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Overview
Lobbying Costs
400,000€ - 499,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
15
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI)
EU Transparency Register
616677713667-62 First registered on 22 May 2014
Goals / Remit
Founded in 1960, FESI (Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry) represents the interests of approximately 1.800 sporting goods manufacturers and retailers (85% of the European market) through its National Sporting Goods Industry Federations and its directly affiliated Member companies. 70-75% of FESI's membership is made up of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. In total, the European Sporting Goods Industry employs over 700.000 EU citizens and has an annual turnover of some €81 billion. Today, we can say that a considerable number of national laws originates at European level and that these regulations may impact all our member companies’ financial results, and strategic plans and direction. Providing valuable inputs and industry views to the EU institutions before final laws are adopted is therefore crucial.
Main EU files targeted
Consumer Product Safety Directive; Market Surveillance Regulation; PPE Working group (PPE Directive/Regulation); Commission Expert Group on Textile Names and Labelling (Textile Names and Labelling Regulation); Union Customs Code; DG TAXUD Trade Contact group; Market Access to third countries – Market Access Advisory Committee; Bilateral Trade negotiations (TTIP, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, MERCOSUR, Japan); Generalised System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Defence Instruments; IPR Dialogues with third Countries; MoU on sale of counterfeits online; EU Action Plan on Enforcement of intellectual property rights; Community Trade Mark Regulation and Trade mark; Customs enforcement of IPRs; Digital Agenda; European Week of Sport; REACH; Circular Economy Package; European CSR strategy; The promotion of Physical activity
Address
Head Office
Avenue des Arts 43
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMEU Office
Avenue des Arts 43
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 7 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 21 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Katarzyna SULISZ 01 Oct 2024 30 Sep 2025 Youri Mercier Richkine 01 Oct 2024 30 Sep 2025 Ariane GATTI 01 Oct 2024 30 Sep 2025 Hugo BOHAN 17 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Julia RICKETTS 17 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Chiara MINGOZZI 13 Jan 2024 04 Oct 2024 Katarzyna SULISZ 15 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Ariane GATTI 18 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Jerome PERO 18 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Mr Lorenzo SALAORNI 17 Mar 2023 01 Sep 2023 Katarzyna SULISZ 15 Mar 2023 15 Mar 2024 Ms Pauline PAGANON 12 Jan 2023 12 Jan 2024 Youri MERCIER 12 Jan 2023 12 Jan 2024 Mr Alessandro D’AUGUSTA PERNA 17 Sep 2022 01 Apr 2023 Ariane GATTI 08 Sep 2022 08 Sep 2023 Jerome PERO 08 Sep 2022 08 Sep 2023 Katarzyna SULISZ 06 Apr 2022 15 Mar 2023 Mr Guillaume LEMAN 19 Jan 2022 19 Jul 2022 Youri MERCIER 22 Dec 2021 22 Dec 2022 Luca BONIOLO 09 Nov 2021 17 Mar 2022 Ms Pauline PAGANON 21 Oct 2021 21 Oct 2022 Ariane GATTI 21 Oct 2021 08 Sep 2022 Jerome PERO 21 Oct 2021 08 Sep 2022 Youri MERCIER 15 Dec 2020 15 Dec 2021 Luca BONIOLO 19 Nov 2020 09 Nov 2021 Ms Pauline PAGANON 18 Nov 2020 21 Oct 2021 Jerome PERO 14 Oct 2020 21 Oct 2021 Ariane GATTI 14 Oct 2020 21 Oct 2021 Mr Zoltan LENGYEL 02 Oct 2020 06 Mar 2021 Luca BONIOLO 17 Dec 2019 19 Nov 2020 Youri MERCIER 17 Dec 2019 15 Dec 2020 Youri MERCIER 12 Jan 2019 17 Dec 2019 Ms Pauline PAGANON 15 Nov 2019 18 Nov 2020 Ariane GATTI 17 Sep 2019 01 Oct 2020 Mr Luca ARFINI 14 Sep 2019 07 Mar 2020 Jerome PERO 24 May 2019 23 May 2020 Luca BONIOLO 12 Jan 2019 17 Dec 2019 Youri MERCIER 12 Jan 2019 11 Dec 2019 Ariane GATTI 26 Oct 2018 17 Sep 2019 Jerome PERO 08 Jun 2018 24 May 2019 Youri MERCIER 18 Jan 2018 12 Jan 2019 Luca BONIOLO 17 Jan 2018 12 Jan 2019 Ms Naomi BAR 17 Jan 2018 12 Jan 2019 Jerome PERO 19 May 2017 17 May 2018 Mr Alberto Bichi 19 May 2017 16 Jan 2018 Luca BONIOLO 19 May 2017 17 Nov 2017 Irene DI PADUA 23 Jan 2017 17 May 2017 Luca BONIOLO 10 Jan 2017 19 May 2017 Ms Naomi BAR 10 Jan 2017 07 Jan 2018 Ms Palmira Martinez Torrejon 10 Oct 2016 03 Feb 2017 Luca BONIOLO 17 Sep 2016 10 Jan 2017 Youri MERCIER 15 Sep 2016 09 Sep 2017 Jerome PERO 27 May 2016 19 May 2017 Mr Alberto Bichi 27 May 2016 19 May 2017 Ms Fanny Sophie Estelle Michaud 17 Mar 2016 15 Sep 2016 Mr Andrea Cignoni 17 Feb 2016 15 Aug 2016 Alix Andre TRUYENS 24 Sep 2015 12 Feb 2016 Ms Anna Karklina 10 Jul 2015 08 Jan 2016 Mr Lars Vogt 17 Jun 2015 15 Jun 2016 Jerome PERO 04 Jun 2015 27 May 2016 Mr Alberto Bichi 04 Jun 2015 27 May 2016 Ms Deimante Valciukaite 26 Sep 2014 25 Jan 2015 Mr Alberto Bichi 29 May 2014 04 Jun 2015 Jerome PERO 24 May 2014 04 Jun 2015 Mr Lars Vogt 24 May 2014 05 Jun 2015 Complementary Information
