Thank you for your question.
Our mandate is to eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers for our sectors. We speak on behalf of the sectors we represent, and not for others.
Generally speaking, we do not look favourably on rules and provisions that seek to restrict exports for our sectors and reduce their access to markets, be it product exclusions, tariffs, restrictive rules of origin, quotas or sanitary and phytosanitary measures. This makes sense, since our goal is the elimination of all such barriers.
This provision seems unusual, but what we understand is that it applies specifically to the supply management sector and poses no risk to our sectors, which are export-oriented.