summary <div>The pre-release version of this Legislative

Summary is now available. Parliamentarians and their staff can obtain a copy by submitting a request or contacting the Library of Parliament. Members of the public can obtain a copy by the contacting the Information Service at the Library of Parliament.<br/><br/>On April 2016, the Minister of International Trade introduced Bill C-13,

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, the Hazardous Products Act, the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Pest Control Products Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and to make related amendments to another Act, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill C-13 amends enables Canada to implement the Agreement on Trade Facilitation, which was done at Geneva by members of the World Trade Organization, including Canada, on November 2014, as an amendment to Annex 1A of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.<br/><br/>It amends the Food and Drugs Act, the Hazardous Products Act, the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Pest Control Products Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Agreement on Trade Facilitation.<br/><br/>It also makes related amendments to another Act.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2016-04-13) House of Commons — Second reading: Completed (2016-09-20) House of Commons — Consideration in committee: Completed (2016-10-07) House of Commons — Report stage: Completed (2016-10-18) House of Commons — Third reading: Completed (2016-10-18) Senate — First reading: Completed (2016-10-19) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2016-11-03) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2016-11-24) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2016-11-30) Full bill text is not included in the LEGISinfo JSON export.

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