Update from France

[Cécile Toubeau]

POLITICO French Constitutional Court backs Canada trade deal

-- By Hans von der Burchard
7/31/17, 2:08 PM CET

France’s Constitutional Court today gave its blessing to the EU-Canada trade deal following a complaint by 60 lawmakers who said it was incompatible with the French constitution.

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement “does not include clauses that contradict the constitution,” a ruling announced today said.

The complaint against the trade deal was filed in February.

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