Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Oct 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
32
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)
EU Transparency Register
0711626572-26 First registered on 29 Oct 2008
Goals / Remit
The Association shall have as its objective the scientific study and analysis of all fields of interest to the crop protection industry in all its dimensions, in particular those of a technical, documentary, and institutional nature as well as promoting knowledge of this industry’s activities.
To this effect, ECPA proposes to undertake the following activities in order to reach its objective:
Be informed of and shall position itself in all scientific, regulatory and technical domains, which are of direct or indirect relevance to the sector.
The Association shall act vis-à-vis its members to ensure that the technical, scientific and regulatory recommendations, legislation and guidelines issued by the European bodies are correctly interpreted.
The activities of the association shall include information to the general public and cooperation at the European and international level, in particular within the framework of the European Union.
As its member, the Association shall provide, for the European region, support to the achievement of the objectives vested in CropLife International, the global crop protection and plant sciences association.
The Association together with its members shall develop and promote sustainable agriculture and stewardship initiatives, to fulfil the vision, values and priorities as set out in the ECPA Declaration of Principles (as published on ECPA’s public website www.ecpa.eu ).
The Association may take any measures or steps and initiate any course of action, capable of promoting the achievement of its objective.
By crop protection industry is meant any entity that invents, develops, manufactures and/or sells products and services designed to improve the production of food, feed, fibre, and other useful products, in a sustainable way. The crop protection industry performs its mission through the use of:
biology,
chemistry,
biotechnology,
plant breedingMain EU files targeted
Address
Head Office
Avenue E. van Nieuwenhuyse
Brussels 1160
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 20 Oct 2014
Name Start date End Date Olivier De Matos 30 Sep 2023 27 Sep 2024 Mila Arabadzhieva 30 Jun 2023 28 Jun 2024 Petra Brogi Kostolaniova 13 Sep 2023 12 Sep 2024 CAMILLA PALLA 19 Jan 2024 17 Jan 2025 Emma Brown 24 Jun 2023 21 Jun 2024 Laura Locci 13 Sep 2023 12 Sep 2024 Edoardo Muni 25 Oct 2023 24 Oct 2024 Lucia Segurini 11 Oct 2023 10 Oct 2024 Priscila Quaini Jacobitz 03 Aug 2023 02 Aug 2024 Michal KICINSKI 29 Sep 2023 27 Sep 2024 Mr Laurent OGER 01 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Edoardo Muni 08 Feb 2023 25 Oct 2023 Mr Lukasz Wozniacki 01 Feb 2023 01 Feb 2024 Mr Seiji Jolliffe 14 Jan 2023 30 Jun 2023 CAMILLA PALLA 13 Jan 2023 13 Jan 2024 Mr Seiji Joliffe 05 Jan 2023 13 Jan 2023 Michal KICINSKI 30 Sep 2022 29 Sep 2023 Olivier De Matos 22 Sep 2022 22 Sep 2023 Priscila Quaini Jacobitz 20 Sep 2022 03 Aug 2023 Lucia Segurini 14 Sep 2022 14 Sep 2023 Hannah FARMELO 08 Sep 2022 28 Oct 2022 Emma Brown 04 May 2022 04 May 2023 Olivier De Matos 23 Oct 2021 22 Sep 2022 Mr Lukasz Wozniacki 16 Oct 2021 15 Oct 2022 Michal KICINSKI 12 Oct 2021 30 Sep 2022 Hannah FARMELO 06 Sep 2021 07 Sep 2022 Lucia Segurini 16 Sep 2021 14 Sep 2022 Priscila Quaini Jacobitz 15 Sep 2021 16 Sep 2022 Mr Alan Hardacre 15 Sep 2021 09 Mar 2022 Michal KICINSKI 29 Jan 2020 29 Jan 2021 Mr Nicolas Stefan Burgholzer 17 Sep 2019 17 Sep 2020 Ms Géraldine Kutas 04 Sep 2019 04 Sep 2020 Mr Lukasz Wozniacki 19 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Mr Graeme Taylor 06 Jun 2019 23 Aug 2019 Ms Hannah Phillips 27 May 2019 27 May 2020 Michal KICINSKI 23 Jan 2019 23 Jan 2020 Mr Jean-Philippe Azoulay 11 Oct 2018 05 Jul 2019 Mr Nicolas Stefan Burgholzer 27 Sep 2018 17 Sep 2019 Ornella COSOMATI 16 Jun 2018 15 Jun 2019 Ms Lucie L'HOPITAL 30 May 2018 14 Mar 2019 Mr Graeme Taylor 18 May 2018 18 May 2019 Michal KICINSKI 09 Jan 2018 09 Jan 2019 Mr Jean-Philippe Azoulay 14 Oct 2017 11 Oct 2018 Mr Nicolas Stefan Burgholzer 06 Oct 2017 27 Sep 2018 Mr Gavin Whitmore 13 Jun 2017 30 Mar 2018 Jessica O'FLYNN 05 May 2017 01 Feb 2018 Mr Graeme Taylor 05 May 2017 05 May 2018 Michal KICINSKI 23 Jan 2017 09 Jan 2018 Mr Jean-Philippe Azoulay 14 Oct 2016 12 Oct 2017 Jessica O'FLYNN 04 May 2016 03 May 2017 Mr Jean-Charles Bocquet 04 May 2016 21 Mar 2017 Mr Graeme Taylor 01 Apr 2016 31 Mar 2017 Michal KICINSKI 20 Jan 2016 19 Jan 2017 Mr Jean-Charles Bocquet 20 May 2015 04 May 2016 Jessica O'FLYNN 06 May 2015 04 May 2016 Michal KICINSKI 16 Jan 2015 14 Jan 2016 Jessica O'FLYNN 14 May 2014 06 May 2015 Angel MARTIN MORENO 29 Nov 2013 20 Jul 2014 Mr Jean-Charles Bocquet 29 Nov 2013 28 Nov 2014 Angel MARTIN MORENO 26 Jan 2013 25 Oct 2013 Mr Friedhelm Schmider 26 Jan 2013 25 Oct 2013 Mr Friedhelm Schmider 03 May 2012 01 Dec 2012 Angel MARTIN MORENO 05 Mar 2012 01 Dec 2012 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
None declared
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Jess O'Flynn (Governmental Affairs Manager)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade, business & professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Oct 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
We estimate that the direct estimated costs to interest representation represents only a percentage of the total budget of ECPA, while the vast majority of the budget is dedicated to: advising members; conducting scientific studies and analysis of all fields of interest to the crop protection industry; conducting joint research & projects; informing and reporting to the members; other activities such as the promotion of open debate, the promotion and implementation of stewardship projects, the promotion of good, sustainable agricultural practices; administrative tasks.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
