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04DUBLIN1782
2004-12-10 17:21:00
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Embassy Dublin
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IRISH RESPONSE TO FSC/ETI REPEAL DEMARCHE

Tags:  ETRD EFIN USTR 
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UNCLAS DUBLIN 001782 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD EFIN USTR
SUBJECT: IRISH RESPONSE TO FSC/ETI REPEAL DEMARCHE

REF: A. STATE 251625


B. WILSON-EU TRADE OFFICERS 12/8 E-MAIL

UNCLAS DUBLIN 001782

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD EFIN USTR
SUBJECT: IRISH RESPONSE TO FSC/ETI REPEAL DEMARCHE

REF: A. STATE 251625


B. WILSON-EU TRADE OFFICERS 12/8 E-MAIL


1. On December 9, post delivered reftels' talking points to
Tony Joyce, Senior Trade Negotiator in the Department of
Enterprise, Trade, and Employment (DETE). Joyce noted the
GOI's view that it had been reasonable for the Commission to
seek WTO confirmation that the FSC/ETI repeal included in the
American Jobs Creation Act was WTO-compliant. He added that
the GOI was "unhappy" with the Commission's proposal to
reinstate sanctions automatically in the event that the WTO
panel did not find full compliance. Ireland would have
preferred the suspension of sanctions, with the option of
revisiting the sanctions option if the WTO panel did not find
compliance. Joyce noted that the GOI had voiced this
position in discussions that followed the Commission's
briefing to Member States this past week in Brussels
regarding the draft Council regulation on the FSC/ETI issue.
He said that Ireland was aware of the U.S. Congress'
sensitivities to the Commission's approach, but was waiting
to see the position that a majority of Member States would
take on the draft regulation. Joyce added that the
Commission had valued the grandfathering benefits included in
the FSC/ETI repeal "conspicuously" above the USD 75 million
per year cited in ref B, though he could not recall the
Commission's exact estimate.
KENNY