Overview
Lobbying Costs
5,800,000€
Financial year: Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Banana Growers Association, Belize (BGA)
EU Transparency Register
063231419493-76 First registered on 11 Nov 2015
Goals / Remit
Banana Growers Association, Belize is purchasing and exporting the banana production from banana growers in Belize. The fruit is exported to the UK, purchased by Fyffes PLC
Main EU files targeted
BAM (Banana Accompanying Measures)
Address
Head Office
Banana Growers Association
Big Creek
Independence
BELIZE -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Samuel Mathias (General Manager, BGA)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Samuel Mathias (General Manager, BGA)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
N/A
Member organisations
Banana Growers Association, Belize is not affiliated with other organizations, national or international.
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
5,800,000€
Other financial info
The income of the BGA is partly cess paid by the members as well as revenue from services rendered (pest control, plant nutrition survey etc)
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
BAM (Banana Accompanying Measures)
Other activities
Will be visiting EU- Brussels along with ACP country delegation, having meeting with ACP Ambassedors and EU delegates.
Meetings
Meetings
3 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 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Role and value of banana production DG Trade Attending - Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 18 Nov 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Banana accompanying measures Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Nils Behrndt (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 18 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject The banana regime Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Cécile Billaux (Cabinet member)
- Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists