Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Caterpillar Distribution Services Europe bvba
EU Transparency Register
03717581957-02 First registered on 06 Jul 2009
Goals / Remit
Since 1925, Caterpillar Inc. has been helping our customers build a better world – making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. With 2019 sales and revenues of $53.8 billion, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Services offered throughout the product life cycle, cutting-edge technology and decades of product expertise set Caterpillar apart, providing exceptional value to help our customers succeed. The company principally operates through three primary segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media.
Main EU files targeted
Major fields of interest include legislation applicable to our products and services, trade, energy, environment, digitalisation, transport and infrastructure, industrial policy, employment and social affairs, customs, and climate action.
More specifically, Caterpillar works on the following files:
- Horizontal policies: Economic situation; Covid19-related policies; Infrastructure; Industrial policy
- Trade: EU bilateral trade relations; WTO; Future EU-UK relations; Transatlantic relations; Services trade; Digital trade; Customs; Export controls; Review of EU trade policy
- European Digital Strategy: Cybersecurity; AI; E-privacy; Access to data
- European Green Deal: Circular economy; REACH; RoHS; Ecodesign; Battery; Waste; Energy System Integration; Sustainable Finance / Taxonomy
- EU Single Market: Market surveillance; Machinery directive; Outdoor Noise; NRMM sector specific legislation; RED; PED; Low voltage; EMCDAddress
Head Office
Humbeeksesteenweg 98
Grimbergen B - 1850
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 14 Jan 2021
Name Start date End Date Carsten DANNÖHL 24 Jun 2023 21 Jun 2024 Mr CARSTEN DANNÖHL 24 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr CARSTEN DANNÖHL 21 Jun 2022 21 Jun 2023 Mr CARSTEN DANNÖHL 12 Nov 2019 12 Nov 2020 Mr CARSTEN DANNÖHL 31 Oct 2018 31 Oct 2019 Mr CARSTEN DANNÖHL 20 Nov 2017 31 Oct 2018 Mr Jérôme BANDRY 10 Nov 2017 04 Jan 2018 Mr CARSTEN DANNÖHL 07 Dec 2016 20 Nov 2017 Mr Jérôme BANDRY 11 Nov 2016 10 Nov 2017 Mr Jérôme BANDRY 08 Dec 2015 12 Nov 2016 Mr CARSTEN DANNÖHL 08 Dec 2015 04 Dec 2016 Mr Jérôme BANDRY 28 Jan 2015 08 Dec 2015 Mr CARSTEN DANNÖHL 21 Jan 2015 08 Dec 2015 Mr Jérôme BANDRY 19 Feb 2014 29 Jan 2015 Mr Jérôme BANDRY 12 Mar 2013 19 Feb 2014 Mr Jérôme BANDRY 10 Feb 2012 01 Mar 2013 Complementary Information
A number of additional people are involved in activities covered by the EU Register, but under 25% of full time. Their participation would account for 1 additional FTE.
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
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
In the EU, Caterpillar is an active member of AmCham EU, BusinessEurope (Advisory & Support Group) and the European Forum for Manufacturing (EFM). We also participate in national sector associations that contribute to the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE), in Euromot, in EUGINE, as well as in associations related to our diverse businesses.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
Association membership fees are included.
Please note that EU funding information is made available under the EU's Financial Transparency System, available at http://ec.europa.eu/beneficiaries/fts/index_en.htm or/and http://ec.europa.eu/budget/fts/index_en.htm
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Working Group on Motor Vehicles#E01295#http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=1295 #Not a member #C#Industry#Advisory Group on Vehicle Emission Standards (AGVES)
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Caterpillar's EU Government Affairs representation works with policy makers in the European Union and Caterpillar Managers on Caterpillar priorities in Europe.
Caterpillar is actively engaged in the activities of its trade associations: leadership roles; positioning; participation in meetings; outreach to policymakers.
Caterpillar occasionally participates in business delegations (such as EP plenary in Strasbourg; WTO in Geneva) organised by its trade associations.
Depending on the topic, Caterpillar occasionally provides speakers to events or conferences.
Caterpillar occasionally co-sponsors events or conferences.Other activities
Technical experts from Caterpillar and its subsidiaries may participate through mandates received within technical trade associations. The European Commission register of technical experts can be consulted at http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/
- 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 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 07 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Situation and future of Caterpillar's industrial activities in Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 05 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Investment Iniative Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Dec 2014 Location AmCham EU office, on Avenue des Arts 53, 1000 Brussels Subject Presentation of the Annual Growth Survey 2015 outlining the main priorities for the jobs and growth agenda /in the context of the flagship conference ‘Reinvigorating the European Economy: Policies to Foster Jobs, Growth and Innovation’ (Susan Danger - Managing Director - AmCham, Karl Cox - Vice President - Oracle, Bert Boers - Vice President - SAS, Marco Comastri - President EMEA - CA, Patrick Deconinck - Senior Vice President - Western Europe - 3M, Harry van Dorenmalen - Chairman - IBM Europe, Aongus Hegarty - President EMEA - Dell, Cindy Miller - UPS, Christian Morales - Vice President and General Manager EMEA - Intel, Julián Nebreda - President EMEA - AES, Peter Ryan - Senior VP and Managing Director EMEA - HP, Nigel Lewis - Vice President - EMEA - Caterpillar, Dirk Ostijn - Regional Head Western Europe & Chief Executive Officer - MetLife) Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
- Gints Freimanis (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists
- Meetings