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U.S. Biotech Crops Alliance's Letter to European Commission Re Regulatory Procedure for Importing Biotech Products

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Dear Commissioner Andriukaitis,</p>
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On March 12, 2015 the undersigned organizations, representing a broad section of the U.S.</p>
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food and agricultural industry, provided comments on the review of the European Union&#39;s</p>
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(EU) regulatory procedure for approving the import of new biotechnology products being</p>
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conducted by DG SANTE.</p>
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In our letter we stated that a number of core principles and commitments must result from this</p>
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review (see attachment).</p>

On March 12, 2015 the undersigned organizations, representing a broad section of the U.S.

food and agricultural industry, provided comments on the review of the European Union's

(EU) regulatory procedure for approving the import of new biotechnology products being

conducted by DG SANTE.

In our letter we stated that a number of core principles and commitments must result from this

review (see attachment).

We also stated in our letter that adherence to these principles would support a number of the

recently published Commission goals in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

(TTIP) negotiations, including:

  • Pragmatic and speedy procedures and decisions on regulations related to trade;

  •  A single approval process for exports from all EU countries, just as there is a single approval process for U.S. exports to the EU;

  • Clear and transparent processes and time lines that reflect the fact that we are each other's most important trading partner; and

  • Strong mechanisms for resolving trade issues.

Read here the U.S. Biotech Crops Alliance's Letter in its Entirety