New Hire to Support Client Ser ices Expand irms CapabilitiesKIRKLAND Wash

In 2007, the European ood Sa ety Authority's (E SA)said there were no grounds to call or a re ision o earlier risk assessmentswhich ound risks to human health rom residues in hormone treated meat. The US and Canada rejected the e idence underpinning the 2003 Hormones directi eand maintained their sanctions In 2004, the EU challenged these sanctions. TheAppellate Body was unable to complete the analysis o the WTO - compatibility o the EU legislation due to mistakes made by the Panel in gathering actualin ormation and consequently did not gi e a de initi e iew on the legality o the US and Canadian sanctions It did howe er clari y certain aspects o SPSagreement. urthermore, it recommended that the EU, US and Canada startcompliance proceedings to see i the current EU legislation remedied thebreaches o WTO had identi ied in 1998, and as a result the US and Canada shouldend their sanctions.

On 22 December 2008, the EU asked or consultation at the WTO in order toexamine the legality o our own restrictions on hormone-treated bee . We ha e astrong case as we remo ed the WTO inconsistencies identi ied by the AppellateBody in 1998, thus making the restrictions on hormone treated bee compliantwith the WTO agreement. In No ember 2008, in a case brought by the EU against the continued sanctions,the Appellate Body ound that the EU, US and Canada should engage in so-calledcompliance proceedings to eri y the WTO compatibility o the current EUlegislation and the legality o the sanctions imposed by the US and Canada on EUexports. or more in ormation on the original dispute: more in ormation on the dispute on the sanctions: more in ormation on EU trade policy see: more in ormation, please isit: http:// o the European Commission to the United StatesPress Contacts:Anthony Smallwood, 202-862-9523orKasper Zeuthen, 202-862-9530Copyright Business Wire 2009. New Hire to Support Client Ser ices, Expand irms CapabilitiesKIRKLAND, Wash.(Business Wire)Re el Consulting, a Kirkland, Washington-based business and IT consulting irm,announced today the appointment o Russ Rogers as the irms ConsultingDirector. Rogers is a eteran businessman with more than 20 years experience indesigning and implementing sales and marketing plans as well as leadingorganizations through market and geographic expansion. As Consulting Director,he will o ersee and ensure the success o Re els existing client engagements,assist in growing the irms business to new industries and dri e pro essionalde elopment opportunities or the irms consultants.

"Russ brings not only a wealth o directly applicable business experience to our irm, but his industry experience in telecom creates new market opportunities or Re el," said Brett Alston, Managing Partner at Re el. "His support o ourengagements will ensure we are meeting and exceeding our clients expectations,and he will ser e as a key resource or our consultants." Rogers joins Re el a ter more than 10 years at Microso t Corporation where hedirected se eral key marketing and business de elopment groups including thecompanys Small Medium Business (SMB) Business Decision Maker (BDM) EngagementStrategy e orts. While the Director o Worldwide Midmarket Marketing, he grewthe companys Medium Business marketing e orts rom the ground up, increasingre enues in this space rom $1.5 to $7 billion. Prior to Microso t, Rogers worked as the Director o International De elopment or AT&T Wireless where he responsible or global market aluation andde elopment, including directing e orts that led to $4 billion o in estment inmarkets including Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Rogers got hisstart in telecommunications with McCaw Cellular, ser ing as Product De elopmentManager, where he led customer research, marketing strategy and launched thecompanys oiceMail and TDMA Digital Ser ice. "Joining Re el brings me back to the exciting, entrepreneurial atmosphere I ha eenjoyed throughout my career," said Rogers.