Microsoft Word - CIEL letter to Mr. Magnette.doc

A letter from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) to Minister-President Paul Magnette of Wallonia expressing support for his opposition to the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), arguing that the agreement's Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) chapter threatens EU environmental and health regulations.

• The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) chapter of CETA imposes obligations that exceed World Trade Organization (WTO) standards and could hinder EU governance of health and environmental protections, specifically precautionary-based laws like REACH.
• CETA creates several regulatory burdens for the EU, including the requirement to provide Canada with comprehensive justifications for new regulations upon request, the obligation to respond to Canadian requests for regulatory equivalency, and a mandatory 60-day comment period before decisions on new technical regulations can be made.
• The EU has agreed to take all necessary measures to ensure Member State compliance with CETA, which exposes the EU to legal challenges from Canada even before Member States ratify the agreement.
• Canada has a history of challenging EU laws, having raised concerns about the REACH regulation 21 times at the WTO TBT Committee between March 2003 and June 2011, specifically criticizing its hazard-based, precautionary approach.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2016). Microsoft Word - CIEL letter to Mr. Magnette.doc. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CIEL-letter-to-Mr.-Magnette.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Microsoft Word - CIEL letter to Mr. Magnette.doc. 2016. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CIEL-letter-to-Mr.-Magnette.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Microsoft Word - CIEL letter to Mr. Magnette.doc |date=19 October 2016 |url=https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CIEL-letter-to-Mr.-Magnette.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2016microsoft, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Microsoft Word - CIEL letter to Mr. Magnette.doc}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2016}, month = oct, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CIEL-letter-to-Mr.-Magnette.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }