[Gen-Streitfall] Entscheidung GVOs

So Feb 5 09:54:42 CET 2006

Hallo liebe Leute,
wie denkt ihr darüber?
Wer hat Zeit und Interesse den "Aufschlag"für eine gemeinsame PM attac/BUND
zu basteln?
LG
Hanni

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Von: "Johannes Lauterbach" <Johannes_Lauterbach at t-online.de>
Datum: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 15:20:07 +0100
An: "Malte Kreuzfeld" <presse at attac.de>, "Attac AG-WTO VG"
<wto-vg at listen.attac.de>
Betreff: [Wto-vg] Fw: [WTO-INTL] WTO action: Draft ruling imminent on trade
dispute between EU and US - evt. Attac PM

Hallo zusammen,
kommenden Dienstag 07.02. wird die erste Entscheidung des
WTO-Schiedsgerichts im GMO-Streitfall gegen die EU erwartet.
Wir sollten darauf vorbereitet sein und evt. eine PM dazu veröffentlichen,
evt. zusammen mit BUND? oder Glob und Ökologie? oder Bite Back Kampagne?
Ich war in der GMO Sache nicht so involivert, wer hat denn noch Kontakt zu
den "bite back"/Tomatentour-Leuten,
und wer könnte eine PM vorbereiten?
(Ich muss eigentlich jetzt dringend einen Artikel zu Hongkong shreiben....)

Gruß
Johannes

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From: "Alexandra Wandel" <alexandra.wandel at FOEEUROPE.ORG>
To: <WTO-INTL at LISTSERVER.CITIZEN.ORG>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 11:31 AM
Subject: [WTO-INTL] WTO action: Draft ruling imminent on trade dispute
between EU and US

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> Dear colleagues
>
> the interim report on the GM ruling at the WTO is expected now for next
> Tuesday 7 February.
>
> Several engaged NGOs (FoEE, Greenpeace, IUF, Genewatch etc.) are preparing
> some joint  talking points for the media that we will circulate shortly,
> while media releases will be sent out by the individual groups engaged.
> Below please find a fact sheet, briefing and advisory on the case by FoEE.
>
> The Bite back: WTO: Hands off our food coalition are also planning for
> next week a cyberaction targetting EU member states to stand firm in case
> of a negative ruling.
>
> Comments and input are very welcome.
>
> Best,
>
> Alexandra Wandel, FoEE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Alexandra Wandel" <alexandra.wandel at foeeurope.org>
> To: "Alexandra Wandel" <alexandra.wandel at foeeurope.org>
> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:34:08 +0100
> Subject: Media advisory: WTO: Hands off our food. Draft ruling imminent on
> trade dispute between EU and US
>
>
> Media advisory
> 3 February 2006- For immediate release
>
> *************************************************************************
> WTO: HANDS OFF OUR FOOD!
> Draft ruling imminent on trade dispute between EU and US
>
> A special media briefing on the GM trade dispute is available at
> http://www.foeeurope.org/publications/2006/GMO_and_WTO_interim_briefing_F
> eb2006.pdf
> as well as a fact sheet on GMOs and the WTO, see
> http://www.foeeurope.org/publications/2006/GMO_and_WTO_QA_Feb2006.pdf
> ************************************************************************
>
> Brussels/Geneva, 3 February 2006 - Opposition to genetically modified
> (GM) foods) is likely to increase if the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
> rules in favour of a US-led complaint against European GM policy,
> Friends of the Earth Europe warned today. A draft final WTO ruling is
> expected next week.
>
> The international environmental group accused the WTO of being
> secretive, undemocratic and biased towards business interests, and
> charged that it is the wrong institution to settle disputes of this kind.
>
> The United States, Canada and Argentina launched a trade dispute with
> the EU through the WTO in May 2003. They have been arguing that Europe's
> reluctance to embrace GM foods damaged their farmers and was a barrier
> to trade. In line with WTO secrecy, the draft ruling will only be sent
> to the countries in the dispute. A final ruling is expected later in the
> year.
>
> Friends of the Earth Europe's Trade Co-ordinator Alexandra Wandel said:
> "The World Trade Organisation should keep its hands off our food.
> Protecting Europe's wildlife, farmers and consumers from the threat of
> genetically modified crops is far more important than free trade rules.
> The WTO is secretive, undemocratic and unfair. It should not decide what
> the public eats and how we protect our environment."
>
> Adrian Bebb, GM Food Campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe, said:
> "Opposition to genetically modified foods is likely to increase if the
> WTO decides that European safeguards should be sacrificed to benefit
> biotech corporations. The number of bans by countries in Europe against
> GM foods is increasing, and the number of regions declaring themselves
> GM Free has soared. The WTO, the US administration and biotech firms
> should stop their bullying and let Europeans decide what food we eat."
>
> Friends of the Earth has published a fact sheet and briefing on the
> dispute today [1] which highlight:
>
> · Opposition to GM foods and crops in Europe has increased since the
> beginning of the trade dispute*. *There are now over 170 regions and
> 4,500 smaller areas that want to be GM-free.
>
> · An alternative dispute settlement procedure is needed to solve trade
> and environmental conflicts. This could be the International Court of
> Justice or the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Additionally, the UN
> Biosafety Protocol is an international agreement already in place that
> deals with trade in GMOs. Unfortunately, the US has refused to sign it.
>
> · The first ten years of GM crops have failed to deliver the benefits
> promised by the biotech industry and have played no role in tackling
> poverty and hunger [2].
>
> An international campaign against the WTO dispute called "Bite-back -
> WTO: Hands off our food!" - is supported by 750 organisations
> representing some 60 million people (see www.bite-back.org
> http://www.bite-back.org). The coalition states that the
> industry-friendly WTO is not the right place to decide what food
> Europeans should eat.
>
> The "Bite Back" citizens' objection was initiated by Friends of the
> Earth International with the support of consumer, development and
> farmers' groups, trade unions, research institutes and citizens from
> over 100 countries.
>
> [1] A special media briefing on the GM trade dispute is available at
> http://www.foeeurope.org/publications/2006/GMO_and_WTO_interim_briefing_F
> eb2006.pdf
> as well as a fact sheet on GMOs and the WTO, see
> http://www.foeeurope.org/publications/2006/GMO_and_WTO_QA_Feb2006.pdf
>
> [2] Who benefits from GM crops
> http://www.foeeurope.org/publications/2006/who_benefits_from_gm_crops_Jan
> _2006.pdf
>
> CONTACT:
> Alexandra Wandel, Friends of the Earth WTO expert, +49 172 748
> 3953
> Adrian Bebb, Friends of the Earth GMO expert, +49 1609 490 1163
>
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