STATE TRADING

QUESTIONS POSED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
REGARDING the notification of CANADA^[1]

The following communication, dated and received on 25 September 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the European Union.

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The European Union thanks Canada for its notification _G/STR/N/20/CAN and would like to request some additional information.

1  Butter exports

Page 6 Table II: Canadian Dairy Commission stopped exporting butter altogether.

Question 1:

Could Canada please provide further information if the discontinuation of butter export is linked to the statement on page 3 para E, re Canada Dairy Commission "How export prices are determined. Not applicable. In conformity with the WTO Nairobi Ministerial Decision on Export Competition, CDC's export programs were cancelled effective December 31, 2020"?

Question 2:

Could Canada please confirm that that the CDC is no longer mandated to export butter and dairy oils?

2  Wines & Spirits price reporting

Page 24 Table I: The previous notification _G/STR/N/19/CAN submitted to the WTO included detailed comparison of per unit import price and average representative domestic sales price. These are now included only for beer and there is no difference between the two values.

Question 3:

Could Canada please explain why this is the case? Why are mark-ups not listed for each category of products?

Question 4:

Could Canada please explain why the average representative domestic sales prices for wine and spirits were much higher in 2020-21 (as listed in the previous report) comparing to 2022-23?

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