Identifier
Created
Classification
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09SOFIA476
2009-08-24 09:14:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Sofia
Cable title:
BULGARIA SUPPORTS FASTER APPROVAL PROCESS FOR
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UNCLAS SOFIA 000476
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR USTR
FOR USDA/FAS
FOR EEB/TPP/ABT
FOR EUR/ERA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD EUN TBIO BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA SUPPORTS FASTER APPROVAL PROCESS FOR
BIOTECH EVENTS
REF: SECSTATE 86566
UNCLAS SOFIA 000476
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR USTR
FOR USDA/FAS
FOR EEB/TPP/ABT
FOR EUR/ERA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD EUN TBIO BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA SUPPORTS FASTER APPROVAL PROCESS FOR
BIOTECH EVENTS
REF: SECSTATE 86566
1. (SBU) Embassy officials delivered reftel biotech points
to new Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Miroslav Naydenov who is fully up to speed on the issue and
will attend the September 7 EU Agriculture Ministers Council
meeting. Naydenov told us August 21 that Bulgaria will join
the member states that support a faster approval process in
the EU for biotech events about which the European Food
Safety Authority (EFSA) already has a positive opinion.
Regarding the case concerning the detained U.S. soy cargoes,
this would mean a faster decision process since the corn dust
found in the cargoes is from corn the EFSA has already
evaluated positively.
2. (SBU) Naydenov also told us that one of the new
administration's priorities is to establish a Food Safety
Agency that will fall under the cabinet's authority as in
other EU countries. Naydenov will likely maintain a balanced
position on biotech in deference to EFSA, although as a
veterinarian he understands the importance of these issues to
the livestock industry and acknowledges how restrictive and
damaging EU biotech rules are for livestock farmers.
ORDWAY
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR USTR
FOR USDA/FAS
FOR EEB/TPP/ABT
FOR EUR/ERA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD EUN TBIO BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA SUPPORTS FASTER APPROVAL PROCESS FOR
BIOTECH EVENTS
REF: SECSTATE 86566
1. (SBU) Embassy officials delivered reftel biotech points
to new Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Miroslav Naydenov who is fully up to speed on the issue and
will attend the September 7 EU Agriculture Ministers Council
meeting. Naydenov told us August 21 that Bulgaria will join
the member states that support a faster approval process in
the EU for biotech events about which the European Food
Safety Authority (EFSA) already has a positive opinion.
Regarding the case concerning the detained U.S. soy cargoes,
this would mean a faster decision process since the corn dust
found in the cargoes is from corn the EFSA has already
evaluated positively.
2. (SBU) Naydenov also told us that one of the new
administration's priorities is to establish a Food Safety
Agency that will fall under the cabinet's authority as in
other EU countries. Naydenov will likely maintain a balanced
position on biotech in deference to EFSA, although as a
veterinarian he understands the importance of these issues to
the livestock industry and acknowledges how restrictive and
damaging EU biotech rules are for livestock farmers.
ORDWAY