MEDIA ADVISORIES
PETTIGREW - BRIEFING ON CHINA-WTO LEGISLATION
February 4, 2002 No. 19
Media representatives are advised that senior federal government officials will hold a briefing on An
Act to Amend Certain Acts as a Result of the Accession of the People's Republic of China to the
Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. The bill, which will be tabled on Tuesday,
February 5, 2002, will amend existing Canadian legislation, allowing Canada to fully implement
safeguards and anti-dumping rights that were agreed to in China's WTO accession negotiations.
Event: Background briefing (for Canadian media)
Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2002
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: National Press Theatre
150 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
By telephone: Please call the Media Relations Office between 9:00 and
10:30 a.m. to obtain an access code.
You can then join the conference call at these numbers:
1-888-265-0903 (outside the National Capital region)
(613) 954-9003 (within the National Capital region)
For more information, please contact:
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
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