None declared
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
32 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 22 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 May 2022 Location BERL Subject Ukraine and Food Security Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Andreas Schneider (Cabinet member)
- Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
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Date 13 Jan 2022 Location Brussels Subject VTC Meeting: Economic study on the impact of the 2030 Green Deal targets for crop production Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Roberto Reig Rodrigo (Cabinet member)
- Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2021 Location Video-call Subject Impacts of the Farm to Fork Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jul 2021 Location Online Subject F2F cumulative impact assessment Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
- Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Feb 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jan 2021 Location video phone call Subject European Crop Protection Association/CropLife Europe 2030 commitments in support of the European Green Deal. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
- Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Sep 2020 Location Brussels - Webex meeting Subject Farm to Fork targets and plant protection DG Agriculture and Rural Development Attending - Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General)
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Date 11 Jun 2020 Location Brussels Subject VC Meeting on Farm to Fork Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
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Date 30 Mar 2020 Location video conference Subject To discuss the upcoming Farm to Fork Strategy. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Farm to Fork: Significant reduction of use and risk of chemical pesticides; Measures to develop innovative ways to protect harvests from pests and diseases and the potential role of new innovative techniques to improve the sustainability of the food system; Concrete measures to be taken to increase organic farming in the EU. REFIT of 1107/2009: Status and potential improvement of its application DG Health and Food Safety Attending - Anne Bucher (Director-General)
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Date 07 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on food safety Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Mar 2019 Location Brussels Subject SPS issues in Ukraine Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Fredrik Beckvid Tranchell (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Feb 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject introductory meeting DG Health and Food Safety Attending - Anne Bucher (Director-General)
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Date 17 May 2018 Location Brussels Subject Import tolerance, Commission's proposal on general food law, REFIT on pesticides Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Feb 2018 Location BERL Subject guidance documentation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Latest Commission proposal on comitology Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Leon Delvaux (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Dimethoate Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet member)
- Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Endocrine disruptors Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Endocrine disruptors and pesticides Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
- Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Endocrine disruptors Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
- Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
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Date 24 Feb 2016 Location BERL 08/304 Subject Endocrine Disruptor Criteria (for pesticides and biocides) Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Introductory visit DG Health and Food Safety Attending - Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General)
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Date 16 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Cut-off criteria; classification proposal by EFSA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Aug 2015 Location Brussels (BELGIUM) Subject Organisation of an EU bee health workshop DG Health and Food Safety Attending - Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General)
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Date 10 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Application of the pesticide regulatory framework Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 May 2015 Location Brussels, BELGIUM Subject Regulatory issues including endocrine and bees DG Health and Food Safety Attending - Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General)
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Date 02 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject EU POLICY ON PESTICIDES Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
- Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2015 Location BERL 08/318 Subject Meeting with European Crop Protection Association Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Plant Protection Material Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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