Setting the record straight on TTIP: Yes let's

This statement by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and ClientEarth critiques a response from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) regarding industry proposals for chemicals regulation within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP). The authors argue that the industry's proposals seek to undermine the implementation of existing EU and US chemical laws and reflect a pattern of delaying protective regulations.

• CIEL and ClientEarth argue that a leaked document containing industry proposals for TTIP chemicals regulation included specific mechanisms not found in previous public position papers, such as draft legal text for negotiators, mutual recognition of notifications under US TSCA and registration under EU REACH, and the creation of a "Chemical Sector Joint Cooperation Committee" and a "Transatlantic Scientific Advisory Committee (TSAC)".
• The authors contend that while the ACC claims not to propose changes to current regulations, the TTIP proposals would severely impact the implementation of EU and US legislation. They note that EU REACH is far from full implementation, with a final data call for information not due until 2018 and nearly 70% of a sample of examined dossiers being non-compliant.
• The statement asserts that industry proposals for "enhanced cooperation" on priority chemicals are a stalling tactic rather than an effort to speed up assessments. The authors cite a report by the NRDC stating that the risk assessment process for formaldehyde, styrene, and trichloroethylene (TCE) took over 20 years due to the use of scientific uncertainty to delay laws.
• The authors claim the US Trade Advisory system is imbalanced, stating that industry groups, including the ACC, make up 85% of its members, providing them with privileged access to government negotiators.

APA

Tuncak, B., & Buonsante, V. (2014). Setting the record straight on TTIP: Yes let's. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/setting-the-record-straight-on-ttip-yes-lets/

Chicago

Tuncak, Baskut, and Vito Buonsante. Setting the record straight on TTIP: Yes let's. Center for International Environmental Law, 2014. https://www.ciel.org/setting-the-record-straight-on-ttip-yes-lets/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{tuncak2014setting, author = {Tuncak, Baskut and Buonsante, Vito}, title = {{Setting the record straight on TTIP: Yes let's}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2014}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/setting-the-record-straight-on-ttip-yes-lets/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }