Identifier
Created
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07THEHAGUE301
2007-02-16 15:26:00
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Embassy The Hague
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DUTCH RESPONSE ON EU CLASSIFICATION OF BORATES AND
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SUBJECT: DUTCH RESPONSE ON EU CLASSIFICATION OF BORATES AND
BORIC ACID
REF: USDOC 1282
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SUBJECT: DUTCH RESPONSE ON EU CLASSIFICATION OF BORATES AND
BORIC ACID
REF: USDOC 1282
1. Econoff conveyed reftel points on February 14 to H.
Roelfzema, Senior Policy Officer/Toxicologist at the Dutch
Ministry of Health and Dutch representative to the upcoming
February 16 ATP meeting in Brussels. Roelfzema acknowledged
receipt of the points but did not provide a response.
Econoff also shared the points with Frits von Meijenfeldt,
Head of the Division on Sustainable Development, Dutch
Ministry of Economic Affairs.
2. On February 16, Econoff followed up with Spencer Paul,
Head of the Product Safety and Injury Prevention Division at
the Ministry of Health. Paul said the Dutch will continue to
support a decision to classify borates and boric acid as a
Category 2 substance due to associated health and safety
risks of the material. While acknowledging the economic
implications of such a classification, he said the Health
Ministry's position was firm, as public health, safety, and
liability concerns had determined the Dutch position. He
added that the Dutch Health Ministry would take the lead on
this issue in Brussels as it related more to public safety
than economics in the Dutch view.
BLAKEMAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR OES (JTHOMPSON)
STATE PLEASE PASS EPA
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR
USDOC/ITA FOR LEE ZACHOS
USEU FOR ROSEMARY GALLANT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD BEXP NL
SUBJECT: DUTCH RESPONSE ON EU CLASSIFICATION OF BORATES AND
BORIC ACID
REF: USDOC 1282
1. Econoff conveyed reftel points on February 14 to H.
Roelfzema, Senior Policy Officer/Toxicologist at the Dutch
Ministry of Health and Dutch representative to the upcoming
February 16 ATP meeting in Brussels. Roelfzema acknowledged
receipt of the points but did not provide a response.
Econoff also shared the points with Frits von Meijenfeldt,
Head of the Division on Sustainable Development, Dutch
Ministry of Economic Affairs.
2. On February 16, Econoff followed up with Spencer Paul,
Head of the Product Safety and Injury Prevention Division at
the Ministry of Health. Paul said the Dutch will continue to
support a decision to classify borates and boric acid as a
Category 2 substance due to associated health and safety
risks of the material. While acknowledging the economic
implications of such a classification, he said the Health
Ministry's position was firm, as public health, safety, and
liability concerns had determined the Dutch position. He
added that the Dutch Health Ministry would take the lead on
this issue in Brussels as it related more to public safety
than economics in the Dutch view.
BLAKEMAN