Ref. Ares(2016)2419062 - 25/05/2016
BTO report of meeting of the ISG on cloning (28/08/2012)
Present:
(SECGEN),
(DG AGRI),
(DG TRADE)
and
(DG SANCO)
Subject: Examination of GHK draft revised interim report (16.08.2012)
Main comments from other DGs:
All participants in favour of keeping the approach foreseen by the terms of reference
of the study: assessment of each individual measure of the 4 approaches (suspension,
traceability, traceability and labelling, pre-market approval).
The findings and data collected during GHK interviews should be integrated in the
report and be used to elaborate and assess possible measures:
Economic impacts and cost estimates are missing at this stage (intended for final
report only).
Conclusions
GHK report should integrate data and findings collected by GHK and elaborate
measures and scenario to be assessed; therefore the report needs to be largely revised.
The timeline for the draft final report (end of August) and of final report (end of
September) is not compatible with the amount of work necessary to provide a valuable
report (to provide more time to GHK).
The Steering Group advises to give more time to the consultant to improve the report
in order to ensure that appropriate information is made available to write a good
Impact Assessment. In the absence of such information, delays are likely to occur at a
later stage.
Next meeting of the IASG on Wednesday 5/09 planned to examine i) the draft final
report sent by GHK, ii) the data collected by GHK on traceability aspects