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Overview

Lobbying Costs

150,000€

Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

3 Fte (12)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

3

High-level Commission meetings

32

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Crop Protection Association   (ECPA)

    EU Transparency Register

    0711626572-26 First registered on 29 Oct 2008

    Goals / Remit

    The Association shall have as its objective the scientific study and analysis of all fields of interest to the crop protection industry in all its dimensions, in particular those of a technical, documentary, and institutional nature as well as promoting knowledge of this industry’s activities.

    To this effect, ECPA proposes to undertake the following activities in order to reach its objective:
     Be informed of and shall position itself in all scientific, regulatory and technical domains, which are of direct or indirect relevance to the sector.
     The Association shall act vis-à-vis its members to ensure that the technical, scientific and regulatory recommendations, legislation and guidelines issued by the European bodies are correctly interpreted.
     The activities of the association shall include information to the general public and cooperation at the European and international level, in particular within the framework of the European Union.
     As its member, the Association shall provide, for the European region, support to the achievement of the objectives vested in CropLife International, the global crop protection and plant sciences association.
     The Association together with its members shall develop and promote sustainable agriculture and stewardship initiatives, to fulfil the vision, values and priorities as set out in the ECPA Declaration of Principles (as published on ECPA’s public website www.ecpa.eu ).
     The Association may take any measures or steps and initiate any course of action, capable of promoting the achievement of its objective.

    By crop protection industry is meant any entity that invents, develops, manufactures and/or sells products and services designed to improve the production of food, feed, fibre, and other useful products, in a sustainable way. The crop protection industry performs its mission through the use of:

     biology,
     chemistry,
     biotechnology,
     plant breeding

    Main EU files targeted

    Reg. EC 1107/2009 placing on the market of plant protection products (PPPs). Reg. EU 540/2011 approved substances listed in Annex I of 91/414. Reg. EU 546/2011 uniform principles for evaluation and authorisation of PPPs. Reg. EU 547/2011 labelling requirements for PPPs. Reg. EU 283/2013 setting data requirements for active substances. Guidelines on approval of active substances. Reg. EU 284/2013 setting data requirements for PPPs. Reg. including the list of candidates for substitution. Reg. on active substances renewal procedure including review programme. Reg. setting a review programme for safeners & synergists. Reg. setting a process for adjuvants authorisation. Reg. setting the requirements and process for Member States controls of compliance with Reg. 1107/2009. All procedural/technical guidance documents interpreting the legislations listed above. Implementation of Council Dir. 91/414/EEC: Reg. EC 33/2008, Reg. EC 1095/2007, Reg. EEC 3600/92, Reg. EC 451/2000, Reg. EC 1490/2002, Reg. EC 2229/2004, Reg. EU 188/2011. Renewal of approval: Reg. EC737/2007, Reg. EU 1141/2010, Reg. EU 844/2012, Reg. EU 686/2012. Reg. EC 396/2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin. Reg. (EU) No. 480/2013 to ensure compliance with maximum levels of and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin. Reg. implementing article 50 of Reg. (EC) 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety. Reg. (EC) 1126/2007 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards Fusarium toxins in maize and maize products. Commission Recommendation (2006/583/EC) on the prevention and reduction of Fusarium toxins in cereals and cereal products. Reg. EC 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures and technical adaptations to progress. Reg. EC 850/2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Dir. 79/117/EEC. Dir. 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. Dir. 2010/63/EU regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes. Dir. 2009/128/EC establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides. Dir. 2009/127/EC with regard to machinery for pesticide application. Reg. 1185/2009 on Statistics on the placing on the market and use of plant protection products. Reg. EC 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law. Reg. 1333/2008 on food additives plant protection products covered as preservatives. Reg. EC 669/2009 implementing Reg. (EC) No 882/2004 as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin. Dir. 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods. Reg. 649/2012 recasting Reg. EC 689/2008 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals. Dir. 2008/98/EC Waste Framework Dir.. Dir. 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste. 2013/0140(COD) Official controls and activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health, plant reproductive material, plant protection products. Reg. (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). CAP. Reg. (EC) No. 834/2007 organic production and its implementing Reg. (EC) No. 889/2008. Birds Dir. 2009/147/EC, Habitats Dir. 92/43/EEC incl. Natura 2000, REFIT & No Net Loss. Green infrastructure strategy. 2020 Biodiversity strategy. Soil thematic Strategy. Regulation 1367/2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters to community institutions and bodies.

