European Travel Retail Confederation

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

350,000€

Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1.5 Fte (2)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

1

High-level Commission meetings

9

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Travel Retail Confederation   (ETRC)

    EU Transparency Register

    90905271757-87 First registered on 26 May 2009

    Goals / Remit

    The European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC) is an industry association for the duty free and travel retail industry in Europe, serving the industry and its members to help create the right environment to allow the industry to achieve its potential and protect it when challenges arise.

    • ETRC serves to facilitate contact between members by organising seminars, conferences and meetings

    • ETRC provides tailored support programmes to members to promote the highest operating standards and responsible retailing in international travel

    • ETRC undertakes detailed research into relevant industry issues and provides actionable data relevant to members

    • ETRC communicates regularly with its members to spread awareness about the industry and the importance of duty free and travel retail for airports, airlines, ferries, cruise lines, retailers and brand owners

    • ETRC works closely with member companies, and other industry trade associations to identify challenges, where advocacy is required with European and national governments and regulatory bodies in order to safeguard and grow the business


    ETRC is composed of national trade associations and direct corporate membership representing over 500 European companies. The European Travel Retail Confederation's operations are directed by its Supervisory and Managing Boards and carried out by a full-time secretariat.

    Main EU files targeted

    ETRC has been representing its members interests on all EU policy areas related to the operation of duty free and travel retail outlets in the EU and Europe for many years, including on aviation and maritime policy, customs and taxation, including travellers allowances, security, health and safety, consumer affairs, internal market and economic affairs.

    ETRC is promoting greater awareness of the uniqueness of the duty free and travel retail industry and the need to recognize it at European level. ETRC also seeks to ensure that future legislation does not hinder or damage the industry but promotes growth and innovation ultimately for the benefit for all travellers within the EU.

    ETRC has a keen interest in the review of the Air Passenger Rights Regulation which has been held up in Council due to an unrelated political dispute and, although welcoming the Commission’s publication of Indicative Guidelines on current air passenger rights, looks forward to the eventual adoption of the revised regulation which recognizes that airlines should not be allowed to impose a “one-bag rule” on passenger’s hand luggage.

    Another issue that has been the subject of intense activity with the European Institutions over the years has been associated with the problems encountered by the carriage of duty free liquids, etc. (LAGs) as a consequence of the upgraded aviation security rules adopted following the terrorist threat to trans-Atlantic aircraft in August 2006. ETRC continues to participate in the process of developing upgraded security systems that will simplify and facilitate passengers’ movement through airport security and ease the restrictions on the carriage of LAGs by travellers.

    ETRC has also been representing its members interests as new food labelling regulations came into effect in 2014 and is monitoring developments as to the possible extension of these rules to alcohol beverages.

    ETRC, its member associations and companies are following closely the introduction of the Tobacco Products Directive, specifically related to implications for the duty free channel as the Member States adopt the new rules in national legislation.

    Address

    Head Office
    Paper Mews, 1
    330 High Street
    Dorking RH4 2TU
    UNITED KINGDOM
    EU Office
    RUE DE LA SCIENCE 41
    BRUSSELS 1040
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    2

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    50%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 20 Jul 2017

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Julie LASSAIGNE 14 Sep 2019 12 Sep 2020
    Ms Kate Norah BYRNE 14 Sep 2019 12 Sep 2020
    Mr Keith SPINKS 15 Dec 2018 14 Dec 2019
    Mr Keith SPINKS 10 Nov 2017 10 Nov 2018
    Mr Keith SPINKS 04 Nov 2016 03 Nov 2017
    Mr Keith SPINKS 04 Nov 2015 23 Oct 2016
    Mr Keith SPINKS 28 Oct 2014 24 Oct 2015
    Mr Keith SPINKS 10 Oct 2013 09 Oct 2014
    Mr Keith SPINKS 16 Oct 2012 07 Oct 2013
    Keith SPINKS 06 Mar 2012 01 Sep 2012

    Complementary Information

    ETRC activities are also supported through a specialist consultancy on public affairs and communications.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Keith Spinks (Secretary General)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Keith Spinks (Secretary General)

  • Categories

    Category

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

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    ETRC is a founding member of the Duty Free World Council (DFWC).
    Link: www.dfworldcouncil.com

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    350,000€

    Other financial info

    ETRC is funded through subscriptions received from national affiliated trade associations and through campaign donations from individual companies working in the duty free and travel retail trade across Europe and beyond.

