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05ATHENS2438
2005-09-16 08:12:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Athens
Cable title:  

GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: CODEX AD HOC TASK

Tags:  TBIO EAGR ECON GR 
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UNCLAS ATHENS 002438 

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STATE FOR EB/TPP JACK BOBO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO EAGR ECON GR
SUBJECT: GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: CODEX AD HOC TASK
FORCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY

REF: SECSTATE 147159

UNCLAS ATHENS 002438

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STATE FOR EB/TPP JACK BOBO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO EAGR ECON GR
SUBJECT: GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: CODEX AD HOC TASK
FORCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY

REF: SECSTATE 147159


1. (U) On September 12, Embassy received GoG response to
reftel demarche. Response in entirety follows:


2. (U) Begin text: Greece is extremely interested in the
re-establishment of the new Task Force and its mandate, and
will thus participate with two representatives to the 5th
Session of the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on
Foods Derived from Biotechnology. Regarding our positions
and priorities we provide you with the following details:
based on the council Decision of 17 November 2003
(2003/822/EC, L309/14),on the accession of the European
Community to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a
coordination meeting prior to each Codex Session takes place
in Brussels, for the formation of a common position among the
25 Member States and the European Community. Such a common
position has already been approved and sent to Codex
Secretariat as "European Community Comments", on June 9,

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2005. This position will be handed to all member state of
the Codex Task Force, at the meeting in Japan. End text.


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