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Open Dialogue between ORGANIC Business and the organic representation in the EU, the IFOAM EU Group

Objectives of the meeting:
(1) To continue a dialogue between organic business and the IFOAM EU Group to develop a mutual understanding of each other needs
(2) To discuss how to place organic food with more and more non organic labels on the food market
(3) To identify elements to increase future cooperation and to help the IFOAM EU Group in shaping future work priorities

PROGRAM

Main venue:
BUSINESSEUROPE, www.businesseurope.eu
Av. de Cortenbergh 168, 1000 Brussels

Dinner venue:
Mi Figue Mi Raisin
Rue Archimède 71, 1000 Brussels

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List of participants

Business participants
1. Jan Groen, NL
2. Arjon Kalter, Tradin Organic, NL
3. Gerard Versteeg, Tradin Organic NL
4. Roland van Marlen, Ariza, NL
5. Sławomir Chłoń, PL
6. Bernd Bohrer, BB Biotech, DE
7. Marc Pflimlin, Agrano, DE
8. Klaus Arntz, Wessanen, DE
9. Jan Leifert, Freiland Puten, DE
10. Dr Manfred Plath, Hipp, DE
11. Martin Timmermann, otx AG, DE
12. Renaat Daem, BioFresh, BE
13. Stefaan Deraeve, La vie est belle, BE
14. Walter Vandepitte, Dedobbeleer Mills, BE

IFOAM EU Group
- Christopher Stopes
- Marco Schlueter
- Andrzej Szeremeta
- Benny Van de Velde
- Antje Koelling (for dinner)

Co-organisers:
- Alexander Beck, AOEL
- Bavo van den Idsert, Bionext, VBP
- Elke Denys, BioForum
- Claire Largier, Synabio

For informal dinner we are expecting guests from Organic Farming Unit, DG Agri, European Commission.

Meting organised in co-operation with:
Aoel, BioForum, Synabio and VBP