Lifting the barriers to internal trade and consumer protection : Levée des barrières au commerce intérieur et protection du consommateur : l'exemple de l'Union européenne : rapport final du projet présenté au Bureau de la consommation d'Industrie Canada

LIFTING THE BARRIERS TO INTERNAL TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION: The Example of the European Union Final Report of the Project Presented to Industry Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs March 2015 Lifting the barriers to internal trade and consumer protection: the example of the European Union Report published by:. [...] For governments, the priority appears to be to update the agreement whereby the provinces, territories and federal government committed themselves to implement measures facilitating the free circulation of goods, services and investments and the mobility of people across Canada, i.e., the Agreement on Internal Trade. [...] Union des consommateurs page 15 Lifting the barriers to internal trade and consumer protection: the example of the European Union the establishment, under the Agreement, of the Consumer Measures Committee, on which we will focus in the next section. [...] Moreover, the Agreement’s implementation is the responsibility of the Committee on Internal Trade, a permanent forum comprised of Cabinet-level representatives and mandated notably to supervise the Agreement’s implementation, help settle disputes resulting from the Agreement’s interpretation and application, and approve the annual operating budget of the Internal Trade Secretariat. [...] The Parties usually commit themselves to observe the spirit of the agreements and to adopt laws or provisions reflecting the principles to which they have agreed, or, if applicable, to modify existing measures so as to adapt them to the terms of the agreements.