Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP)
EU Transparency Register
42738291569-54 First registered on 23 Apr 2009
Goals / Remit
The aims of the Federation are the following;
a. to develop and establish a common policy on questions relating to the production and the commercialisation of aquaculture species that are reared commercially.
b. to make known to the appropriate authorities the common policies envisaged above.
c. to promote the development of skills and knowledge within European aquacultureMain EU files targeted
Common Fisheries Policy (for aquaculture) - Food safety legislation - Aquatic Animal Health Directive - Environmental legislation (Water Framework Directive, Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Biodiversity Directive, Biocides Directive, Birds Directive, Natura 2000).
Food Security - Bioeconomy - Circular Economy strategies.
Research and innovation initiatives under Horizon 2020, particularly within scope of Bioeconomy.
Single Market for Green Products (Product Environment Footprint)
SMART solutions. Lifelong learning.Address
Head Office
rue Blaise Pascal 160
St Jean d'Illac F-33127
FRANCEEU Office
Square de la Paix 28
ANGLEUR 4031 - 4031
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 75% 1 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 May 2022
Name Start date End Date Ms Kathryn Stack 08 Jan 2019 01 Jan 2020 Complementary Information
Activities are followed by the FEAP Management Committee (President + 5 Vice-Presidents + Past-President) and the FEAP Secretariat (4 persons). Where appropriate, Member Associations provide expertise from their own membership profile.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
FEAP is a member of the Aquaculture Advisory Council and the Market Advisory Council. It also participates in other EC Committees, notably concerning animal health, welfare, and environmental issues.
FEAP is a member of the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATIP), for whom the FEAP Secretariat provides support facilities - see www.eatip.eu
It is a member of AquaTnet (primarily a specialised research/training network).
FEAP also participates - through official liaison status - in the Aquaculture Committee of the General Fisheries Council of the Mediterranean and the sub-Committee on Aquaculture of the Committee on Fisheries of the FAO. see www.fao.org
FEAP also has a Memorandum of cooperation with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, relating to proposals/Actions for assuring the sustainable development of aquaculture.Member organisations
see http://feap.info/index.php/members/
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
350,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Member's contribution
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant EU project 72,000€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health#E00860#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=860 #Member #C#Industry, Professionals, SMEs#Animal Health Advisory Committee#EU Platform on Animal Welfare#E03504#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3504 #Member #C#Industry, Professionals, SMEs#Expert Group on the European Food Security Crisis Preparedness and Response Mechanism#E03829#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3829 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs
Groups (European Parliament)
Regular participation in Intergroup Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development
Communication activities
Member of the Aquaculture Advisory Council - Member of Executive Committee and all Working Groups
Coordinator of 'FindIT' FP7 project - Project 612598
Participant in EC FP7 projects 'FISHBOOST', 'TRAFOON' and 'ORAQUA'
Participant in EC Horizon2020 project 'CLIMEFISH', 'FUTUREEUAQUA', 'NEWTECHAQUA'
Participant in ErasmusPlus projects 'BLUE EDU' and 'OPTIMAL'
Organiser of 'Aquaculture in Motion'
Organiser of FEAP Annual Meeting
Publisher of 'FEAP Annual Report' and production statistics
Publisher of www.feap.infoOther activities
The core subject matter of the activities of the FEAP in this respect are to provide responses to information requests or to present consolidated opinions on matters affecting the professional fish farming sector to interested bodies at European level (e.g. Aquaculture Advisory Council, Markets Advisory Council, the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament). FEAP is a member of the Aquaculture Advisory Council and the Markets Advisory Council.
FEAP has participated in official consultation efforts concerning the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy and related instruments, including the Common Organisation of the Markets for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.
The FEAP has also participated in European RTDi Framework projects, principally support and coordination actions, where the FEAP guarantees dissemination and communication actions targeting the profession and public society.- Meetings
Meetings
2 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 14 Mar 2022 Location virtual Subject To discuss the impact of increasing fuel and raw material prices on the fishing sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Associations of Fish Processors and European Federation of National Organisations of Fish Importers and Exporters
- European Association of Fish Producers Organisations
- OCEANA
- ANFACO-CECOPESCA
- Fédération des Organisations de producteurs de la Pêche Artisanale
- ORGANIZACIÓN DE PRODUCTORES DE PESCA DE BAJURA DE BIZKAIA
- Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association
- Stichting Advisory Council for pelagic stocks
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Date 17 Sep 2020 Location Brussels - Webex call Subject Exchange of views on the strategic guidelines for the sustainable development of European aquaculture DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General)
- Meetings