If a plant in Canada wanted to become EU certified, there is a substantial process for them to go through. If a plant in the European Union wants to be certified to ship to Canada, it's basically a paper-pushing exercise, because we say we've recognized the equivalency of the EU system. The problem is that there are so many member states in the EU, and visits to those plants in the various member states may happen every three to five years, so really the standards aren't necessarily upheld in the individual EU member states.
On February 25th, 2021. See this statement in context.