Dies ist eine HTML Version eines Anhanges der Informationsfreiheitsanfrage 'Correspondance about environmental standards in relation to TTIP'.



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Ref. Ares(2017)805972 - 14/02/2017
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: TSE is the main limitation for opening new markets. Need on including
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 systematically sheep&goat together with bovine meat (BSE/TSE). Important to put the red
 meats under the same package. Otherwise sheep and goat may not be "big" enough to be
 taken into account  by some third countries. Emphasis on the sustainable aspects of the
 sheep&goat production to minimise the disposal. Priority countries: 
 the US, 
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EU priorities for the TTIP negotiations:
o BSE is still the most important barrier. UECBV expects that it will not be rolled over once the
 negotiations starts. They are still confident that by end 2013 the BSE final rule will be out.
However,   indicated that there are rumours that the US may make the BSE rule stricter now
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 that the US was upgraded to negligible BSE status at the OIE General Session of May and about
 possible linkages with the resolution of certain US offensive files.  **
 complained that TSE is not in the EU top priorities for SPS market access with the US. As a
 consequence, it may take some years to have the US market opened.
o Extremely long and unclear procedures (e.g. regionalisation decisions – not alignment with OIE
 standards)
o UECVB called for the setting of a fixed dialogue with COM - EU Businesses in technical SPS issues
 dialogue (e.g. lactic acid-hormones), as well as EU – US businesses associations for the TTIP
 negotiations.   believes that the existing Vet Agreement may still offer valuable tools for
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agreeing equivalency agreements on certain areas. However,   stressed that mistrust among
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 competent authorities resulting from past experiences may limit the theoretical potential of the
 EU-US vet Agreement for improving the EU market access.
o Cloning and its labelling – important to prevent new problems. No foreign country can guarantee
 that is clone-free. EU imports US embryos and semen derived from cloned animals. Therefore,
 EU may be hit back by the cloning proposal (in particular EU dairy sector, but also the EU
 imports of US beef). UECVB pointed out the importance of educating  people in the EU and in
 the US about what would implementable and what would be out of reach.
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Role of DG Trade vis a vis Dg AGRI and DG Sanco
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Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 5:48 PM
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Subject: TR: UECBV / BSE - Market access for EU meat - Request for a meeting
Importance: High
Madame,
Bonjour,

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J’accuse réception de votre courriel et vous remercie de votre prompte réaction.
J’ai le plaisir de vous confirmer la date du 14 juin 2013, à 10 heures.
Dans l’attente de cet entretien,
je vous souhaite une agréable fin de semaine.
Salutations distinguées,
Jean-Luc Mériaux
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@ec.europa.eu
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Envoyé : vendredi 17 mai 2013 16:09
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@uecbv.eu'; 
@uecbv.eu
Cc : 
@ec.europa.eu; 
@ec.europa.eu; 
@ec.europa.eu; 
@ec.europa.eu
Objet : FW: UECBV / BSE - Market access for EU meat - Request for a meeting
Dear Mr. Meriaux,
We just spoke on the phone and realised the happy coincidence of crossing requests to meet 
. Please find enclosed the mentioned reply to your request (of this morning) from my
 HoU.
As discussed on the phone, we are interested in discussing overall SPS market access (export)
 priorities
, including the USA, and the possibility that UECBV makes a presentation in the coming
 meeting of the SPS MAWG of 4 July about these topics – and, in this context, of any other topic
 of UECBV's interest.
Have a GREAT weekend,
From: 
 (TRADE) 
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 3:57 PM
To: 
@uecbv.eu'
Subject: FW: UECBV / BSE - Market access for EU meat - Request for a meeting
Bonjour Monsieur,
Suite à votre demande de rencontrer 
, j'ai le plaisir de vous proposer une réunion le
 14 juin prochain, à 10.00, en nos bureaux situés Rue de la Loi 170. 
 sera
 accompagné de 
 de son unité.
Pourriez-vous me confirmer si vous êtes d'accord avec cet horaire?
Vous en remerciant par avance,


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Salutations,
 European Commission
 DG TRADE
 Unit D-3
Agriculture, Fisheries, Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Market Access, Biotechnology
CHAR 
 B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
 +32 2 
@ec.europa.eu
From: 
 (TRADE) 
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 1:45 PM
To: 
 (TRADE)
Cc: 
 (TRADE)
Subject: Fwd: UECBV / BSE - Market access for EU meat - Request for a meeting
 pls arrange it...depending on 
 and/or BSE expert availability
Tks, Z
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Date: 17 May 2013 13:24:19 GMT+02:00
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Subject: UECBV / BSE - Market access for EU meat - Request for a meeting
Dear 
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I should appreciate it very much if you could accept to have a meeting with UECBV
 representatives on Friday 14th June 2013 at the most convenient time of the day
 for you.
The topic will be:
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Market access for EU meat in the context  of the BSE issue, and more
especially for sheep meat and products thereof.
The UECBV representatives will be:
- Joe Hyland, CEO of the largest sheep meat industry in Ireland (Irish Country


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 Meats Ltd), chairman of the UECBV sheep meat committee, vice chairman of the
 advisory group on sheep meat; and
- Jean-Luc Mériaux, UECBV secretary general.
I thank you in advance to consider this request
and look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Jean-Luc Mériaux
Secretary General
Rue de la Loi 81A
1040 Bruxelles
Tel: + 32 2  230.46.03
Fax: + 32 2 230.94.00
@uecbv.eu
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