Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Committee

Non Food Agriculture Core Group Meeting

19 July 2004

Allen & Overy’s Offices, One New Change, London, EC4M 9QQ, United Kingdom

Agenda

1)     Case studies - see Dave Carmichael’s email attached

a)     Biofuels/Forestry

b)     Bioplastics

c)      Biopharma

2)     Plans for September’s full commission meeting in York.

3)     Regulatory review

• Legal Resource – update from Justine and David Buckeridge

4)     Background paper – see skeleton paper attached (Patrick to introduce)

• What should the first out put of the workstream cover?
• Target length
• Style

5)     Work plan / project planning  - project plan to follow.

• Update from Patrick on what has been done
• Reality check work-plan
• Identify where core group and commission input will be needed.
• Identify where and when outside input will be needed.

6)     TV Programme – update

7)     Future meetings

• Agree actions for next meeting
• Agree format of next meeting (location, closed or open to whole commission etc.)

8)     AOB