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STATEMENT OF CARROLL MUFFETT PRESIDENT AND CEO CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (CIEL) ON BEHALF OF CIEL, FRIENDS OF THE EARTH AND SIERRA CLUB BEFORE THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE SUB-COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE HEARING ON THE U.S. – E.U. FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: TIPPING OVER THE REGULATORY BARRIERS
Carroll Muffett, President and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), provided testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives on July 24, 2013, regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The statement argues that TTIP could undermine public health and environmental protections, particularly in the chemicals sector, by prioritizing the removal of regulatory barriers over safety standards. Muffett advocates for the retention of national rights to determine health protection levels and the exclusion of investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms.
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STATEMENT OF CARROLL MUFFETT PRESIDENT AND CEO CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (CIEL) ON BEHALF OF CIEL, FRIENDS OF THE EARTH AND SIERRA CLUB BEFORE THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE SUB-COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE HEARING ON THE U.S. – E.U. FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: TIPPING OVER THE REGULATORY BARRIERS
Carroll Muffett, President and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), provided testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives on July 24, 2013, regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Representing CIEL, Friends of the Earth, and the Sierra Club, Muffett argued that the agreement's focus on reducing regulatory barriers could undermine public health and environmental protections, particularly in the chemicals sector, by favoring industry interests over safety standards.
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POPs, PIC, and LRTAP: The Role of the U.S. and Draft Legislation to Implement These International Conventions
Written testimony by Glenn M. Wiser of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) provided to the U.S. House of Representatives on July 13, 2004. The statement expresses the views of a coalition of environmental and health organizations regarding draft legislation intended to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), the LRTAP POPs Protocol, and the Rotterdam PIC Convention.
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Document type: Statement