    Address

    Head Office
    Avenue E. van Nieuwenhuyse, 6
    Brussels 1160
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    12

    Employment timeLobbyists
    25%12

    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 24 Mar 2016

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Camilla Palla 19 Jan 2024 17 Jan 2025
    Mr Edoardo Muni 25 Oct 2023 24 Oct 2024
    Ms Lucia SEGURINI 11 Oct 2023 10 Oct 2024
    Mr Olivier de Matos 30 Sep 2023 27 Sep 2024
    Mr Michal Kicinski 29 Sep 2023 27 Sep 2024
    Ms Petra Brogi Kostolaniova 13 Sep 2023 12 Sep 2024
    Ms Laura Locci 13 Sep 2023 12 Sep 2024
    Ms Priscila Quaini Jacobitz 03 Aug 2023 02 Aug 2024
    Ms Mila Arabadzhieva 30 Jun 2023 28 Jun 2024
    Ms Emma Brown 24 Jun 2023 21 Jun 2024
    Mr Laurent OGER 01 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024
    Mr Edoardo Muni 08 Feb 2023 25 Oct 2023
    Mr Lukasz Wozniacki 01 Feb 2023 01 Feb 2024
    Mr Seiji Jolliffe 14 Jan 2023 30 Jun 2023
    Ms Camilla Palla 13 Jan 2023 13 Jan 2024
    Mr Seiji Joliffe 05 Jan 2023 13 Jan 2023
    Mr Michal Kicinski 30 Sep 2022 29 Sep 2023
    Mr Olivier de Matos 22 Sep 2022 22 Sep 2023
    Ms Priscila Quaini Jacobitz 20 Sep 2022 03 Aug 2023
    Ms Lucia SEGURINI 14 Sep 2022 14 Sep 2023
    Ms Hannah FARMELO 08 Sep 2022 28 Oct 2022
    Ms Emma Brown 04 May 2022 04 May 2023
    Mr Olivier de Matos 23 Oct 2021 22 Sep 2022
    Mr Lukasz Wozniacki 16 Oct 2021 15 Oct 2022
    Mr Michal Kicinski 12 Oct 2021 30 Sep 2022
    Ms Hannah FARMELO 06 Sep 2021 07 Sep 2022
    Ms Lucia SEGURINI 16 Sep 2021 14 Sep 2022
    Ms Priscila Quaini Jacobitz 15 Sep 2021 16 Sep 2022
    Mr Alan Hardacre 15 Sep 2021 09 Mar 2022
    Mr Michal Kicinski 29 Jan 2020 29 Jan 2021
    Mr Nicolas Stefan Burgholzer 17 Sep 2019 17 Sep 2020
    Ms Géraldine Kutas 04 Sep 2019 04 Sep 2020
    Mr Lukasz Wozniacki 19 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020
    Mr Graeme Taylor 06 Jun 2019 23 Aug 2019
    Ms Hannah Phillips 27 May 2019 27 May 2020
    Mr Michal Kicinski 23 Jan 2019 23 Jan 2020
    Mr Jean-Philippe Azoulay 11 Oct 2018 05 Jul 2019
    Mr Nicolas Stefan Burgholzer 27 Sep 2018 17 Sep 2019
    Ms Ornella Cosomati 16 Jun 2018 15 Jun 2019
    Ms Lucie L'HOPITAL 30 May 2018 14 Mar 2019
    Mr Graeme Taylor 18 May 2018 18 May 2019
    Mr Michal Kicinski 09 Jan 2018 09 Jan 2019
    Mr Jean-Philippe Azoulay 14 Oct 2017 11 Oct 2018
    Mr Nicolas Stefan Burgholzer 06 Oct 2017 27 Sep 2018
    Mr Gavin Whitmore 13 Jun 2017 30 Mar 2018
    Ms Jessica O'Flynn 05 May 2017 01 Feb 2018
    Mr Graeme Taylor 05 May 2017 05 May 2018
    Mr Michal Kicinski 23 Jan 2017 09 Jan 2018
    Mr Jean-Philippe Azoulay 14 Oct 2016 12 Oct 2017
    Ms Jessica O'Flynn 04 May 2016 03 May 2017
    Mr Jean-Charles Bocquet 04 May 2016 21 Mar 2017
    Mr Graeme Taylor 01 Apr 2016 31 Mar 2017
    Mr Michal Kicinski 20 Jan 2016 19 Jan 2017
    Mr Jean-Charles Bocquet 20 May 2015 04 May 2016
    Ms Jessica O'Flynn 06 May 2015 04 May 2016
    Mr Michal Kicinski 16 Jan 2015 14 Jan 2016
    Ms Jessica O'Flynn 14 May 2014 06 May 2015
    Mr Angel MARTIN MORENO 29 Nov 2013 20 Jul 2014
    Mr Jean-Charles Bocquet 29 Nov 2013 28 Nov 2014
    Mr Angel MARTIN MORENO 26 Jan 2013 25 Oct 2013
    Mr Friedhelm Schmider 26 Jan 2013 25 Oct 2013
    Mr Friedhelm Schmider 03 May 2012 01 Dec 2012
    Angel MARTIN MORENO 05 Mar 2012 01 Dec 2012

