«The US dairy industry sees real value in the TPP negotiations if we are able to open new markets, like Japan and Canada, use the TPP process to strengthen global trading rules and secure
meaningful competition policy changes in New Zealand's dairy sector,» said Suber.
[17] There is no indication that the Commission made a serious effort (or, indeed, any effort at all) to obtain input from experts with respect to other «competing interests,» such as those of economic
policy, human rights,
competition, consumer affairs... [18] Without obtaining that input, it is difficult to understand how the Commission could take those interests into account in a
meaningful way.