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From left to right: Trudo Motmans (ASCO), André Sincennes (RHEA Group), Jason Langrish (Canada Europe Roundtable for
Business), Benjamin Van Zeveren (European Commission), Léa Auffret (BEUC), Celso Boscariol (EU Chamber of Commerce
in Canada-West), Frédéric Agneessens (CanCham Belux, Honorary Consul of Canada for Flanders), Olivier Joris (FEB/
VBO). Credit: CanCham Belux.
services market, offer predictable conditions for investors, and help prevent
illegal copying of EU innovations and traditional products.
Benjamin Van Zeveren, Canada Desk Officer, DG Trade, European Commission,
explained how this new agreement will impact some horizontal topics of interest
for companies, such as goods, services, customs, investments, e-commerce,
intellectual property rights, and more.
The seminar closed with a panel debate between civil servants, Belgian
businesses, and an NGO representative, followed by a Q&A session moderated
by Frédéric Agneessens, Vice-President of CanCham Belux and Honorary
Consul of Canada for Flanders, and by Celso Boscariol, President of the EU
Chamber of Commerce in Canada-West. André Sincennes, RHEA Group’s
Managing Director, was invited to participate in the panel session.
“The CETA agreement offers European and Canadian firms more investment
opportunities, which will enhance creation of new businesses as well as
employment growth,” said Mr. Sincennes. RHEA Group—as an established
“The CETA agreement
offers European
and Canadian firms
more investment
opportunities, which will
enhance the creation of
new businesses as well
as employment growth.”
André Sincennes
RHEA Group’s Managing Director
Belgian company with 25 years of trajectory—employs more than 270 people
in nine countries. Headquartered in Wavre, Belgium, RHEA Group recently
confirmed a significant investment in Montreal, Canada, thereby leveraging its
European highly specialized and recognized knowledge and products.
After receiving the green light from the Council and the consent of the European
Parliament, the CETA agreement is pending approval from the member states.
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