    Since 2009, a new category of membership has been established that allows companies operating in the market to become Corporate Members of the council.

    Mid 2017, ETRC had 29 Corporate Members; Shop operators: Aer Rianta International, Dufry Group, Kappé International B.V., Gebr. Heinemann, Lagardère Travel Retail; Beauty and fragrances: Antonio Puig SA, BPI, Chanel SAS, Christian Dior Parfums, Coty Prestige, Interparfums, Shiseido; Confectionery and food: Ferrero, Hershey's, Mondelez World Travel Retail LLC, Mars International Travel Retail, Nestlé International Travel Retail SA; Tobacco: British American Tobacco International, Imperial Tobacco Ltd., JTI International SA, Philip Morris World Trade SA, Oettinger Davidoff AG; Wines and spirits: Bacardi Global Travel Retail Division, Brown Forman, Diageo Plc, Moët Hennessy Europe, Pernod Ricard Travel Retail Europe, Remy Cointreau International, William Grant & Sons.

    For the avoidance of doubt, ETRC wishes to state clearly that the five Corporate Members from the tobacco industry do pay membership fees to ETRC and take part in ETRC activities.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    ETRC is a member of the following EC Expert Groups: the Stakeholders Advisory Group on Aviation Security (SAGAS), the Stakeholders Advisory Group on Maritime Security (SAGMAS), the Excise Contact Group (EGC) and the European Alcohol and Health Forum (EAHF).

    ACC

    None

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    DFWC Study "Economic Impact of Duty Free and Travel Retail in Europe", March 2016
    http://etrc.org/uploaded/downloads/dfwc-report-economic-impact-of-duty-free-and-travel-retail-in-europe--march-2016.pdf

    The report, which demonstrates the significant contribution that duty free and travel retail make to the European transport economy, was commissioned by the Duty Free World Council (DFWC) with the support of ETRC, and written by Dr Harry Bush CB, former Group Director Economic Regulation at the UK Civil Aviation Authority and previously Director, HM Treasury; and Daniel Storey, former senior regulator at the CAA and senior policy maker at HM Treasury.

    Duty free and travel retail has become a key component of aviation and maritime financing as well as an integral part of the travel experience for European passengers. This discretionary activity, driven by customer choice and enabled by commercial innovation, generated revenues in Europe of €15.4 billion in 2014, of which over €10 billion was generated at airports (67%) and €1.6 billion in the maritime sector (11%).

    It is therefore essential for European policy-makers to recognise that the continued vitality of this sector is not just merely beneficial for passengers’ travel experience or airports’ funding in isolation, but also underpins the provision of crucial transport infrastructure across Europe.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    9 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 31 Oct 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject 1) Duty free sales 2) Baggage and duty-free goods 3) Sustainability
      DG Mobility and Transport
      Attending
      • Magdalena Kopczynska (Director-General)
    • Date 01 Jul 2021 Location Brussels (Teams)
      Subject EU COVID Certificate
      Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
      Portfolio President
      Attending
      • Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 01 Jul 2021 Location online meeting
      Subject Implementation Covid Certificate
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas
      Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life
      Attending
      • Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet member)
      • Chris Uregian (Cabinet member)
      • Despina Spanou (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 27 Nov 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Videoconference - Discussion on Excise and VAT rules
      DG Taxation and Customs Union
      Attending
      • Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)
    • Date 06 Nov 2020 Location virtual
      Subject Arrivals Duty Free
      DG Mobility and Transport
      Attending
      • Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 04 Sep 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject Excise and VAT Directives
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici
      Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs
      Attending
      • David Boublil (Cabinet member)
    • Date 05 Mar 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject Aviation topics
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc
      Portfolio Transport
      Attending
      • Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
    • Date 20 Jun 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Labelling in different languages
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
    • Date 05 Nov 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Aviation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc
      Portfolio Transport
      Attending
      • Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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