Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
15
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
CEMA - European Agricultural Machinery (CEMA)
EU Transparency Register
489575310490-58 First registered on 21 Jan 2013
Goals / Remit
CEMA is the European association representing the agricultural machinery industry. It represents and promotes the interests of this industry sector on a European level by co-ordinating the views of the national associations and their members. It provides know-how of the sector to the European institutions and other organizations to achieve a fair competitive environment via harmonized standards and regulations. It also informs members about the latest developments in related European legislation.
Main EU files targeted
◦ Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
◦ Agricultural Research (Horizon 2020 & European Innovation Partnership [EIP])
Industrial Policy & Internal Market
◦ Diesel engine emission limits
◦ EU type-approval of agricultural vehicles (‘Mother’ Regulation 167/2013)
◦ EU road safety rules for agricultural Non-Road Mobile Machines (NRMMs)
◦ Market Surveillance
Trade
◦ Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Development Policy
◦ Global Food SecurityAddress
Head Office
Boulevard A. Reyers, 80
Brussels 1030
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 75% 2 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 09 Mar 2017
Name Start date End Date Enrica BELFIORI 06 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024 Jelte WIERSMA 16 Jan 2024 15 Jan 2025 Ivo HOSTENS 26 Aug 2023 26 Aug 2024 Chiara INNOCENTI 16 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025 Ms Chiara INNOCENTI 16 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Jelte WIERSMA 16 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Enrica BELFIORI 06 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Ivo HOSTENS 26 Aug 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Chiara INNOCENTI 24 Feb 2023 16 Feb 2024 Mr Jelte WIERSMA 07 Dec 2022 07 Dec 2023 Mr Jerome BANDRY 30 Aug 2022 30 Aug 2023 Mr Jerome BANDRY 20 Sep 2021 30 Aug 2022 Ms Beatriz ARRIBAS PEREZ 30 Jan 2020 30 Jan 2021 Mr Jerome BANDRY 25 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021 Ms Beatriz ARRIBAS PEREZ 08 Feb 2019 30 Jan 2020 Mr Jerome BANDRY 08 Feb 2019 25 Jan 2020 Ms Beatriz ARRIBAS PEREZ 09 Feb 2018 08 Feb 2019 Mr Jerome BANDRY 09 Feb 2018 08 Feb 2019 Mr Tim Hamers 05 Nov 2016 04 Nov 2017 Ms Beatriz ARRIBAS PEREZ 05 Nov 2016 01 Nov 2017 Mr Ulrich Adam 05 Sep 2016 31 Aug 2017 Mr Tim Hamers 06 Aug 2015 03 Aug 2016 Ms Beatriz ARRIBAS PEREZ 05 Aug 2015 03 Aug 2016 Mr Ulrich Adam 27 Jun 2015 25 Jun 2016 Beatriz Arribas Perez 30 Jul 2014 28 Jul 2015 Mr Tim Hamers 18 Jul 2014 16 Jul 2015 Mr Ulrich Adam 28 Jun 2014 26 Jun 2015 Beatriz Arribas Perez 19 Sep 2013 30 Jul 2014 Mr Ulrich Adam 09 Jul 2013 28 Jun 2014 Complementary Information
CEMA is a European network consisting of a Secretariat in Brussels and the National Association offices in the different countries. While the coordinating function is with the Secretariat in Brussels, much of the work of CEMA is conducted by staff of the national associations and also industry representatives. Meetings at European institutions are often followed by members of the CEMA Secretariat and staff of the national associations.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Ulrich Adam (Secretary General)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Richard Markwell (President)
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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
Global Alliance for Agriculture Equipment Manufacturing Associations - www.agrievolution.com
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
103,125 € (Source: Horizon 2020)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
◦ DG AGRI CDG CAP
◦ DG AGRI CDG Environment and Climate ChangeACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Detailed information and regular updates are available on: www.cema-agri.org
Other activities
Last year, the main activities of CEMA that were under the scope of the Transparency Register consisted of informing the Institutions about the technical possibilities of the industry in various areas. For example, attending General Expert Meetings that are related to agricultural machinery and answering questions about the current situation in the industry.
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 13 Oct 2022 Location Sibenik, Croatia Subject High-level exchange on what advanced machinery and solutions can bring for Agriculture Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
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Date 10 Mar 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Preparation of an address to the CEMA Assembly Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
- Jori Keijsper (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of agri-food sector. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - COMITE EUROPEEN des FABRICANTS de SUCRE
- Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
- European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
- AgriFood Lithuania DIH
- Federación española de Industrias de Alimentación y Bebidas
- Nestlé S.A.
- Suedzucker AG
- Conseil Européen des Jeunes Agriculteurs
- Unilever
- European farmers
- Federazione Italiana dell'Industria Alimentare
- Centre de liaison des industries transformatrices de viande de l'UE
- FoodDrinkEurope
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Date 18 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of agri-food sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Eszter Batta (Cabinet member)
- Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European farmers
- Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
- COMITE EUROPEEN des FABRICANTS de SUCRE
- Suedzucker AG
- Federazione Italiana dell'Industria Alimentare
- Federación española de Industrias de Alimentación y Bebidas
- Conseil Européen des Jeunes Agriculteurs
- Unilever
- FoodDrinkEurope
- AgriFood Lithuania DIH
- Nestlé S.A.
- Centre de liaison des industries transformatrices de viande de l'UE
- European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
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Date 05 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject The role of machinery in sustainable food chains Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject EU CODE OF CONDUCT ON AGRICULTURAL DATA SHARING Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject Reform of the CAP Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Smart Farming & Digitisation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Bologna Fair Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digitalisierung der Landwirtschaft DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject H2020, new Scientific Committee Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 23 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject agriculture + digitalisation DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject New College and Better Regulation DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - European Chemical Industry Council
- SANOFI
- RTL Group
- American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
- CEMBUREAU - The European Cement Association
- European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Cargill
- Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
- spiritsEUROPE
- Jaguar Land Rover Limited
- MERIAL
- Dow Europe GmbH
- European Centre for Public Affairs
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG
- The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA
- Acumen Public Affairs
- RELX
- Novartis International AG
- Oracle
- FoodDrinkEurope
- GIGAEurope aisbl
- Toy Industries of Europe
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject New College and Better Regulation DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - Acumen Public Affairs
- Novartis International AG
- RELX
- FoodDrinkEurope
- Oracle
- GIGAEurope aisbl
- Toy Industries of Europe
- European Chemical Industry Council
- RTL Group
- SANOFI
- American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
- CEMBUREAU - The European Cement Association
- Cargill
- European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Jaguar Land Rover Limited
- Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
- spiritsEUROPE
- Dow Europe GmbH
- MERIAL
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG
- European Centre for Public Affairs
- The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA
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Date 21 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Future of the CAP. Importance of ennhancing policy coherence at EU-Level. CEMA event agenda for 2015 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)