German Federal Court rejects lawsuits against CETA
Sergio Passariello
@CandianChamberinItaly @Malta Business @MACTT @Assomalta @EuromedGroup
Constitutional complaints and?Organstreit?application directed against the provisional application of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) are unsuccessful
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has rejected a series of constitutional challenges to the provisional application of the CETA trade agreement between the European Union and Canada.
In a ruling in Karlsruhe on Tuesday, the Court ruled that the Council of the European Union did not exceed its powers by deciding on the provisional application of the free trade treaty.
According to the Court, constitutional appeals against an EU Council decision on the final application of Ceta and against the German ratification law are also inadmissible, because they both refer to measures that are still pending.
Two citizens’ associations and the parliamentary group of the German Left had filed the appeals in 2016. The final decision came after more than five years, during which CETA came into force on a provisional basis, already demonstrating its effectiveness from a commercial point of view, as well as safety and protection vis-à-vis quality and certified European products.
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