2017.10.23 Regulatory Cooperation and NAFTA BCarberry

2017.10.23 Regulatory Cooperation and NAFTA BCarberry Regulatory Cooperation and Food Safety under NAFTA 2.0 1 CANADA-US REGULATORY COOPERATION: PROGRESS TO DATE AND LEVERAGING NAFTA 2.0 ROBERT CARBERRY W I L S O N C E N T E R G L O B A L F E L L O W I V E Y / L AW R E N C E C E N T R E F E L L O W WA S H I N G TO N D C , O C TO B E R 2 3 , 2 0 1 7 Outline 2 Context ¡ Traditional trade agreement. [...] Common Standards and Tests ¡ Joint standards development – using combined data ¡ Joint testing methodology development ¡ Single certification for both markets ¡ Jointly approved certification bodies 2. [...] Managing 3rd Party Import Risk ¡ Common procedures at perimeter and foreign sites ¡ Jointly recognized inspection/certification ¡ Common single enforcement program applied once for both markets ¡ Enforcement for both markets at Point of Entry (not border) ¡ Common risk assessment and interdiction program 4. [...] Leveraging Outcomes Achieved in the Other Jurisdiction ¡ Common risk assessment, inspection program and procedures – modernize and adjust together – using combined data ¡ Joint management of inspection program – eliminate product re-testing ¡ Plant and Animal Health – jointly manage evolving pest and disease risk due to climate and other factors based on a shared territory and zones therein – away. [...] Nature of the inclusions: ¡ Recognize that specific opportunities exist as afforded by a contiguous territory, our integrated manufacturing and common risk tolerance ¡ Promote the use of jointly developed common requirements and programs that implemented once, serve to satisfy the health and safety, SPS/TBT requirements for the other country(s) ¡ Recognize that third party specialized systems and.