| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service |
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| Series Title | At a Glance |
| Series Details | October 2017 |
| Publication Date | October 2017 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog, Overview |
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Abstract: On 28 October 2016, the Council of the European Union decided to sign the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and on 15 February 2017 the European Parliament gave its consent to the agreement's conclusion. As CETA is a mixed agreement, the EU Member States were also required to ratify the Treaty in accordance with their constitutional requirements. Only after all had done so, could Council adopt a decision to conclude CETA, after which the agreement would enter into force. Since June 2017 and an earlier version of this At a Glance guide, several significant developments have occurred in relation to the ratification process of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada. On 21 September 2017, CETA entered into force on a provisional basis but so far only seven EU Member States had ratified the Treaty and Belgium had brought a case to the European Court of Justice, which will delay any final ratification for an extended period. Author: Roderick Harte |
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| Source Link | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_ATA(2017)608726 |
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| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research, Trade |
| Countries / Regions | Canada, Europe |
