[All redactions in the document have been done in line with Art.4.1(b)] Ares(2021)4272041 - 05/10/2021 Ref. Ares(2021)6044578   30/06/2021 FINAL Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement – Art 25.4 Bilateral Dialogue on Raw Materials Agenda – November 16, 2018 Albert Borschette Congress Center Congress Center, Room 0003/4 Rue Froissart 36 – Brussels BRIEFING Discussion on Responsible Mining & Sourcing _____________________________________________________________________________________ Chairman – GOVERNMENT SESSION 13:45 – 14:45 Discussion on Responsible Mining & Sourcing  Welcome                                 (NatRCan) who joined the meeting by video-conference and the Government of Ontario ( ) joining by phone  Relevant Commission services attending the meeting: DEVCO, TRADE 13:45 - 14:00   Presentation from Canada on sustainable mining, responsible business conduct and related initiatives , Director, International Affairs and Trade Division, Lands and Minerals Sector, Natural Resources Canada 14:00 - 14:15   EU initiatives on responsible and sustainable mining and sourcing , Deputy Head of Unit, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials, European Commission 14:15 – 14:25 Q&A 14:25 – 14:45 Discussion of opportunities for collaboration, including how to jointly promote the values of responsible and ethical mining and sourcing in international fora    Agree on the advantages to continue an exchange of good practices on sustainable mining;    Explore how can we coordinate efforts to promote globally the values of sustainable and responsible mining and sourcing;

FINAL      Discuss how the coordinated efforts can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and to responsible and ethic industrial value chains;     Discuss which international fora would be more appropriate to take coordinated action _____________________________________________________________________________________ 14:45 – 15:00 Break - Stakeholders join the meeting _____________________________________________________________________________________