Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jun 2015 - Jun 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
15
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Associazione Industriali delle Carni e dei Salumi (ASSICA)
EU Transparency Register
67143036814-95 First registered on 28 Sep 2011
Goals / Remit
ASSICA, the Italian Meat Manufacturers’ Association is the National organization representing Companies active in the production of Deli Meats (either made out of pork or beef), pig slaughterhouses, Companies manufacturing other meat based products (canned meat, fats and leaf lard, etc. …) and therefore the entire industrial supply chain of the sector.
The activities of ASSICA include the definition of an economic policy for the meat sector coupled with information and technical assistance to the members in a wide range of fields such as: Export to Third Countries, health and hygiene rules, economic analysis, legal affairs, negotiations with Trade Unions, B2B relations along the food and feed supply chain, Information to consumers, Animal Welfare, Nutrition.
ASSICA, present in Brussels since 1992, has always paid great attention to the Community political and legislative evolutions as the food sector is almost entirely regulated at EU level.
In 2014 ASSICA Member Companies have had, as a whole, a turnover of 6 billion €, equal to around the 80% of the total turnover of the sector, employing more than 10.000 direct people. Furthermore around 80% of the sector’s exports come from ASSICA Member Companies.
Since its foundation, in 1946, ASSICA has always showed a co-operative attitude and professional reliability which are witnessed by the active role we play in several organisations both at national and European level such as: CONFINDUSTRIA (Federation of Italian Industries), FEDERALIMENTARE (Italian Food and Drink Federation), CLITRAVI (Liaison Centre for the Meat Processing Industry in the EU)and FOODDRINKEUROPE.
Moreover, the association has been publishing a monthly House Organ, titled “L’INDUSTRIA DELLE CARNI E DEI SALUMI” (THE MEAT INDUSTRY), for over than fifty years, and is directly involved in the editorial line, in the selection of the contents and in the various phases of making and distribution.Main EU files targeted
At present, at EU level, the priorities of the association focus mainly on food safety - both finished products and raw materials – and on commercial policies, able to guarantee the effective implementation of the internal market principles on one side, and new and increasing opportunities to penetrate third countries markets on the other. The two issues mentioned above, along with other issues such as quality policies, represent both sides of the same project and of the same entrepreneurial vision, aimed at satisfying the consumer’s needs and expectations of protection.
Address
Head Office
Strada 4 Palazzo Q 8, Palazzo Q8
Milano 20089
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Michele Spangaro (Head of Office)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Davide Calderone (Director General)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Expertise, cooperation skills and professional reliability are as well guaranteed by the participation in various Federations, both on national and European level. Since its establishment, in 1946, ASS.I.CA. has always been characterised by the strong spirit of association, as testified by its membership in:
• Confindustria, joined since its birth;
• Federalimentare, Italian food federation, of which is a founding member;
• Clitravi, liaison centre for the meat processing industries in the EU, which has founded in 1957, together with the French and Belgian associations;
• Istituto Parma Qualità e Istituto Nord-Est Qualità, Control organisations for PDO & PGI meat based products;
• I.V.S.I. – Istituto per la valorizzazione dei Salumi Italiani, a voluntary-based Consortium established in 1985 with a view to enhance the image of Italian processed meat products abroad and promote their development on the different marketplaces;
• C.R.P.A – Centre Research Animal Productions;Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jun 2015 - Jun 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the agro-food Industry (2008-2010)
High Level Forum on the better functioning of the EU food Supply Chain (2010-2012 + 2012-2014 + 2015-2019). Sometimes the participation of ASSICA took place through our EU Association (CLITRAVI)
Expert Group on export issues (DG TRADE) and animal welfare (DG SANTE)ACC
Pig meat, Beef meat, Promotion & Quality
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
the association has been publishing a monthly House Organ, titled “L’INDUSTRIA DELLE CARNI E DEI SALUMI” (THE MEAT INDUSTRY), for over than fifty years, and is directly involved in the editorial line, in the selection of the contents and in the various phases of making and distribution.
Other activities
The activities of ASSICA include a wide range of issues, such as the definition of an economic policy for the meat sector, information and technical and legal assistance to the members, expertise in the fields of trading, health and hygiene rules, and economic analysis.
As these domains of our activity are increasingly ruled by Community provisions, ASSICA has always paid great attention and monitored with persevering care the political and legislative evolutions at European level. For 18 years the Brussels’ office has been assuring an active and concrete “on site” presence, playing a role of connection between national issues on one side, and the EU institutions’ activities on the other.
At present, at EU level, the priorities of the association focus mainly on food safety - both finished products and raw materials – and on commercial policies, able to guarantee the effective implementation of the internal market principles on one side, and new and increasing opportunities to penetrate third countries markets on the other. The two issues mentioned above, along with other issues such as quality policies, represent both sides of the same project and of the same entrepreneurial vision, aimed at satisfying the consumer’s needs and expectations of protection.
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.
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Date 01 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Trade agenda, market access for meat products, sustainability Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject ASSICA Sustainability Programme Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2021 Location skype Subject “Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan” DG Health and Food Safety Attending - Sandra Gallina (Director-General)
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Date 11 Jan 2021 Location Brussels (virtual) Subject Farm to Fork strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Dec 2020 Location video conference Subject Farm to Fork and trade policy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
- Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Oct 2020 Location virtual Subject Online & Offline Platforms Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni Portfolio Economy Attending - Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Oct 2020 Location virtual Subject online and offline platforms Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni Portfolio Economy Attending - Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Oct 2020 Location webex videocall Subject The meeting focused on the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork strategy and its implications for Italian companies involved in the industrial production of pork and beef products, pork slaughtering, and in the processing of other meat-based foodstuffs. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni Portfolio Economy Attending - Roberta Torre (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 May 2020 Location Brussels/online meeting Subject Meeting to discuss the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis for the agri-food sector. An overview was given on the situation of the milk & meat sector in Italy and the challenges they face. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni Portfolio Economy Attending - Angela D'Elia (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject ASF Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Origin labelling Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Voluntary labelling of origins Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
- Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)
- Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Sep 2015 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 20 Sep 2015 Location BERL 08/323 Subject 1. Pig meat market situation 2. Unfair Commercial practices along the food supply chain;4. Fragmentation of the Internal market;5. Key challenges in bilateral relations with Third Countries. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Elisabetta Siracusa (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jun 2015 Location Brussel Subject Single Market for Food Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Carlo Zadra (Cabinet member)