1. TTIP Regulatory Cooperation and Civil Society Concerns
Andreas Biesantz 2nd July 2015

2. Profile of ELIANT
European Alliance of Initiatives for Applied Anthroposophy
advocating: freedom of choice, availability of choices for European citizens
represents various initiatives of Rudolf Steiner’s applied anthroposophy
Demeter International and IVAA are members of ELIANT

3. Regulatory Cooperation: Concerns of Civil Society
Civil society concerns that the ‘right to regulate’ will be constrained
Concerns
EU and Member States could be not able to set stricter regulations in the future
transparency and democracy
regulation could be driven from trade benefits rather than public interest
Suggestion
Civil society stakeholders should be involved if a transparent ISDS court was established

4. Challenges for the agricultural sector
Concerns
harmonization of standards might result in lowering EU standards concerning food safety and animal welfare
non- tariff barriers (standards) might be minimized for the benefit of big corporations
the precautionary approach practiced in the EU must be maintained
Trade agreements should help – rather than hinder – fair and sustainable development in EU agriculture

5. Challenges for the CAM sector
In the EU, more than 100 million consumers use homeopathic and anthroposophic medicinal products
Concerns:
Future regulatory changes should guarantee that they will not have any negative impact on CAM medicinal products
CAM is a system approach (not only evidence based on a single substance)
Availability of CAM medicinal products in the EU should be safeguarded

6. E-mail: demeter.eu@gmail.com
Thank you!
Andreas Biesantz
ALLIANCE ELIANT
EU Liaison Office
Rue du Trône 194
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
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