Setting the record straight on TTIP: Yes let's

The authors critique the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) for submitting draft legal text to TTIP negotiators that they claim would stall the reduction of carcinogens and endocrine disruptors. They argue that the industry's proposals for 'mutual recognition' of notifications and registrations would undermine the EU's REACH principle of 'no-data, no-market'. The text further asserts that the US Trade Advisory System is imbalanced, with industry groups comprising 85% of its members, granting them privileged access to negotiations compared to public interest groups.

• The authors contend that the joint proposals from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) for TTIP include specific mechanisms not found in their public position papers, such as draft legal text for negotiators and the creation of a "Chemical Sector Joint Cooperation Committee" and a "Transatlantic Scientific Advisory Committee (TSAC)".
• The document argues that industry proposals for mutual recognition of notifications under the US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and registration under the EU's REACH regulation would weaken the "no-data, no-market" principle of REACH.
• The authors claim that while the industry asserts it is not proposing changes to current regulations, the TTIP proposals would "severely affect the implementation" of existing EU and US legislation, potentially stalling efforts to reduce the use of carcinogens and endocrine disrupting chemicals.
• The text asserts that the US Trade Advisory System is heavily skewed toward industry interests, stating that ACC and other industry groups make up 85% of its membership.

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

{{cite press release |last1=Tuncak |first1=Baskut |last2=Buonsante |first2=Vito |title=Setting the record straight on TTIP: Yes let's |publisher=Center for International Environmental Law |date=26 March 2014 |url=https://www.ciel.org/setting-the-record-straight-on-ttip-yes-lets/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

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} }