Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Rupert Schlegelmilch:
I will try. I am not 100% per cent sure what the Deputy referred to. Until last month, we were negotiating with the Canadians about some of the discriminatory rules under the provinces' schemes for managing their liquor. That was obviously something linked to CETA. We actually had commitments in the agreement to level the playing field between local producers and imported wines and spirits. We are making progress there and it is a benefit of CETA that we have a strong position on this issue.