Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08LJUBLJANA59
2008-02-12 14:48:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE
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UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000059
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/NCE TOM YEAGER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD TBIO EUN SI
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 12 VOTE
REF: SECSTATE 13142
Econoff delivered reftel points to Simona Rogl, EU
coordinator at the Slovenian Ministry for Agriculture. Post
did not receive a response from the Government of Slovenia
(GOS),but we expect the GOS to either abstain or vote
against approving the biotech varieties, which has been its
pattern in the past. We also passed the points to Barbara
Susnik at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' and Ales Gorisek
at the Ministry of Economy.
COLEMAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/NCE TOM YEAGER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD TBIO EUN SI
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 12 VOTE
REF: SECSTATE 13142
Econoff delivered reftel points to Simona Rogl, EU
coordinator at the Slovenian Ministry for Agriculture. Post
did not receive a response from the Government of Slovenia
(GOS),but we expect the GOS to either abstain or vote
against approving the biotech varieties, which has been its
pattern in the past. We also passed the points to Barbara
Susnik at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' and Ales Gorisek
at the Ministry of Economy.
COLEMAN