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Programme
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24 April
9:00-9:30 Opening session and Welcome
Juan José Ibarretxe, President of Euskadi
Susana Cenni, President of the Network and Regional Minister for Agriculture of Toscana
Freedom of choice:
Approaches for a consistent and fully protection of conventional and organic agriculture
Chairperson: Joseph Stockinger, Regional Minister for Agriculture of Upper Austria
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9:30 |
Introductory Remarks |
Joseph Stockinger
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Regional Government/ OBERÖSTERREICH
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9:40 |
Regulatory experiences: The Italian approach |
Daniel Schatzer
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Regional Government/ BOLZANO
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10:00 |
Coexistence in Portugal |
Paula Carvalho
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Ministry of Agriculture/ PORTUGAL |
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10:20 |
The Canary strategy in the agro-food sector |
Guillermo Diaz |
Regional Government/ CANARY ISLANDS
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10:40 |
Coffee break |
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11:10 |
The French Moratorium? |
Claude Trémouille |
Regional Government/ LIMOUSIN |
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11:30 |
Coexistence in Europe: overview and perspectives |
Fabio Boscaleri |
Regional Government/ TOSCANA
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11:50 |
Protection of seed: The REVERSE Project |
Eirios HUGO |
Frontaliza/ AQUITANIE
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12 :10 |
Non-OGM feed, a strategic asset for European agriculture |
Pascale Loget
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Regional Government/ BRETAGNE
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12:30 |
Discussion and conclusions |
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13:30 |
Lunch break |
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Session 2
Freedom of choice:
Towards a common label for GMO-free food products
Chairperson: Martin Ascacibar, Directorate for the Innovation and Technological Development, Basque Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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15:00 |
Introductory Remarks |
Martin Ascacibar |
Regional Government/ EUSKADI
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15:10 |
Labelling: Including the new German regulation on positive labelling |
Rudi Anschober |
Regional Government/ OBERÖSTERREICH
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15:30 |
GMO-free labelling. The view of the consumers
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David M. Ortega |
OCU Spanish Organization of Consumers and Users |
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15:50 |
Exercising freedom of choice: The need for good information |
Cinta Barrachina |
CECU Spanish Confederation of Consumers and Users |
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16:10 |
Coffee break |
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16:40 |
GMO: COOP position and guarantee system |
Sonia Scaramagli |
COOP Italia
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17:00 |
GMO-free labelling. The view of the farmers |
Andoni García Arriola |
COAG Coordinator of Spanish Organisations of Farmers and Cattle dealers
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17:20 |
The labelling of ecological products as a tool for quality. Experience in Asturias
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Enrique Rodriguez |
Regional Government/ ASTURIAS
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17:40 |
Products of Origin and the GMO |
Alain Fauconnier
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AREPO |
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18:00 |
Discussion and conclusions |
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25 April
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9:00 – 10:00 |
New organization of the Network |
Session 3
Political strategies
Chairperson: Susanna Cenni, Regional Minister for Agriculture and Forest of Toscana
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10:00 |
Introductory Remarks |
Susanna Cenni |
Regional Government/ TOSCANA
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10:10 |
The post "health-check" Common Agricultural Policy (COM (2007) 722 final) and the revision of the quality policy |
Jorge Garbisu |
Regional Government/ EUSKADI
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10:30 |
Lisbon Treaty & CAP future: the European Parliament agenda |
Bernadette Borzai |
European Parliament/ |
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10:50 |
The new CAP as a food policy for Europe. Regional perspectives |
Jacques Cochy |
Regional Government/ PAYS DE LA LOIRE
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11:10 |
Coffee break |
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11:40 |
Round Table Regional Governments of the Network Future actions: Political strategies for the Network and a working plan for a common GMO-free label Moderator: Lontxo Sainz (journalist)
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12:40 |
Conclusion of the Bilbao Conference and Signature of the Florence Charter by incoming new member Regions |
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13:00 |
Press Conference |
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13:30 |
Lunch |
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