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Overview
WARNING: As this organisation lists one or more EP accredited lobbyists, it may not be probable that its lobbying costs are lower than €10,000.
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Coffee Federation (ECF)
EU Transparency Register
55109801981-05 First registered on 10 Jul 2009
Goals / Remit
The European Coffee Federation (ECF) represents the European soluble coffee manufacturing industry, the green coffee trade, the coffee roasting industry and the decaffeinators.
It was founded in 1981 to represent the joint interests of the coffee trade and roasting industry. The companies affiliated to the ECF represent a total import volume of about 38 million bags, or half of the world trade volume. Its main body is the Council which consists of all members. All major policy decisions are taken on this level. The day-to-day management is in the hands of the ECF Executive Committee. The ECF has a number of committees and working groups to discuss specific topics. It is involved in a wide range of issues, ranging from transport and logistics to terminal market matters and from standard coffee contracts to sustainable agriculture.Main EU files targeted
Labelling, food law, origin labelling, health claims, food safety, contaminants, pesticide residues, Rapid Alert system, customs rules of origin.
Address
Head Office
Avenue des Nerviens 9-31
5th Floor
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 07 Oct 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Eileen GORDON LAITY 01 Oct 2017 20 Mar 2018 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Eileen Gordon (Secretary General)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Eileen Gordon (Secretary General)
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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
ECF is lid van FoodDrinkEurope, de koepelorganisatie voor de levensmiddelenindustrie.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
ECF’s main activity is to represent the common interest of its members. The way coffee companies conduct their business is increasingly governed by European Union legislation. Main topics: sustainability, logistics, customs procedures, import duties, food safety, environment, packaging waste, labelling, public procurement. The ECF keeps track of policy development and new legislation, defines the position of the coffee sector and maintains contacts with the European institutions.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared