related to rules of origin
LABOUR MOBILITY
- professional business services
FREE CIRCULATION OF GOODS
- major reforms to federal and provincial governments
- provisions likely focus on agriculture and agri-food
COMPETITION POLICY
- liquor control boards
- Canadian Wheat Board
- letter delivery (Postal Services)
- revision of state aid policies