A Historic Day for Canada-EU Relations as the CETA Agreement Enters into Force on September 21, 2017

The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will create jobs, strengthen economic relations and boost Canada’s trade with the world’s second-largest market. CETA is a progressiveΒ free trade agreement which covers virtually all sectors and aspects of Canada-EU trade in order to eliminate or reduce barriers.

3c6111652572c3915658a281e0c1afb1On September 21, 2017 the Canadian Embassy in Croatia organized a press conference to mark this historic occasion.Β  Participants included Ambassador Daniel Maksymiuk, Canadian Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia and Martina Dalic, Croatian Deputy PM and the Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts.

Poslovni dnevnik, September 21, 2017 (Croatian) – http://www.poslovni.hr/hrvatska/i-za-hrvatske-tvrtke-ceta-je-golema-prilika-da-budu-agresivne-i-rastu-332396

Poslovni dnevnik, September 21, 2017 (translated in English – https://translate.google.ca/translate?sl=hr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.poslovni.hr%2Fhrvatska%2Fi-za-hrvatske-tvrtke-ceta-je-golema-prilika-da-budu-agresivne-i-rastu-332396&edit-text=

98% of tariffs will be abolished as of, September 21, 2017.

Canadian exporters can search tariff rates at https://www.tariffinder.ca/

Further details and information regarding CETA can be found at http://www.international.gc.ca/gac-amc/campaign-campagne/ceta-aecg/index.aspx?lang=eng