A piece[1] at emptywheel.net notes that the mention of sigint used in agricultural trade negotiations around 2004 and suggestively points to a diplomatic cable[2] discussing strategy for changing the French stance on GM imports from the US at that time.

If you're interested in this aspect you might like to take a look.

[1] http://www.emptywheel.net/2014/02/15/since-spying-to-benefit...

[2] http://wikileaks.org/cable/2007/12/07PARIS4723.html