European Biodiesel Board

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

250,000€

Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1 Fte (2)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

2

High-level Commission meetings

5

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Biodiesel Board   (EBB)

    EU Transparency Register

    84244281858-12 First registered on 18 Jun 2009

    Goals / Remit

    The European Biodiesel Board also known as EBB, is a non-profit organisation established in January 1997. EBB aims to promote the use of biodiesel in the European Union, at the same time, grouping the major EU biodiesel producers.

    To achieve its aims, EBB:
    - represents its members to the institutions of the European Union and other international organizations
    - promotes scientific, technological, economic, legal and research activities
    - collects, analyses and disseminates information
    - studies problems confronted by the biodiesel industry and suggests solutions at economic, political, legal, institutional and technical levels.

    Main EU files targeted

    • ILUC (RED and FQD) – core business
    • The 2020 climate and energy package, including:
    o European Energy Security Strategy
    • Animal feed – EU regulation and safety monitoring
    • Revision of the Energy Taxation Directive 2003/96
    • Monitoring:
    o Waste hierarchy,
    o State Aid to biofuels sector
    o EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS),
    o EU strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from cars,
    o EU Common Agricultural Policy – for availability of biodiesel raw material
    o EU project aiming at the promotion of biofuels use, such as:
     in aviation – Biofuels Flightpath 2020,
     HORIZON 2020
    • International trade-related issues:
    o Customs issues-classification of biodiesel blends and Rules of Origin
    o EBB takes part in European Commission’s public briefings on international trade relations, called “Civil Society Dialogue Meetings”.
    • Technical issues (product specifications, sustainability aspects of biodiesel and biofuels etc.):
    o REACH
    o Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas assessment of biofuels (JEC)
    o IPCC/BAT Directive (?)
    o Biodiesel and diesel standardisation in the EU (CEN)
    o other?
    Renewable energy is a key concern for all levels of EU authority.
    EBB actively endeavoured to make the voice of the biodiesel industry heard in the discussion regarding the framework for post-2020 policies

    Address

    Head Office
    Boulevard Saint-Michel, 34
    Brussels 1040
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    2

    Employment timeLobbyists
    50%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 06 Aug 2019

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Cailean Iain MACLEOD 31 Jan 2024 30 Jan 2025
    Mr Xavier NOYON 31 Jan 2024 30 Jan 2025
    Ms Martina BARONCELLI 27 Apr 2023 09 Dec 2023
    Mr André PAULA SANTOS 09 Mar 2023 09 Dec 2023
    Mr Xavier NOYON 09 Sep 2022 08 Sep 2023
    Mr Cailean Iain MACLEOD 21 Jun 2022 21 Jun 2023
    Mr André PAULA SANTOS 23 Mar 2022 09 Mar 2023
    Ms Gemma BEDIA BUENO 26 Aug 2021 26 Aug 2022
    Mr Xavier NOYON 26 Aug 2021 26 Aug 2022
    Mr Cailean Iain MACLEOD 25 Jun 2021 21 Jun 2022
    Mr André PAULA SANTOS 13 Mar 2021 12 Mar 2022
    Mr Xavier NOYON 05 Sep 2020 26 Aug 2021
    Ms Gemma BEDIA BUENO 05 Sep 2020 26 Aug 2021
    Mr André PAULA SANTOS 07 Mar 2020 06 Mar 2021
    Ms Gemma BEDIA BUENO 20 Feb 2020 01 Sep 2020
    Raffaello GAROFALO 03 Sep 2019 12 Sep 2019
    Mr André PAULA SANTOS 09 Apr 2019 07 Mar 2020
    Raffaello GAROFALO 02 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019
    Mr André PAULA SANTOS 13 Mar 2018 13 Mar 2019
    Raffaello GAROFALO 12 May 2017 10 May 2018
    Ms Agata JASKOT 12 May 2017 10 May 2018
    Mr André PAULA SANTOS 20 Mar 2017 11 Mar 2018
    Mr André PAULA SANTOS 01 Apr 2016 21 Mar 2017
    Mr Raffaello GAROFALO 01 Apr 2016 31 Mar 2017
    Ms Agata JASKOT 01 Apr 2016 31 Mar 2017
    Mr Dermot BUTTLE 01 Apr 2016 21 Mar 2017
    Mr Jean-Baptiste MAILLARD 11 Mar 2015 23 Oct 2015
    Ms Chiara GIRARDI 18 Oct 2014 16 Oct 2015
    Mrs Amandine MUSKUS 02 Sep 2014 16 Jan 2015
    Mr Raffaello GAROFALO 09 Jul 2014 07 Jul 2015
    Mr Dermot BUTTLE 09 Jul 2014 07 Jul 2015
    Ms Agata JASKOT 08 Jul 2014 04 Jul 2015
    Ms Giulia Laura Cancian 09 Aug 2013 06 Jul 2014
    Mr Raffaello GAROFALO 08 Aug 2013 09 Jul 2014
    Mr Dermot BUTTLE 08 Aug 2013 09 Jul 2014
    Ms Isabelle MAURIZI 08 Aug 2013 06 Jul 2014
    Ms Agata JASKOT 14 May 2013 09 May 2014
    Ms Veronica CURTO 11 Aug 2012 15 Nov 2012
    Mr Raffaello GAROFALO 11 Aug 2012 08 Aug 2013
    Mr Dermot BUTTLE 11 Aug 2012 08 Aug 2013
    Ms Isabelle MAURIZI 11 Aug 2012 08 Aug 2013

