FRUCOM - European Federation of the Trade in Dried Fruit, Edible Nuts, Processed Fruit & Vegetables, Processed Fishery Products, Spices and Honey

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

250,000€

Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

2

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    FRUCOM - European Federation of the Trade in Dried Fruit, Edible Nuts, Processed Fruit & Vegetables, Processed Fishery Products, Spices and Honey   (FRUCOM)

    EU Transparency Register

    40306802522-39 First registered on 19 Oct 2009

    Goals / Remit

    FRUCOM pursues the following objectives:

    - To bring together importers, agents, brokers and other traders in Dried Fruit, Edible Nuts, Processed Fruit & Vegetables, Processed Fishery Products, Spices, Honey and Similar Foodstuffs within a common organisation in order to facilitate and promote the activities of and cooperation among operators at European level;

    - To represent, defend and promote at EU level the general interests of the sector and the common interests of FRUCOM members (national associations of traders in Dried Fruit, Edible Nuts, Processed Fruit & Vegetables, Processed Fishery Products, Spices or Honey).

    To attain these objectives, FRUCOM undertakes the following activities:

    - Monitor and circulation of information to FRUCOM members on the EU legislation and policy developments in the fields of: international trade, agriculture, food safety, fisheries and customs.

    - Permanent link with the institutions of the European Union, the key decision-mak (...)

    Main EU files targeted

    DG Trade: rules trade preferences (GSP, GSP+, FTA, EPA), graduation, tariffs, quotas, duties, negociations with third countries, CN codes
    DG SANTE: Contaminants, pesticides, additives maximum levels and controls, hygiene rules, rules on health certificates /Labelling rules/Official controls legislation/Traceability
    TAXUD: modernisation customs codes, origin certification, anti-dumping rules
    MARE: IUU, fish labelling
    DG AGRI: quality standards, Organic legislation

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue de Trèves, 49-51
    Brussels 1040
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    50%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 17 Aug 2021

    Name Start date End Date
    Katri SAARI 04 Jul 2023 03 Jul 2024
    Mr Romans Vorss 14 Aug 2019 01 Sep 2020
    Ms Anna Boulova 25 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020
    Mr Romans Vorss 22 Mar 2018 22 Mar 2019
    Ms Anna Boulova 20 Mar 2018 20 Mar 2019
    Ms Anna Boulova 02 Feb 2017 02 Feb 2018
    Mr Romans Vorss 23 Jan 2017 20 Jan 2018
    Mr Romans Vorss 28 Jan 2016 21 Jan 2017
    Ms Anna Boulova 28 Jan 2016 26 Jan 2017
    Mr Romans Vorss 13 Jan 2015 09 Jan 2016
    Mr Romans Vorss 30 Aug 2013 28 Aug 2014
    Ms Christine Moser 24 Aug 2012 17 Jun 2013
    Mr Romans Vorss 24 Aug 2012 17 Jun 2013

    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

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

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Member of SACAR (Joint Secretariat of Agricultural Trade Associations)

    Indirect member (via SACAR) of :

    * CELCAA

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    250,000€

    Other financial info

    FRUCOM's budget is exclusively financed by membership fees.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    none

    Other activities

    - Food safety
    - Import controls
    - International trade
    - Agriculture
    - Fisheries
    - Customs procedures

  • 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.

    • Date 10 Sep 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject trade in dried fruit
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström
      Portfolio Trade
      Attending
      • Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
    • Date 28 Mar 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Plastics Value Chain
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
      Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
      Attending
      • Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
      Other Lobbyists
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