Traduction de «Contrôleuse générale du Canada » (Français → Anglais) :

The agreement between the EU and Canada on customs cooperation with respect to matters related to supply chain security was signed today in the premises of the Council in Brussels, between Rory Montgomery, Irish Permanent Representative to the EU and chairman of the Permanent Representatives Committee, David Plunkett, Ambassador of Canada to the EU, and Heinz Zourek, Director General of Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission.

An agreement will be signed at 1 p.m. today by His Excellency Mr. Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU and Mr Heinz Zourek, Director General of DG Taxation and Customs Union in the European Commission, and by His Excellency Mr. David Plunkett, Ambassador of Canada to the EU.

11. Notes, not without concern, that the Commission submitted to the Council a proposal for modifying the negotiating directives authorising the Commission to negotiate with Canada on investment without waiting for Parliament to adopt its position on the future EU investment policy in general; calls on the Commission to take fully into account the conclusion of the European Parliament on this subject in its negotiations on investment with Canada; considers that, given the highly developed legal systems of Canada and the EU, a state-to-state dispute settlement mechanism and the use of local judicial remedies are the most appropriate too ...[+++]ls to address investment disputes; calls on the Commission to ensure that a potential investor-to-state dispute settlement mechanism does not inhibit future legislation in sensitive policy areas, such as environmental legislation, and is embedded in broader requirements as outlined in Parliament's resolution on future European international investment policy;

10. Notes, not without concern, that the Commission submitted to the Council a proposal for modifying the negotiating directives authorising the Commission to negotiate with Canada on investment without waiting for Parliament to adopt its position on the future EU investment policy in general; calls on the Commission to take fully into account the conclusion of the European Parliament on this subject in its negotiations on investment with Canada; considers that, given the highly developed legal systems of Canada and the EU, a state-to-state dispute settlement mechanism and the use of local judicial remedies are the most appropriate too ...[+++]ls to address investment disputes; calls on the Commission to ensure that a potential investor-to-state dispute settlement mechanism does not inhibit future legislation in sensitive policy areas, such as environmental legislation, and is embedded in broader requirements as outlined in Parliament's resolution on future European international investment policy;

· the Canadian “commitments” (cited in a generic way in the Article 2 (1) of the agreement and detailed in the annex of the Commission Decision – art. 29, 30 and 31) create rights of access, rectification and opposition to EU citizens who are not present in Canada for the passenger and bind the Canada administration instead of being simple administrative declarations, as is the case for the US undertakings.

This closer relationship gained momentum from a renewed interest in Europe in general, and in the Community in particular on the part of Canada. This interest was reflected in the increased links which Canada sought early in the year with the Community and its Member States both at Commissioner/Minister level and in the context of European political cooperation.