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Viewing cable 07PARIS4255, FRANCE'S ABSTENTION AT EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07PARIS4255 2007-10-15 06:48 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Paris 
VZCZCXRO9306
RR RUEHAG RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHLZ RUEHROV
DE RUEHFR #4255 2880648
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 150648Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0776
RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES
RUEHMRE/AMCONSUL MARSEILLE 1915
RUEHSR/AMCONSUL STRASBOURG 0496
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 2747
RHEHAAA/WHITE HOUSE WASHDC
 
UNCLAS PARIS 004255 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
BRUSSELS PASS USEU FOR AGMINCOUNSELOR 
STATE FOR OES; EUR/ERA AND EB(SPIRNAK); 
STATE PASS USTR FOR MURPHY; 
USDA/OS/CONNER/TERPSTRA; 
USDA/FAS FOR OA/YOST; 
OCRA/CURTIS 
STA/SIMMONS/JONES/HENNEY 
FAA/YOUNG; 
EU POSTS PASS TO AGRICULTURE AND ECON 
GENEVA FOR USTR, ALSO AGRICULTURE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR ETRD SENV EU FR
 
SUBJECT: FRANCE'S ABSTENTION AT EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 
10 
 
REF: (A) STATE 140452 (B) PARIS 3967 
(C) PARIS 4170 
 
On October 10, France abstained on four biotech product votes at the 
EU regulatory committee (Reftel A).  France provided no scientific 
rationale for its action. We expect France to abstain on all votes 
involving biotechnology approvals pending the outcome of an ongoing 
environmental public process (Reftel B and C) which should conclude 
in late October/early November. Government sources confirm that 
future votes will depend on the outcome of this process, whether 
France will be prepared to adopt clear positions on biotech products 
before the next EU regulatory committee vote on November 22 - 23 
remains uncertain. 
 
PEKALA