Note to B.D. Bra-:-ley
1992: The Single Market
BATCo. Public Affairs Activity
With reference to your request for a note upon our
public affairs/lobbying
activity, I s%~:Lse the position as follows:
General Our broad approach to lobbying is low key,
targeting key
ind.Lviduals in the main legislative and
Governmental
orzanizations. The objective is to communicate our
1992
policies to them in order to influence future
legislat-ion
re:.atinq to our industry.
The main thrusts of our lobbying are in the areas
of Excise
Bar--orLisation and Duty Free. The Europe Against
Cancer area
aLso forms a part of our activities but here we
work much
more with the overall industry because individual
company
ac--7ity is less effective and can be counter
productive.
Mu--*- of our lobbying is under-taken through the
network of
N~%'s and the CECCM both by BATCo. and our
Operating
Co=-.5anles. However, the note does not cover this
aspect,
but concentrates only upon BATCo- direct
activities.
BA,:Cz). does not currently have a Brussels based
Public
Affairs or lobby agency (PM & RJR both have a full
time
Puhlic Affairs specialist in Brussels, while
Reemtsma have a
pa= timer) - BATCo. has an information source in
Brussels -
Herbison - who also acts as an ad hoc arranger of
meetings
with key contacts but as our lobbying activity
develops,
'- arrangement is coming under greater strain.
BATCo. has
just completed a review of possible agencies in
Brussels
with a view to developing a clear public affairs
strategy
for European affairs, and will shortly be
preparing a
proposal to cover this area in order that our
activity
becomes more focussed and more effective.
Excise - A top level lunch was held with H.M.
Customs & Excise
Harmonisation Commissioners Jefferson Smith and
Wilmott, with Messrs.
Bramley, Heywood, Bingham and Hill. Messrs.
Bingham and
Hill followed this up with a long meeting with
Wilmott, to
discuss the BAT excise plan.
- A =eetinq with Commission excise staff was held
in January
w'~h Bingham and Hill being present. A further
meeting was
h;Id with Lefevre (the Commission official with
tobacco U-1
excise responsibility) on March 1st to put forward
the
BATCo. excise policies. Further meetings with him
are
scheduled. C;\
rll~:
- Recnilar 1-4aison with the UKREP excise
represe-ntative in C.~
Bn'ssels Mx. Norqrove. C~'
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B.D. B---a-ley, Esq.
3 rd Mar--'- 1989
- European Parliament discussions with key members
v:Lz:
Mr. Beumer Chairman of Economics & Monetary
Affairs Committee
Mr. Beazley Vice Chairman of Economics Q Monetary
Affairs
Committee
Mr. Pattersen. - MenLber of Economics & Monetary
Affai=rs
Committee
Mz. Kellett-Bowman - Member of Economics &
Monetary Iffairs
Committee (Constitueacy Includes Southampton
factc_~)
Mr. Donelly - Assistant to L. Brittan with excise
responsibilities
Mrs. Pietrogiacomo - Asst. Rapporteur on tobacco
ex=Lzes
Duty F----e Most of the lobbying is undertaken by
Bill Hill on of
BATCo. but Bill has a dual role because he is also
a=-ively
involved in the lobbying activities of the UK Duty
?:rte
Confederation and the international Duty Free
Confederation.
Meetings have been held with key individnals viz
Mr. Knudsen
Commission Director responsible for Duty Free.
Mem~-.-P_z State
officials responsible for Duty Free in the
Brussels :elegations.
U.K. Gov't - Customs, DTI, Dept. of Transport,
M-in. ::f Acjr, Rome
Office.
Europe Messrs. Bingham, Thornton and Leach have
held disc,,Lsssions with
Againz-_ the following Individuals-
Cancer
Mrs. Lalis - Assistant to the Greek Commissioner
on '--ealth
issues.
Mr. Hingsten UXREP official responsible for healtz
issues.
Mr. Andrews Rapporteur of the Parliament for
toba,== draft
directives.
Other meetings are planned for DG V personnel.
Legal A preliminary meeting has been held with Mr.
Faull, -!:Le Asst. to
and Leon Brittan with responsibility for
Competition issmes relating
Trade=--zks to State Monopolies. This will be
follaved up wit~~ specific
individuals in DG IV.
I have ;rd to keep the note to a summary of the
situation but wz,=-Id be happy
c
to ex:- on any aspect.
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c.c. !~essrs. D.G. Seywood
M. Nors.or-_h,V_1'
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