British American Tobacco

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

2,750,000€ - 2,999,999€

Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

3.1 Fte (8)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

8

High-level Commission meetings

4

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    British American Tobacco   (BAT)

    EU Transparency Register

    2427500988-58 First registered on 21 Jan 2009

    Goals / Remit

    BAT is a leading, multi-category consumer goods business, established in 1902. Our purpose is to build A Better Tomorrow by reducing the health impact of our business through offering a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky products for our consumers. The company has announced a target of increasing the number of its non-combustible product consumers from 11 million to 50 million by 2030; and to achieve at least £5 billion in New Categories revenues in by 2025. BAT has also committed to encouraging those who otherwise continue to smoke, to switch completely to scientifically-substantiated, reduced-risk* alternatives.

    *Based on the weight of evidence and assuming a complete switch from smoking. These products are not risk-free and are addictive.

    Main EU files targeted

    British American Tobacco engages on issues that are relevant to its business, such as tobacco-related regulatory issues, taxation, movement of excisable products, corporate social responsibility, Better Regulation, intellectual property, preventing illicit trade and counterfeiting or circular economy.

    In particular, the following legislative proposals or policies were notably followed in 2022:
    - Revision of Directive 2011/64 on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco ('Tobacco Excise Directive')
    - Directive 2020/262 laying down the general arrangements for excise duty
    - Revision of the Union Customs Code
    - Commission Implementing Decision 2019/2151 establishing the work programme relating to the development and deployment of the electronic systems provided for in the Union Customs Code
    - Wise Persons Group on Challenges Facing the Customs Union
    - Customs Risk Management Framework
    - EU Free Trade Agreements
    - EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
    - EU-US relations
    - Customs Valuation
    - Rules of Origin
    - Review of the requirements on packaging and feasibility of measures to prevent packaging waste, including the Proposal for a Regulation on packaging and packaging waste amending Regulation 2019/1020 and Directive 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62
    - Revision of Directive 2008/98 on waste
    - Directive 2014/40/EU concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products ('Tobacco Products Directive' or 'TPD') and proposals potentially impacting the review process of TPD, including the Commission's evaluation of the legislative framework for tobacco control and the imitative to update the Council's 2009 Recommendation on smoke-free environments
    - Commission Implementing Regulation 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products
    - EU Green Deal
    - Circular Economy Action Plan
    - Proposal for a Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and better information
    - Proposal for a Directive on substantiating green claims
    - Extended Producer Responsibility
    - Proposal for a Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66 and amending Regulation 2019/1020
    - Proposal for a Regulation to minimise EU-driven deforestation and forest degradation ('Regulation on deforestation-free products')
    - Common Chargers Initiative- Directive 2022/2380 amending Directive 2014/53 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment
    - Circular Electronics Initiative
    - Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2010/75 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste
    - EU Ecolabel Criteria for Retail Financial Products
    - Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
    - Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937
    - Communication – EU policy framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics
    - Right to repair initiative
    - Critical Raw Materials Act
    - Directive 2012/19 on waste electrical and electronic equipment
    - Proposal for a Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market
    - Multiannual Financial Framework
    - Plastics own resource
    - Regulation 2022/1925 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828
    - Regulation 2022/2065 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31
    - Proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC

    Address

    Head Office
    Globe House, Temple Place, 4
    London WC2R 2PG
    UNITED KINGDOM
    EU Office
    Aarlenstraat 80 Rue d'Arlon
    Brussels
    BELGIUM

    Website

    http://www.bat.com

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    8

    Employment timeLobbyists
    75%1
    50%3
    25%3
    10%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    3.1

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    8 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 30 May 2023

