European Association of Fish Producers Organisations

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

75,000€

Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

11

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Association of Fish Producers Organisations   (EAPO)

    EU Transparency Register

    46491656228-65 First registered on 17 Jul 2011

    Goals / Remit

    EAPO’s objectives are the following:

    To assist the members in fulfilling their key role as a PO to achieve the objectives of the Common Fishery Policy and the Common Market Organisation for Fishery and Aquaculture Products.

    To provide advice to the members on the management of their Production and Marketing Plans.

    To improve the relationship between European POs by looking for common grounds in addressing the challenges for the European fisheries, particularly in respect of marketing and other specific tasks of the POs.

    To address the above with relevant authorities in the Member States, Fisheries Ministers Council, European Parliament and European Commission and to be recognized by these authorities as a European representative body for the fisheries sector.

    To influence the rules and regulations affecting fisheries targeting a sustainable production through socio-economic viability with respect for the environment.

    Main EU files targeted

    - PO’s Production and Marketing Plans
    - Markets Advisory Council
    - Landing Obligation
    - Mixed Fisheries Management Plans
    - Technical Measures

    Address

    Head Office
    H. Baelskaai 20, bus 0.2
    Oostende 8400
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    50%1
    25%2

    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 24 Oct 2018

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Paul THOMAS 20 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2024
    Mr Paul THOMAS 22 Jun 2022 22 Jun 2023
    Mr Guillaume CARRUEL 28 Feb 2020 27 Feb 2021

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Pim Visser (President)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Pim Visser (President)

  • Categories

    Category

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

    Subcategory

    Trade unions and professional associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    MAC

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    75,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Expert Group for Markets and Trade in Fishery and Aquaculture Products#E02797 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2797 #Member #C

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    The European Association of Fish Producers Organisations (EAPO) represents 39 POs from 10 EU Member States, with approximately 10,000 vessels, 3.5 million tonnes of landings and € 3 billion first sale value. EAPO was founded in 1980. Every Fish PO recognized by its EU member state can apply for membership of the association.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    11 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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