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04THEHAGUE219
2004-01-29 14:57:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy The Hague
Cable title:
DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
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UNCLAS THE HAGUE 000219
SIPDIS
STATE FOR OES/ETC AND EB
USDA FOR FAS FOR OA/SIMMONS, OA/RICHEY, OA/JONES,
CMP/G&FD/DADLER, GIPSA, APHIS
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV EAGR ETRD TBIO NL
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
REF: STATE 8877
UNCLAS THE HAGUE 000219
SIPDIS
STATE FOR OES/ETC AND EB
USDA FOR FAS FOR OA/SIMMONS, OA/RICHEY, OA/JONES,
CMP/G&FD/DADLER, GIPSA, APHIS
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV EAGR ETRD TBIO NL
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
REF: STATE 8877
1. Embassy discussed reftel with Ms. Inge van der Leij,
coordinator for genetic modification of the Dutch
Environment Ministry (VROM),who will be leading the
official Dutch delegation to Kuala Lumpur.
2. Ms. Van der Leij said she will be pleased to discuss
issues raised in demarche with the U.S. delegation. She
suggested the U.S. delegation contact the Irish to set up a
EU Troika meeting with the Commission and the Dutch. She
noted that a similar meeting had recently been arranged with
the Canadians. She preferred to have such a meeting during
the COP meeting in early February. Van der Leij will be in
Kuala Lumpur as of February 7.
3. With respect to the competency issue, Van der Leij said
this still needs to be worked out between the Irish and the
Commission, but that individual member-states are at least
responsible for budgetary issues.
4. Van der Leij said she would be very interested in a
briefing about the Trilateral Arrangement between Canada,
Mexico and the U.S. She wondered if the arrangement would
be in agreement with the Protocol.
5. Embassy also discussed reftel with Marcel Vernooij,
Department of International Affairs, Ministry of
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. He underscored the
MinAg view that the CPB's Article 18.2(a) should not add
additional bureaucracy or document requirements for bulk
agricultural commodity trade. Vernooij said the Dutch
government had always taken the view that CPB's objective
was to ensure "safe trade" in living modified organisms.
6. Environment State Secretary Pieter van Geel will lead
the Dutch delegation to the high-level meeting. Van der
Leij will be the official delegation leader and Jaap
Frederiks of the Foreign Ministry will be her deputy.
Sobel
SIPDIS
STATE FOR OES/ETC AND EB
USDA FOR FAS FOR OA/SIMMONS, OA/RICHEY, OA/JONES,
CMP/G&FD/DADLER, GIPSA, APHIS
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV EAGR ETRD TBIO NL
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
REF: STATE 8877
1. Embassy discussed reftel with Ms. Inge van der Leij,
coordinator for genetic modification of the Dutch
Environment Ministry (VROM),who will be leading the
official Dutch delegation to Kuala Lumpur.
2. Ms. Van der Leij said she will be pleased to discuss
issues raised in demarche with the U.S. delegation. She
suggested the U.S. delegation contact the Irish to set up a
EU Troika meeting with the Commission and the Dutch. She
noted that a similar meeting had recently been arranged with
the Canadians. She preferred to have such a meeting during
the COP meeting in early February. Van der Leij will be in
Kuala Lumpur as of February 7.
3. With respect to the competency issue, Van der Leij said
this still needs to be worked out between the Irish and the
Commission, but that individual member-states are at least
responsible for budgetary issues.
4. Van der Leij said she would be very interested in a
briefing about the Trilateral Arrangement between Canada,
Mexico and the U.S. She wondered if the arrangement would
be in agreement with the Protocol.
5. Embassy also discussed reftel with Marcel Vernooij,
Department of International Affairs, Ministry of
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. He underscored the
MinAg view that the CPB's Article 18.2(a) should not add
additional bureaucracy or document requirements for bulk
agricultural commodity trade. Vernooij said the Dutch
government had always taken the view that CPB's objective
was to ensure "safe trade" in living modified organisms.
6. Environment State Secretary Pieter van Geel will lead
the Dutch delegation to the high-level meeting. Van der
Leij will be the official delegation leader and Jaap
Frederiks of the Foreign Ministry will be her deputy.
Sobel