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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Keith,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">On behalf of the BC, we would like to request that the Council vote on the Phase 1 EPDP Report be postponed until Monday 4<sup>th</sup> March so as to permit the continuation of the very practical ongoing discussion
within the EPDP Team on the unresolved policy recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Scott & Marie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Marie Pattullo</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.0pt"><b><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">European Brands Association</span></b><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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· Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">T: +32 2 736 03 05
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">+32 496 610 395</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">EU Transparency Register:
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