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Raffaello Garofalo (Secretary-General)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Raffaello Garofalo (Secretary-General)

  • Categories

    Category

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

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    • EFISC – the European Guide to good practice for the industrial manufacture of safe feed materials (EFISC), which is a voluntary feed materials safety standard developed by the AAF (Association des Amidonniers et Féculiers) and FEDIOL (oil seed and protein meal industry)

    EOA: European Oilseeds Alliance
    ESBF: European Sustainable Biofuels Forum
    RBO: Register of Biofuels Origination

    Member organisations

    http://www.ebb-eu.org/members.php

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    250,000€

    Other financial info

    Nous prévoyons un budget de 200 à 400.000 euros pour les activités couvertes par le registre pour l'année 2018

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    CDG Arable crops#E03191 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3191 #Member #C#Expert Group on alternative transport fuels ('the Sustainable Transport Forum')#E03321 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3321 #Member #C#CDG Environment and climate change#E03194 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3194 #Member #C

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    EBB projects:
    • RBO – Register of Biofuels Origination – a certification tool for the advanced biofuels generated from waste feedstock. This industry-led initiative is expected to be highly beneficial to raise the reputation and credibility of European produced advanced biodiesel both within the EU and abroad.
    Projects in which EBB takes part in as a partner association:
    ESBF – European Sustainable Biofuels Forum
    European Biofuels Technology Platform (EBTP)

    - Trade monitoring (anti-dumping already imposed)
    On the side of international activities, EBB has continued to successfully defend our members against the recurrence of the dumping and countervailing duties imposed on biodiesel imports from selected third countries (United States, Argentina and Indonesia).

    Other activities

    no change in the activities: Commission Consultative group and Energy

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    5 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 05 May 2021 Location Conference call
      Subject RefuelEU Aviation SAF initiative
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean
      Portfolio Transport
      Attending
      • Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
    • Date 13 Jan 2021 Location video call
      Subject Presentation of the Board’s view on Fit for 55
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
      • Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
    • Date 18 May 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Anti-dumping
      Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker
      Portfolio President
      Attending
      • Leon Delvaux (Cabinet member)
    • Date 18 May 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Biodiesel imports / anti-dumping measures
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström
      Portfolio Trade
      Attending
      • Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
      • Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 21 Oct 2016 Location Madrid, Spain
      Subject Biofuels
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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