    Complementary Information

    All staff and consultant presence at Commission, EP, EFSA and ECHA was included, whether it be attending meetings, events, stakeholder workshops, advisory groups, roundtables or other.

    The financial detail provided is based on each person providing the n° hours spent at Commission, EP, EFSA and ECHA, whether it be attending meetings, events, stakeholder workshops, advisory groups, roundtables or other (incl. dinner debates). This was then costed according to individual gross salary cost and to this pro-rata overhead charges have been added (office rent & charges, IT running and office expenses)to have full costs.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Jess O'Flynn (Governmental Affairs Manager)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Jean-Charles Bocquet (Director General)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    •Member of CropLife International
    •Member of CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council
    •Associate Member of EISA - European Initiative for Sustainable Development in Agriculture
    •Member of EPPA -European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing
    •Member of Knowledge4Innovation platform

    Member organisations

    http://www.ecpa.eu/page/our-network

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    150,000€

    Other financial info

    We estimate that the direct estimated costs to interest representation represents only a percentage of the total budget of ECPA, while the vast majority of the budget is dedicated to: advising members; conducting scientific studies and analysis of all fields of interest to the crop protection industry; conducting joint research & projects; informing and reporting to the members; other activities such as the promotion of open debate, the promotion and implementation of stewardship projects, the promotion of good, sustainable agricultural practices; administrative tasks.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    a. Expert group on the thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides
    b. Low risk active substance working group
    c. Attend ad-hoc stakeholder meeting on implementation of Council Directive 91/414/EEC and Regulation Commission 1107/2009 upon invitation: review programme of active substances, Post Approval Issues Group, renewal of plant protection products authorisations

    ACC

    a. Commission Stakeholder group on ED
    b. Commission Business &Biodiversity Platform
    c. DG AGRI Civil Dialogue Group – CAP
    d. DG AGRI Civil Dialogue Group – Direct Payments and greening
    e. DG AGRI Civil Dialogue Group – Rural Development
    f. DG AGRI Civil Dialogue Group – Environment and Climate Change
    g. DG AGRI Civil Dialogue Group – International Aspects of Agriculture
    h. DG AGRI Civil Dialogue Group – Organic Farming
    i. DG SANTE Advisory Group on the Food chain and animal and plant health
    j. DG TRADE Civil Society on trade negotiations and IPR
    k. DG TRADE EU Third Country IP Dialogue (and prep meetings)
    l. DG TRADE Market Access Working Groups
    m. EIP-Agri Focus Group-IPM
    n. EIP on Sustainable and Prod Agriculture
    o. OLAF (EU anti-fraud office)
    p. DG ENVI Water Framework Directive Common Implementation Strategy groups
    q. EG ENVI Stakeholder to PIC DNO
    r. DG ENVI Stakeholder to POPs DNO
    s. DG GROW Stakeholder to REACH /CLP and ATP
    t. DG GROW Stakeholder to Poison Information Centres

    Groups (European Parliament)

    a. EP Intergroup on Climate change, sustainable development and biodiversity
    a. K4I Forum

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    a. ECHA - Accredited Stakeholder Organisations (ASO)
    i. Communicator’s Network
    ii. Risk Assessment Committee (RAC)
    iii. PIC
    iv. CLP
    v. Biocides
    b. EFSA Stakeholder Platform
    c. EFSA Stakeholders Consultative Group on Emerging risks
    d. European Observatory on Infringement of IPRs (under OHIM)

    •Promotion of knowledge of the crop protection industry activities
    •Scientific-based analysis
    •Ensuring that the technical, scientific and regulatory recommendations, legislation and guidelines issued by the European bodies are correctly interpreted
    •Research and technology issues
    •Food quality and safety issues
    •Environmental issues
    •Sustainable, good agricultural practices
    •EU competition and trade issues

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    32 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.

