The EU And Canada Signed A Bilateral Free Trade Agreement In 2016.

The EU and Canada formally signed a bilateral free trade agreement in Ottawa on the 26 day, which will take effect in 2016.

The euro Canada FTA is seen as a model for future FTA in Europe and the United States.

Reported that the European Commission Chairman Barroso and European Council president van Rompuy 26 in Ottawa, Canada, held talks with Canadian Prime Minister Harper, and signed the EU and Canada Free Trade Agreement.

The report pointed out that after nearly 1600 pages of agreement was announced in English and French, the next step was to enter the procedures approved by the various parliaments.

Although there are some reservations in the 28 member states of the European Union, for example, German economic minister Sigma Gabriella is still demanding the day before the signing of the agreement.

Protection of a renegotiation.

Reported that the European Union and Canada have negotiated for this Agreement for five years.

Canadian Prime Minister Harper said the agreement marks a new era in relations between Canada and Europe.

Barroso, chairman of the Commission, said that the euro Canada free trade agreement was of historic significance and pointed out that "Canada is the first country to sign the FTA agreement with the European Union in the group of 7, and Canada is a strategic partner, ally and friend of the European Union".

According to reports, the EU also hopes to strengthen cooperation with Canada in the energy industry and Arctic development.

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According to the data, from 7 to August in 2014, Hebei, Zhejiang and Henan provinces maintained the top three locations in the national light leather industry. The total number of three provinces accounted for more than 60% of the national leather output.

The data show that in July 2014, the total output of Hebei province was 14 million 643 thousand and 500 square meters (27.06%), an increase of 12.83% over the same period last year. The total output of Zhejiang province was 11 million 715 thousand and 700 square meters (21.65%), an increase of 17.69% over the same period last year. The total output of Henan province was 7 million 944 thousand square meters (14.68%), an increase of -1.2% over the same period last year.

In August 2014, the total output of Hebei province was 11 million 837 thousand and 300 square meters (23.07%), an increase of 13.82% over the same period last year. The total output of Zhejiang province was 10 million 483 thousand and 800 square meters (20.43%), an increase of 2.84% over the same period last year. The total output of Henan province was 9 million 640 thousand and 800 square meters (18.79%), an increase of 1.41% over the same period.

In addition, in July this year, the Ministry of industry and information technology announced the elimination of backward and overcapacity tanning enterprises, the list of tanning enterprises is also among them.

However, comparing the data, we find that although the number of tannery enterprises has been reduced, the production capacity and production intensity have not changed much.

Take the most representative Haining tanning as an example: since 2010, the leather industry in Haining has been promoting the leather industry's environmental protection in an all-round way, and the leather making enterprises have been reduced from 38 to 8, with the quantity being reduced by more than 70%.

The data show that the number of leather making enterprises in Haining has been greatly reduced, but the output has been steadily increasing, which has gradually reflected scale benefits.

Data show that the output value of leather industry in Haining has increased from 3 billion 72 million yuan in 2010 to 5 billion 370 million yuan in 2013, ahead of schedule and exceeding the estimated target of 5 billion yuan in 2015.

The actual situation from statistics and the key areas of leather making shows that the Chinese government's promotion and implementation of tanning environmental protection policies and standards will play a more and more important role in adjusting the industrial structure, allocation of high-quality resources and promoting the healthy development of industries. In the long term perspective of the sustainable development of the industry and the lasting competitiveness of the industry, it is imperative to rectify and upgrade the industry's environmental protection policies and standards.