Overview
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Confédération des Associations Nationales de Tanneurs et Mégissiers de la Communauté Européenne (COTANCE)
EU Transparency Register
077706416598-79 First registered on 16 Mar 2015
Goals / Remit
COTANCE, Confederation of National Association of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community, is the representative body of the European Leather Industry. It is an umbrella organisation gathering almost all leather producers associations of the EU. This network of sector specific organisations connects with over 95% of all European tanneries.
COTANCE also lends its secretariat to GERIC, the Grouping of European Leather Technology Centres, bodies that relay technical information to the leather industry.
COTANCE is furthermore the employers side of the sector’s social partners at EU level. Together with industriAll (European Trade Union), COTANCE develops a highly fruitful Social Dialogue that addresses issues in the area of social & environmental performance, health & safety, education, training and skills, etc.
COTANCE has established together with Euratex (European Textiles & Clothing Industry) and industriAll the first European Sector’s Skills Council for the Textile Clothing and Leather industry in the framework of the Commissions initiative New Skills for New Jobs. The Network of education, training and technology suppliers within the EU TCL Sector’s Skills Council counts over 500 members.
COTANCE cooperates ad hoc with the Footwear Technology PlatformMain EU files targeted
Etiquetage, empreinte environnementale, émissions industrielles, économie circulaire, politique commerciale (accords), programmes de recherche, normalisation, etc.
Address
Head Office
Rue Washington 40
Bruxelles 1050
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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 16 Mar 2015
Name Start date End Date Gustavo GONZALEZ-QUIJANO 07 Nov 2023 06 Nov 2024 Vita Kobiela 17 Nov 2023 15 Nov 2024 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano (Secrétaire Général)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano (Secrétaire Général)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
COTANCE is a member of ICT, the International Council of Tanners and participates in GLCC, the Global Leather Cooperation Committee gathering the 3 international organisations of the leather industry ICT (Leather), ICHSLTA (Hides & Skins), IULTCS (Chemicals & Technology Suppliers).
Member organisations
http://www.euroleather.com/index.php/cotance/member-associations
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
None declared
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Groupe d'experts textile
Director's Contact Group (ECHA)
EF Steering CommitteeACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
1 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 31 May 2021 Location Brussels-video conference Subject Exchange on Farm to Fork Strategy with European Livestock Voice Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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