At times, FESI is also hiring trainees, giving them the opportunity to attend meetings in the European Parliament and get familiarized with the activity of the public institution. This is the reason why the Federation is requesting additional access badges.
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
FESI is a member of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI).
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
400,000€ - 499,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant Erasmus+ 5,000€ Grant Life+ 5,000€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
400,000€ - 499,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Commission Expert Group on Personal Protective Equipment#E03678#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3678 #MEMBER #C#IndustryCommission Expert Group on Textile Names and Labelling#E02773#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2773 #OBSERVER #C#Industry#SMEsTrade Contact Group#E02134#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2134 #MEMBER #C#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
Unofficial groupings
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
15 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.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 12 Oct 2022 Location Virtual Subject REACH restriction proposal on skin sensitisers in textiles and its implications Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Elena Montani (Cabinet member)
- Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2021 Location video-call Subject Green claims, consumer empowerment, Textiles Strategy and EU sustainable product policy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2021 Location virtual Subject Green claims, consumer empowerment, Textiles Strategy and EU sustainable product policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Mar 2021 Location Video-conference Subject EU-ASEAN relations Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Kevin Keary (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Sep 2020 Location video conference Subject Sustainable corporate governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject circular economy and textiles Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jan 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium. Subject EU-ASEAN Trade Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Pedro Velasco Martins (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject EU-Vietnam FTA, the European Court of Justice opinion on the EU-Singapore FTA, the Commission's policy on Trade and Sustainable Development and Rules of Origin. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Jon Nyman (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jan 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Implementation of the EU-Vietnam FTA, negotiations for an EU-Indonesia FTA Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Jon Nyman (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jan 2016 Location Munich Subject Sports, health, e-government, standardisation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of FESI, sport's economic role, European Week of Sport Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
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Date 06 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject Preparation of the meeting between Commissioner Navracsics and Mr Luca Businaro, President of FESI Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject State of play of different FTAs Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Preparation Münich trade fair exhibition 06/02/15 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Dec 2014 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)