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> and legislative integration Does Canada's agricultural output follow EU's (quite strict) norms? Not sure if this falls under "legislative integration" but I'

• throw0101c 11d ago
  > Does Canada's agricultural output follow EU's (quite strict) norms? Which output specifically? To take one example, the Dijon mustard coming out of France is mostly from Canadian mustard seeds: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijon_mustard#2022_shortage_in_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijon_mustard#2022_shortage_in...
  • b112 11d ago
    I want to know the person who grows the celery seeds. I bought a box 37 years ago, a tiny little box, and I've been using it to season soups, almost weekly that whole time. There can't be more than one guy that grows those seeds, for the entire planet! So my questions are, first who is this guy, and second is the in the EU? Also, has anybody else noticed this? And if you think buying his celery seed farm, don't. It's a very limiting market.
• noir_lord 11d ago
  It's not an insurmountable problem if they don't have compatibility on standards It'll just take time to reach an agreement both sides can accept and it's in some ways simpler than something like the EU-Mercosur agreement since one "side" is a unified country rather that been two trading bloc's negotiating. It's fascinating watching the world re-align so quickly (by diplomatic/negotiation standards).
  • justincormack 11d ago
    EU signed a free trade agreement with Canada but its never been ratified
    • rsynnott 10d ago
      It's provisionally in force, though (fairly standard for EU trade agreements, which take _forever_ to fully ratify).
• embedding-shape 11d ago
  > Does Canada's agricultural output follow EU's (quite strict) norms? It might not be as strict anymore, as the EU-Mercosur Agreement seemingly ended up relaxing a bit on the strict norms and regulations. Many farmers were/are protesting this agreement exactly because the farmers in South America would compete against local farmers who are more strictly regulated. So, seems we're a bit flexible on that front, when push comes to shove :)
  • Sharlin 11d ago
    In the past years it has become pretty clear that even the mainstream right wingers/neoliberals of the EU (ie. the EPP) appear to be ready and willing to drop or loosen all kinds of annoying ethical, environmental, and consumer protection regulations at a moment's notice if it helps large corporations (often US, not even EU) make more money.
• rsynnott 10d ago
  "Single market (but food treated specially)" wouldn't be unprecedented; Switzerland was basically like this for a long time. Working Time Directive may be more of a sticking point, though Canada doesn't seem _that_ far away from aligned with it anyway (big difference would be on paid time off, where Canada's way under the minimum).
  • bryanlarsen 10d ago
    AFAICT many EU nations let stat holidays count towards the paid time off allowance. Ontario has 9 stat holidays. 10 paid days off guaranteed + 9 stat holidays is pretty close to the 20 required by Europe's paid time off guarantees.
    • rsynnott 10d ago
      Which countries are these? The UK used to have a derogation which allowed them to do this, and Malta has some weird thing, but otherwise I wasn't aware of any exceptions?
      • bryanlarsen 10d ago
        France too, but since they set their minimum at 30 + May 1st it basically comes out in the wash.
        • rsynnott 10d ago
          I think that’s a non-issue, then, as the requirement is only four working weeks.