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CETA

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was concluded in 2014 between the European Union and Canada. It entered into provisional application in September 2017.

The agreement covers most aspects of new generation trade deals, including intellectual property, public procurements, regulatory cooperation, services and elimination of tariffs.

It also includes an investment chapter with a revised investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism, dubbed investment court system. Many critics on both sides of the Atlantic say that this new system is largely window-dressing and does not address the core of the problem behind investor-state dispute measures which enable foreign corporations to sue states if they deem their profits or investment potentials affected by new laws or changes in policy.

Photo: Council of Canadians

(March 2020)

TTIP y CETA, prioridades de la agenda de lucha campesina europea
OMAL | 13-Feb-2017
El presente artículo analiza los posibles impactos de la firma del CETA y del TTIP sobre la agricultura y la alimentación en Europa
agriculture | farmers | food , Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , regulation , TTIP
El “CETA”, otro eslabón de la arquitectura jurídica de la impunidad
El Diario de Carlos Paz | 9-Feb-2017
El conjunto de tratados y acuerdos de comercio e inversiones que invaden todo el planeta responde a una lógica jurídica de feudalización del ordenamiento normativo global.
Canada , corporate interests , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , sovereignty | democracy
Comment: Selling the proposal for a multilateral investment court to the world
Borderlex | 24-Jan-2017
In reality, the EU’s plans are not realistic in the current international context, nor will they appease ISDS critics
Canada , EU , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , UNCITRAL
India rejects attempts by EU, Canada for global investment agreement
The Hindu | 24-Jan-2017
India, along with Brazil, Argentina and some other nations, has rejected an informal attempt by the European Union and Canada to work towards a global investment agreement that would incorporate a contentious ISDS mechanism.
Canada , EU , India , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
El CETA o el laberinto jurídico del “libre comercio”
La Marea | 20-Jan-2017
Juan Hernández Zubizarreta y Pedro Ramiro analizan la lógica jurídica de feudalización del ordenamiento normativo global sobre la que se asienta el Acuerdo Económico y Comercial Global. Este sábado están convocadas nuevas manifestaciones.
Canada , corporate interests , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , sovereignty | democracy
La campaña No al TTIP convoca movilizaciones en más de 20 ciudades para frenar al CETA
No al TTIP | 17-Jan-2017
La campaña No al TTIP convoca movilizaciones en más de 20 ciudades para frenar al CETA
Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , labour | workers’ rights
European lawmakers vote to pursue tar sands oil friendly trade deal with Canada
Desmog | 14-Jan-2017
EU lawmakers voted for the European Parliament to push ahead with a trade deal that could encourage Canadian tar sand oil imports and make it easier for energy companies to sue governments when environmental policies threaten their profits.
Canada , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Les accords de libre-échange devant la Cour de justice de l’UE
Miroir Social | 12-Jan-2017
Si la Cour de justice de l’Union Européenne (UE) suit les conclusions de son avocate générale, les accords de libre-échange pourraient bien devoir être ratifiés par les Parlements de tous les États membres.
Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Singapore
EU, Canada to launch investor protection court proposal
Bloomberg | 15-Dec-2016
The European Union and Canada will launch a proposal for a new global investment court system for settlements of disputes between states and foreign investors over discriminatory treatment.
Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
Europa y Canadá quieren ampliar a más países los polémicos tribunales de arbitraje
El Boletín | 14-Dec-2016
Ambas instituciones quieren convertir esos tribunales en un verdadero órgano internacional.
Canada , corporate interests , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS