Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Bayer CropScience Inc. / Antoine Bernet, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Bayer CropScience Inc.
Previous in-house corporation names
Responsible Officer Name: Antoine Bernet, President and Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-10
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 956657-4929

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 130

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

Version 4 of 24 (2007-01-04 to 2007-08-13)

Version 4 of 24 (2007-01-04 to 2007-08-13) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Bayer CropScience Inc.
#100, 3131-114th Ave SE
Calgary, AB  T2Z 3X2
Canada
Telephone number: 613-722-8111  Ext.: 227
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Hartmut van Lengerich, President & CEO  
Description of activities: Services incidental to Agriculture. Producer / distributor of Agricultural products.
 
The client is a subsidiary of the following parent companies: Bayer CropScience AG
Alfred Nobel-Str.50
Monheim
Germany

Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Ian Armour
Position title: Sr. Registration Manager, Herbicides
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Curtis Bunz
Position title: Canadian Counsel
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Nancy Delaney
Position title: Registration Specialist
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Conor Dobson
Position title: Director, Public Government Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David Drexler
Position title: Director, R&D
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Andrea Hergenroeder
Position title: Registration Manager, Herbicides
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Garth Hodges
Position title: Global Canola Business Manager
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lionel Lamont
Position title: Seed Marketing Manager
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Roy Lidstone
Position title: Sr. Registration Manager, Insecticides
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Robert MacDonald
Position title: Global Regulatory and Compliance Manager
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Jeff Parsons
Position title: Registration Manager, Fungicides
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Paul Thiel
Position title: VP, Industry Relations & Project Mgt.
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Chris Warfield
Position title: Director, Regulatory Affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Environment Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Pest Management Center, Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Agriculture, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Communications with respective Departments, Institutes and Agencies at various levels of the government: Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, International Trade Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Industry Canada, Pest Management Center, Environment Canada, Competition Bureau of Canada.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Communications with respective Departments, Institutes and Agencies at various levels of the government: Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, International Trade Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Minister of Agriculture, Industry Canada, Environment Canada.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Regulation Pest Control Product Act Regulations: creation of new regulations under the new Pest Control Products Act; participation in CropLife/Pest Management Regulatory Agency Committee. Seeds Act: regulatory proposals for modernization of seed variety registration, Plant Breeders Rights; Competition Act and Regulations: request to from the Government regarding the acquisition by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool of Agricore United.




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