    • Date 22 Feb 2024 Location Brussels
      Subject Sustainable food systems
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Attending
      • Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
    • Date 05 May 2022 Location BERL
      Subject Ukraine and Food Security
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
      Portfolio Agriculture
      Attending
      • Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
      • Andreas Schneider (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 13 Jan 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject VTC Meeting: Economic study on the impact of the 2030 Green Deal targets for crop production
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides
      Portfolio Health
      Attending
      • Roberto Reig Rodrigo (Cabinet member)
      • Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
    • Date 14 Jul 2021 Location Video-call
      Subject Impacts of the Farm to Fork Strategy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
    • Date 13 Jul 2021 Location Online
      Subject F2F cumulative impact assessment
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
      Portfolio Agriculture
      Attending
      • Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
      • Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
    • Date 17 Feb 2021 Location Brussels - video conference
      Subject Sustainable food systems
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
    • Date 12 Jan 2021 Location video phone call
      Subject European Crop Protection Association/CropLife Europe 2030 commitments in support of the European Green Deal.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
      Portfolio Agriculture
      Attending
      • Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
      • Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
    • Date 14 Sep 2020 Location Brussels - Webex meeting
      Subject Farm to Fork targets and plant protection
      DG Agriculture and Rural Development
      Attending
      • Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General)
    • Date 11 Jun 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject VC Meeting on Farm to Fork Strategy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides
      Portfolio Health
      Attending
      • Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
    • Date 30 Mar 2020 Location video conference
      Subject To discuss the upcoming Farm to Fork Strategy.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
      Portfolio Agriculture
      Attending
      • Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle (Cabinet member)
    • Date 02 Mar 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Farm to Fork: Significant reduction of use and risk of chemical pesticides; Measures to develop innovative ways to protect harvests from pests and diseases and the potential role of new innovative techniques to improve the sustainability of the food system; Concrete measures to be taken to increase organic farming in the EU. REFIT of 1107/2009: Status and potential improvement of its application
      DG Health and Food Safety
      Attending
      • Anne Bucher (Director-General)
    • Date 07 Feb 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Discussion on food safety
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides
      Portfolio Health
      Attending
      • Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 29 Mar 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject SPS issues in Ukraine
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström
      Portfolio Trade
      Attending
      • Fredrik Beckvid Tranchell (Cabinet member)
    • Date 15 Feb 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject introductory meeting
      DG Health and Food Safety
      Attending
      • Anne Bucher (Director-General)
    • Date 17 May 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Import tolerance, Commission's proposal on general food law, REFIT on pesticides
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 20 Feb 2018 Location BERL
      Subject guidance documentation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska
      Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
      Attending
      • Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
    • Date 30 Mar 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Latest Commission proposal on comitology
      Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker
      Portfolio President
      Attending
      • Leon Delvaux (Cabinet member)
    • Date 03 Feb 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Business discussion
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
    • Date 14 Dec 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Dimethoate
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet member)
      • Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 11 Oct 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Introductory meeting
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
    • Date 28 Jun 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Endocrine disruptors
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 12 Apr 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Endocrine disruptors and pesticides
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström
      Portfolio Trade
      Attending
      • Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
      • Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
    • Date 04 Apr 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Endocrine disruptors
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
      • Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 24 Feb 2016 Location BERL 08/304
      Subject Endocrine Disruptor Criteria (for pesticides and biocides)
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
    • Date 21 Jan 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Introductory visit
      DG Health and Food Safety
      Attending
      • Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General)
    • Date 16 Nov 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Cut-off criteria; classification proposal by EFSA
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
    • Date 04 Aug 2015 Location Brussels (BELGIUM)
      Subject Organisation of an EU bee health workshop
      DG Health and Food Safety
      Attending
      • Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General)
    • Date 10 Jun 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Application of the pesticide regulatory framework
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
    • Date 27 May 2015 Location Brussels, BELGIUM
      Subject Regulatory issues including endocrine and bees
      DG Health and Food Safety
      Attending
      • Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General)
    • Date 02 Mar 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject EU POLICY ON PESTICIDES
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
      • Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
    • Date 02 Feb 2015 Location BERL 08/318
      Subject Meeting with European Crop Protection Association
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
    • Date 08 Jan 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Plant Protection Material
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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