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Walloon Parliament Doc. 561 (2025-2026) Passed

Walloon approval of the CETA trade agreement between the EU and Canada

Official title: Projet de décret portant assentiment, pour ce qui concerne les matières dont l'exercice a été transféré par la Communauté française à la Région wallonne, à l'Accord économique et commercial global (AECG) entre le Canada, d'une part, et l'Union européenne et ses États membres, d'autre part, fait à Bruxelles le 30 octobre 2016, et à son instrument interprétatif commun

Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted in plenary session’)

In plain language

  • The Walloon Parliament approves the comprehensive trade agreement and its joint interpretative instrument between the European Union and Canada for its areas of competence.
  • This mainly impacts exporting businesses, farmers, and public authorities involved in trade and investment between Wallonia and Canada.
  • For you, European food and environmental standards remain protected, while import tariffs are reduced and the range of available goods and services may change.

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Official text (PDF) Parliamentary file

From proposal to law

  1. Submitted 17 April 2026
  2. Approved by parliament 17 June 2026
  3. Given royal assent by the government not yet
  4. Published in the Belgian Official Journal not yet
  5. In force not yet

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How parliament voted

Passed on 17 June 2026

40 for · 25 against · 0 abstention(s)

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  • MR Voted for

    24 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • Les Engagés Voted for

    16 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • PS Voted against

    0 for · 16 against · 0 abstentions

  • PTB Voted against

    0 for · 5 against · 0 abstentions

  • Ecolo Voted against

    0 for · 3 against · 0 abstentions

  • Indépendante Voted against

    0 for · 1 against · 0 abstentions

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