DFAIT Consultations on NAFTA Regulatory Cooperation

(DFAIT)

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is requesting input on areas for increased cooperation amongst Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to reduce “significant regulatory-based differences” that hamper Canadian competitiveness. A copy of the Notice published in the Canada Gazette is available here.

Interested parties have until May 26, 2010 to file submissions with DFAIT identifying opportunities to reduce significant barriers in a range of areas including: standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures for industrial and agricultural products, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary measures.