Mr. Frédéric Seppey at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On February 17th, 2015. See this statement in context.

February 17th, 2015 / 4:55 p.m.

Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Director General, Trade Agreements and Negotiations Directorate, Market and Industry Services Branch, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Frédéric Seppey

—other than the estimate from, perhaps, some of these studies.

In terms of what it represents as an impediment on small and medium-sized enterprises—the heavy burden of some of these regulations that are not always clear about how they should be implemented—we have anecdotal information that it's a significant cost, from when we discussed it with stakeholders and specific industries.

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