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Estera JOZEFOWICZ 26 Jan 2023 31 Jul 2023
    Ms Justyna SMOK-CHAJN 26 Jan 2023 25 Jan 2024
    Mr Erik PERSSON 25 Jan 2023 24 Jan 2024
    Mr Thomas Compernolle 22 Sep 2022 21 Sep 2023
    Mr Matthias PIO 17 Sep 2022 15 Sep 2023
    Mr Eric SENSI-MINAUTIER 17 Sep 2022 15 Sep 2023
    Ms Federica Patalano 17 Sep 2022 15 Sep 2023
    Ms Christa PELSERS 17 Sep 2022 15 Sep 2023
    Ms Estera JOZEFOWICZ 07 Jan 2022 07 Jan 2023
    Mr Erik PERSSON 06 Jan 2022 06 Jan 2023
    Ms Justyna SMOK-CHAJN 16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2022
    Ms Adriana Jalba 16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2022
    Mr Eric SENSI-MINAUTIER 16 Jun 2021 16 Jun 2022
    Mr Thomas Compernolle 16 Jun 2021 16 Jun 2022
    Ms Federica Patalano 15 Jun 2021 15 Jun 2022
    Mr Matthias PIO 11 Jun 2021 11 Jun 2022
    Ms Christa PELSERS 11 Jun 2021 11 Jun 2022
    Mr Eric SENSI-MINAUTIER 13 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021
    Mr Giovanni CARUCCI 26 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020
    Ms Federica Patalano 21 Sep 2019 19 Sep 2020
    Mr Thomas Compernolle 18 Apr 2019 01 May 2020
    Ms Christa PELSERS 26 Feb 2019 01 Mar 2020
    Ms Nicole Scourti 26 Feb 2019 01 Mar 2020
    Ms Dervla Gleeson 26 Feb 2019 01 Mar 2020
    Ms Ruth Gunning 26 Feb 2019 21 Sep 2019
    Mr Giovanni CARUCCI 26 Sep 2018 26 Sep 2019
    Ms Federica Patalano 21 Sep 2018 21 Sep 2019
    Ms Christa PELSERS 01 Mar 2018 26 Feb 2019
    Ms Nicole Scourti 01 Mar 2018 26 Feb 2019
    Mr Jorge Silveira Nunes 01 Mar 2018 01 Mar 2019
    Mr Attila Toth 01 Mar 2018 21 Sep 2018
    Ms Ruth Gunning 01 Mar 2018 26 Feb 2019
    Mr Giovanni CARUCCI 05 Oct 2017 26 Sep 2018
    Ms Dervla Gleeson 20 Sep 2017 20 Sep 2018
    Ms Christa PELSERS 29 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018
    Ms Nicole Scourti 29 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018
    Mr Jorge Silveira Nunes 20 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018
    Mr Attila Toth 20 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018
    Ms Ruth Gunning 20 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018
    Mr Giovanni CARUCCI 19 Oct 2016 05 Oct 2017
    Mr Liam Ronan DE BARRA 09 Mar 2016 08 Mar 2017
    Ms Christa PELSERS 05 Mar 2016 04 Mar 2017
    Mr Ralf Ploufmann Olsen 05 Mar 2016 04 Mar 2017
    Ms Nicole Scourti 05 Mar 2016 04 Mar 2017
    Mr Thomas Compernolle 05 Mar 2016 04 Mar 2017
    Mr Giovanni CARUCCI 13 Oct 2015 09 Oct 2016
    Mr Liam Ronan DE BARRA 21 Apr 2015 09 Mar 2016
    Ms Christa PELSERS 25 Mar 2015 05 Mar 2016
    Ms Nicole Scourti 25 Mar 2015 05 Mar 2016
    Mr Thomas Compernolle 13 Feb 2015 11 Feb 2016
    Ms Christa PELSERS 29 Mar 2014 25 Mar 2015
    Mr Ralf Ploufmann Olsen 27 Jan 2015 23 Jan 2016
    Ms Federica Patalano 13 Jun 2014 11 Jun 2015
    Mr Morten Boje Hviid 13 Jun 2014 11 Jun 2015
    Mr Liam Ronan DE BARRA 16 Apr 2014 15 Apr 2015
    Mrs Christa PELSERS 29 Mar 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mr Alistair Hide 26 Feb 2014 13 Jun 2014
    Mr Thomas Compernolle 28 Jan 2014 25 Jan 2015
    Mr Ralf Ploufmann Olsen 16 Jan 2014 14 Jan 2015
    Ms Nicole Scourti 16 Jan 2014 14 Jan 2015
    Mr Ulf Bauer 19 Oct 2013 18 Oct 2014
    Ms Martina Branconi 20 Aug 2013 15 Aug 2014
    Mrs Christa PELSERS 20 Mar 2013 19 Mar 2014
    Ms Maria Pevchikh 20 Feb 2013 12 Sep 2013
    Mr Csaba BABAK 29 Jan 2013 21 Jan 2014
    Mr Ralf Ploufmann Olsen 29 Jan 2013 16 Jan 2014
    Ms Nicole Scourti 30 Jan 2013 16 Jan 2014
    Mr Thomas Compernolle 30 Jan 2013 21 Jan 2014
    Mr Massimiliano Di Domenico 15 May 2012 01 Mar 2013
    Christa PELSERS 12 Mar 2012 01 Mar 2013
    Liam Ronan DE BARRA 12 Mar 2012 01 Mar 2013
    Mrs Cynthia FÜRSTE 20 Dec 2011 08 Feb 2013
    Mr Csaba BABAK 20 Dec 2011 08 Feb 2013

    Complementary Information

    As provided in the Transparency Register Guidelines, this is the most up-to-date figure for the number of individuals working on activities covered by the Register at the time of our annual update.

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    Companies & groups

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    British American Tobacco is a member of various associations and networks around the world, including: Tobacco Europe, AmCham EU, BCCB, Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium, BusinessEurope, Kangaroo Group.

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    2,750,000€ - 2,999,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for closed year

    NameAmount
    business platform europe 50,000€ - 99,999€
    europtimum conseil 50,000€ - 99,999€
    eutop europe gmbh 700,000€ - 799,999€
    red flag 200,000€ - 299,999€
    n+c 200,000€ - 299,999€
    euk consulting 100,000€ - 199,999€
    meseuro srl 25,000€ - 49,999€
    marmel sprl 25,000€ - 49,999€
    trade & access consulting 25,000€ - 49,999€

    Intermediaries for current year

    Name
    business platform europe
    marmel sprl
    n+c
    europtimum conseil
    euk consulting
    meseuro srl
    red flag
    trade & access consulting
    eutop europe gmbh

    Closed year Costs

    2,750,000€ - 2,999,999€

    Other financial info

    The estimate of the annual costs related to activities covered by the register is notably comprised of staff costs, office and administrative expenses, in-house operation expenditure, representation costs, consultancy fees and membership fees.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    4 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 publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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