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Consultative Committee on Agriculture- Draft Agenda
November 15, 2002, Ottawa
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Lester B. Pearson Building, C3-400
9:00 1. Welcoming Remarks
9:10 2. PSAG/Tri-National Accord
(a) Report on PSAG Meeting/Tri-National Accord May 15, 2002
(b) PSAG Meeting/Tri-National Accord April 3 - 4, 2003
9:30 3. Plant Issues:
(a) U.S.B Canadian Cooperation on Dispute Settlement Mechanisms
(b) North American Tomato Trade Working Group
(c) Canada-U.S Potato Committee
(d) Seed Certification Laboratory Accreditation
(e) Floriculture Industry Border Trade Concerns
(f) Industrial Hemp
(g) Peanuts
(h) Grain Trade
(i) Sugar
10:30 BREAK
10:45 4. Livestock / Meat Issues:
(a) Restricted Feeder Cattle Program
(b) Veterinary Drugs Comparison
(c) Dairy Animal Veterinary Drugs
(d) Vet Inspection Services at the Port of Monchy (Montana)
(e) Movement of Horses into the U.S.
(f) Vancise Tort Case
(g) Bison Trimmings
12:00 LUNCH
1:30 5. Processed Food Product Issues:
(a) Nutritional Labeling
(b) Metric Increments of Institutional Food Package Sizes
(c) Breaded Cheese Sticks
2:00 6. Pesticide Harmonization
(a) Update on Pesticide Harmonization
2:10 7. Plurilateral Issues:
(a) WTO
(b) Biotech
(c) NAFTA Committees and TWGs
2:30 8. Policy and Program Issues:
(a) Country of Origin Labelling (COL)
(b) Bioterrorism Statute
(c) Agricultural Policy Framework (APF)
(d) Regulatory Co-operation
3:10 9. CCA Business
a) Progress Report on the ROU/CCA Action Plan
b) Next meeting
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