translate English to French: The Consultative Group identified market access issues in connection with trade and investment opportunities such as: cooperation in the resumption of WTO negotiations, entry into force of the signed Foreign Investment Protection Agreement, clarification of rules affecting foreign investment in the mining sector, and the issue of delays in obtaining work and residence permits for representatives of Canadian firms based in South Africa.
Ce groupe consultatif a cernÃ© des questions relatives Ã l'accÃ¨s au marchÃ© qui se rÃ©percutent sur les possibilitÃ©s d'Ã©changes et d'investissements, dont : la collaboration Ã la reprise des nÃ©gociations de l'OMC, la mise en vigueur de l'APIE dÃ©jÃ signÃ©, la clarification des rÃ¨gles concernant l'investissement Ã©tranger dans le secteur minier, et les difficultÃ©s pour les reprÃ©sentants d'entreprises canadiennes basÃ©es en Afrique du Sud d'obtenir des permis de travail et de rÃ©sidence.