Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5 Fte (2)
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 European Portable Battery Association is the authoritative voice of the portable power industry. It supports the common interests of its members regarding portable batteries and battery chargers with European institutions and other leading international bodies to provide consumers with complete power solutions which are sustainable across their life-cycle.
Main EU files targeted
The EPBA activities relate to:
- The Battery Directive (Dir. 2006/66/EC & 2013/56/EC) and the related comitology discussions
- The circular economy action plan (Com(2015)614)
- Proposal to amend the Directive 2008/98 on Waste (Com (2015)595)
- Proposal to amend Directives 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (COM(2015)593)
- The Directive on Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Dir. 2012/19/EU)
- 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)Address
Head Office
Av. Jules Bordet, 142
Brussels 1140
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
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
Mr Hans Craen (Secretary General)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Hans Craen (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
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
The financial declaration includes the amounts of contracts with Kellen, a registered Association Management company.
This registration is calculated according to the SEAP guidelines. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
- Updated study on the collection of waste portable batteries (commissioned by EPBA)
Other 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)