Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Glyphosate Renewal Group (GRG)
EU Transparency Register
720197936300-30 First registered on 23 Oct 2019
Goals / Remit
The GRG is a group of companies seeking the renewal of the EU authorisation of the active substance glyphosate that expired in Dec 2023. Member companies joined resources & efforts to prepare a single dossier with all the scientific studies & information on the safety of glyphosate. According to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)No 844/2012, associations of producers can submit joint dossiers for the renewal of the authorisation of active substances. Establishing task forces for these registration purposes is a common practice across different sectors. The GRG is not a legal entity with no legal status or head office. The indicated address is the consultancy providing services falling under the register's scope. The main service is managing a dedicated website providing info on glyphosate & the authorization process, access to studies & exchanges with regulatory authorities. The consultancy also supports the organization of meetings, events, outreach & advocacy activities.
Main EU files targeted
GRG is established for the sole purpose of seeking the renewal of the EU approval for the active substance glyphosate via the regulatory process foreseen under Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009. While other policies and legislation such as the Farm to Fork and the Biodiversity Strategies and the Zero Pollution Package are of relevance to GRG member companies and to the debate on glyphosate, the scope of the GRG activity is restricted to the EU regulatory process covering the assessment of glyphosate.
Address
Head Office
Rue de la Science 41
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue de la Science 41
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 5 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
Three of the persons indicated in this section are employees of the external consultancy.
The other individuals who have been indicated in this section are members’ in-house employees and dedicate significantly less than 25% of their time on matters that fall under the scope of the register.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
N/A
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
50,000€ - 99,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount eu focus group 50,000€ - 99,999€ penta (formerly hume brophy) 400,000€ - 499,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name penta (formerly hume brophy) Closed year Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Other financial info
The expenditure by the GRG relevant to this Registry is due to consultancy and services contracts falling under the scope of the Transparency Register, in particular to the setup and maintenance of the GRG website, outreach, and advocacy activities.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
The GRG operates a dedicated website (https://www.glyphosate.eu) that serves the following purposes:
• Providing glyphosate-related information to interested persons, e.g., about the safety of glyphosate for humans and the environment, about its most important uses and about the authorization process for glyphosate in the European Union.
• Offering access to scientific information that is the basis for the safety evaluation and approval of glyphosate in the EU in a transparent way, in particular access to the non-confidential part of the scientific dossier and study reports that have been compiled by the GRG to support the renewal of glyphosate in the EU beyond 2022.
• Providing copies of minutes of meetings between the GRG and the competent authorities and copies of correspondence between the GRG and the authorities.
• Offering a get-in-touch-form for making contact with the GRG to e.g., request information and obtain feedback on questions and topics related to glyphosate.
• Updates related to the renewal of the EU approval of the active substance glyphosate.
• Publishing briefings, updates, and positions related to the renewal of the EU approval of the active substance glyphosate and setting glyphosate EQS under the revision of the Water Framework Directive.
The GRG also organises events, including events open to the public, and holds meetings with relevant stakeholders in Brussels and member states capitals.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared