Overview
Lobbying Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Portable Battery Association (EPBA)
EU Transparency Register
71549072613-57 First registered on 12 Nov 2009
Goals / Remit
The EPBA is the leading organisation representing quality manufacturers of portable power solutions, working with stakeholders to safeguard and enhance our positive contribution to the EU economy, the environment, and the communities in which we operate.
Main EU files targeted
The EPBA activities relate to:
- The Battery Regulation
- The circular economy action plan (Com(2015)614)
- The Directive on Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Dir. 2012/19/EU)
- The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
- The Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (Dir. 2011/65/EU)
- REACH (Reg. 1907/2006 & Dir. 2006/121/EC)
- The Critical Raw Materials ActAddress
Head Office
Avenue de Tervueren 188a, postbox 4
Brussels 1150
BELGIUMEU Office
Avenue de Tervueren 188a, postbox 4
Brussels 1150
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
In total two persons are engaged in activities falling under the scope of the register. None of these individuals are working full time for EPBA.
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
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
https://www.epbaeurope.net/about-us/members/
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
100,000€ - 199,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount kellen company 100,000€ - 199,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name kellen company Closed year Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
- Updated study on the collection of waste portable batteries (commissioned by EPBA)
- Awareness campaign on the safe use of button cellsOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
2 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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Date 20 Oct 2020 Location Virtual Subject Restriction of primary batteries, Use of recycled materials, Collection targets portable batteries Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Marius Vaščega (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 May 2020 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject Revision Batteries Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)