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)

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
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.
Borderlex | 24-Jan-2017
In reality, the EU’s plans are not realistic in the current international context, nor will they appease ISDS critics
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.
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.
No al TTIP | 17-Jan-2017
La campaña No al TTIP convoca movilizaciones en más de 20 ciudades para frenar al CETA
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.
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.
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.
El Boletín | 14-Dec-2016
Ambas instituciones quieren convertir esos tribunales en un verdadero órgano internacional.