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Lobbying – Un rapport du « Environmental
Health Fund » révèle l’intense lobbying de l’administration
Bush contre le projet européen REACH (Registration, Evaluation,
and Authorization of Chemicals) qui vise à modifier la
législation européenne sur les produits chimiques en y
intégrant des normes relatives à la santé et à l’environnement…
The
New Chemicals Legislation – REACH
European Commission DG Enterprise
US
Intervention in EU Chemical Policy
Environmental Health Fund Report 09/03
« …In
February 2001, the European Union released a plan for a sweeping
reform of chemical regulatory policy known as REACH, which would
require manufacturers to test chemicals for health impacts before
putting them on the market. This report describes the efforts of
the United States government, under the Bush Administration, to
weaken REACH.
Documents obtained from anonymous sources and through the Freedom
of Information Act lay out elements of an ambitious and
wide-ranging campaign by the Environmental Protection Agency,
State Department, Commerce Department, and United States Trade
Representative to weaken REACH in concert with narrow chemical
industry interests. The documents cover the period from April 2001
to April 2003.
The US chemical industry strongly opposes REACH, which would
require the chemical industry to provide information about the
health and environmental effects of their products, and which
proposes a method for restricting use of the most dangerous
chemicals. REACH was designed to address a previous regulatory
system that "grandfathered" the majority of chemicals
out of requirements for safety data. This system resembles the
current situation in the United States, where 95% of the chemicals
in use today lack basic safety data about possible hazards to
human health and the environment.
The US chemical industry fears REACH might serve as a model to
update the US chemical regulatory policy. To weaken REACH, the
industry engaged the aforementioned four agencies of the US
government.
As these documents show, the US government essentially operated as
a branch office of the US chemical industry.
These activities merit a full Congressional investigation into
corporate influence over government actions at the relevant
agencies and raise questions about the objectives of US foreign
policy. EPA, Commerce, State, and USTR should desist from further
lobbying against REACH and the Administration should publicly
affirm the right of the European Union to implement important
public health laws such as REACH without US government
intervention… »
« …In February 2001, the European Union published the
White Paper that described the REACH proposal. Internal documents
reveal that the US government began to work on REACH the same year
with personnel from EPA, State, Commerce, and USTR working
together with each other and with the chemical industry…"
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« …A document drafted by Charlie Auer, Director, EPA
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, reveals the key role of
the EPA in making regulatory arguments against REACH… »
« …A June 14, 2001 document describes US government
meetings with industry and coordination among government agencies
with the goal of influencing REACH in agreement with industry
interests... »
« …In September 2001, the chemical industry complained
about the lack of an industry-friendly US policy on US-EU trade
matters… The US government responded by attending a meeting at
American Chemistry Council headquarters on January 17 and 18, 2002…
The Bush administration solicited the chemical industry’s
position paper and the industry in turn asked for help in
influencing EU Member States against the proposal... A
briefing paper for Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Linda Conlin,
reveals the Department’s impatience with the chemical industry
and their active solicitation of the industry to lobby against
REACH… The US government agencies were so anxious to begin
lobbying on the industry’s behalf, they did not wait for the
industry’s position paper to begin the campaign…»
« …The connections between the Administration and chemical
industry solidified with the publication of the US government
position, the "nonpaper"… The "nonpaper"
effectively replicated the viewpoint of the chemical industry into
the US government position… »
« …On March 21, 2002, Colin Powell responded to the
chemical industry’s call for help by sending an "action
request" cable to the US embassies in EU Member States and 35
other countries… »
« …On March 22, 2002, the US Embassy Environment Science
and Technology Officer accompanied EPA and American Chemistry
Council officials on a March 8, 2002 meeting with German
government officials and business representatives to lobby them
against REACH… »
« …On April 9, 2002, the US Chamber of Commerce held a
closed members-only meeting in Washington DC to discuss… »
« …On May 21, 2002, US Ambassador to the EU, Rockwell
Schnabel, commented on US government help to the chemical industry
on REACH lobbying at a speech at the European Policy Center… »
« …On May 28, 2002, Secretary of Commerce, Donald Evans,
wrote to Geoffrey Gamble of Dupont, in his capacity as Chair of
the US Trade Representative’s Industry Sector Advisory Committee
on Chemicals and Allied Products (ISAC-3). The Committee provides
the chemical industry with many opportunities to influence US
trade policy… »
« …On July 25, 2002, Rockwell Schnabel mentioned that the
US government was closely following REACH in a speech at the Los
Angeles World Affairs Council… »
« …A United Kingdom chemical industry executive contacted
Charlie Auer of the EPA, in late August 2002. Liz Surkovic, UK
Chemical Industry Association, informed Auer that the industry had
effectively placed itself in the position of helping to formulate
UK policy on REACH by "loaning" her to the UK government. 40 Surkovic sought Auer’s advice about substituting
the US chemical regulatory system under TSCA for the REACH
proposal… »
« …Former CEO of Cabot Chemical Corporation and current
Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Sam Bodman, addressed the American
Chemical Society in August 2002… »
« …In September 2002, the US State Department helped
coordinate another lobbying trip to the EU. 42 The US Embassy
Environment Science and Technology Officer, Todd Wilson, arranged
a trip for Charlie Auer and Susan Hazen of the EPA, to Brussels to
meet with EU officials and chemical industry executives… »
« …In October 2002, the American Chemistry Council thanked
the US Government, "…for its efforts to garner support for
U.S. industry’s position on the new EU Chemical Strategy (REACH
– Registration, Evaluation, Assessment of Chemicals)… »
« …A high-level meeting between US and EU officials took
place December 16, 2002… »
« …On December 17, 2002, Under Secretary of Commerce,
Grant Aldonas further revealed the Department’s dedication to
the industry position at a press conference at the US Mission to
the EU in Brussels… »
« …In March 2003, Rockwell Schnabel wrote an editorial in
the European Voice claiming to have engaged, "…all US
stakeholders – the administration, the business and
environmental community at an early stage in the development of
these new rules… »
« …On April 2, 2003, Jeffrey M. Burnam, Assistant
Secretary for Environment, spoke at a meeting of the Society of
Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association. Burnam expressed
concerns that REACH-style legislation that better protects public
health might spread to other countries… »
« …On April 29, 2003, just several days before REACH was
released for public comment, Colin Powell sent a cable to EU
Member States. 47 The cable repeated industry objections to REACH
and urged US government agencies,…»
"…In May 2003, the EU formally presented REACH for public
comment. William Lash, Assistant Secretary, Department of
Commerce, told the New York Times that, "This is a big game;
it will dwarf the G.M.O. dispute." 48 Using chemical industry
language, Lash described REACH as, "…a barrier based on
unsound science or non-existent risk analysis that damages our
exports…"… »
« …On May 6, 2003, the State Department issued a press
release promoting a report from the National Foreign Trade Council
(NFTC) concerning "…trade barriers that ignore sound
science."… »
« …Press reports described the US government’s
opposition to REACH was due to, "…unsound science and an
abuse of regulatory authority…"… »
Voir
aussi :
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public interest groups call on Bush Administration to stop
lobbying on behalf of chemical industry
Health Care Without Harm 09/09/03
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