European Cocoa Association

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

100,000€ - 199,999€

Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1 Fte (2)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

1

High-level Commission meetings

3

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Cocoa Association   (ECA)

    EU Transparency Register

    03804222429-10 First registered on 01 Oct 2009

    Goals / Remit

    On behalf of its members, ECA monitors and reports on developments impacting the cocoa sector (scientific, regulatory and business-related).
    ECA also publishes quarterly grind statistics and provides general cocoa-related information to interested parties.
    In addition, ECA is actively engaged in European and International fora related to the industry’s contribution to a sustainable cocoa economy.

    Main EU files targeted

    We currently follow the following topics: Food Safety, Trade, Logistics, Sustainability and Environment.

    Address

    Head Office
    Avenue des Gaulois, 3
    Brussels 1040 - 6
    BELGIUM
    EU Office
    Avenue des Gaulois, 3
    Brussels 1040 - 6
    BELGIUM

    Website

  • 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

    1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 06 Oct 2022

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Catherine Entzminger 11 Jan 2023 01 Feb 2024
    Mr Evangelos Koumentakos 07 Jan 2023 06 Jan 2024
    Ms Julia VÁZQUEZ SANTIAGO 07 Jan 2023 06 Jan 2024
    Mr Matthijs DE MEER 25 Jun 2022 24 Jun 2023
    Mr Jakub PUŹNIAK 22 Jan 2020 01 Dec 2020
    Aldo MARINO 21 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021
    Ms Efthymia THEODORIDOU 17 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021
    Ms Catherine Entzminger 01 Nov 2019 31 Oct 2020
    Ms Maria NEGUT 17 Apr 2019 17 Apr 2020
    Ms Catherine Entzminger 23 Jun 2018 22 Jun 2019
    Maria Suman 23 Jan 2018 20 Jan 2019
    Ms Catherine Entzminger 24 Feb 2017 23 Feb 2018
    Ms Julia Manetsberger 23 Jan 2017 19 Jan 2018
    Maria Suman 23 Jan 2017 13 Jan 2018
    Ms Catherine MARTINEZ ENTZMINGER 14 Apr 2016 05 Apr 2017
    Alessia Squarcella 06 Apr 2016 05 Apr 2017
    Mrs Catherine MARTINEZ ENTZMINGER 17 Jan 2012 01 Nov 2012

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Primary Food Processors

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    100,000€ - 199,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    100,000€ - 199,999€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Commission Expert Group/Multi-Stakeholder Platform on Protecting and Restoring the World’s Forests, including the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT Regulation#E03282#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3282 #Member #C#Industry

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    3 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 28 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference
      Subject cocoa and due diligence
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen
      Portfolio International Partnerships
      Attending
      • Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
    • Date 28 Jan 2021 Location Virtual
      Subject To discuss the cocoa initiative and deforestation-related issues, raised by traders and manufacturers of cocoa.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
      Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
      Attending
      • Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet member)
      • Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
    • Date 10 Nov 2020 Location Videoconference
      Subject cocoa sustainability
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen
      Portfolio International Partnerships
      Attending
      • Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
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