Gdynia Cotton Association

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No longer registered as of 14 Mar 2024 - Registration as it was on 09 Mar 2023
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Overview

Lobbying Costs

25,000€ - 49,999€

Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1.5 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

0

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Gdynia Cotton Association   (GCA)

    EU Transparency Register

    053046849298-65 First registered on 01 Mar 2023

    Goals / Remit

    GCA: represents the interests of members & textile industry as such before the governmental authorites, European institutionsand other organisations; approach the authorities, EU institutions & other organisations with initiatives connected with the interest of textile sector; acts as the co-operation & consultation point for all the issues pertaining to turnover, processing, laboratory testing and settling disputes considering cotton and other fibres as well as ready-made goods and semi-products made thereof; actively participates in the process of creation and developement of the sustainable economy; support Polish entrepreneurs in their activities on the EU & foreign markets; define and disseminate the principles of ethic and good practices in bussiness; initiates, promotes and supports the initiatives for technical, technological and sustainable development in textile industry; promotes the development & improvement of turnover & processing of cotton & cotton-like raw materials.

    Main EU files targeted

    Green Deal
    Climate Change & Sustainable Development
    Competition - GCA supports fair international and domestic trade, help the Polish companies to develop onto the international markets
    Economy
    Employment and Social Afair
    Regional Polices
    Research and Technologies
    Single Market
    Trade
    Taxation

    Address

    Head Office
    Derdowskiego 7
    Gdynia 81-369
    POLAND
    EU Office
    Derdowskiego 7
    Gdynia 81-369
    POLAND

    Website

    http://www.cotton.org.pl

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    75%1
    50%1
    25%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    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 unions and professional associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    GCA is an active member of the following organisations & bodies:
    1. EUROCOTON - European Federation of Cotton and Allied Textiles Industries which represents the European textile manufacturing industry of cotton and man-made staple fibres - www.eurocoton.org
    2. CICCA - Committee for the International Co-operation between Cotton Associations www.cicca.info
    3. PSAC - Provate Sector Asvisory Committee at ICAC (International Cotton Advisory Commmittee - www.icac.org)
    4.Polish Chamber of Commerce - www.kig.pl
    5. Polish Chamber of Flax and Hemp www.pilik.pl
    6. Discover Natural Fibres Initiative - www.dnfi.org

    Member organisations

    list of GCA members: www.cotton.org.pl

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    25,000€ - 49,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    25,000€ - 49,999€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    Each year we organise the event directed to the problems of the sustainable development in textile industry.
    For instance in May 2022 GCA organise the open conference (hybrid) Natural Fibres – the Future of Sustainable Economy;
    in September 2022 GCA was the leader organiser of the CLOTECH 2022 Conference: Innovative Materials, Technologies and Testing Techniques for Clothing Improvement.
    June 2023 GCA will organise conference "Cotton & other Natural Fibres - Sustainable Development of Textile Sector
    October 2023 - organisation of the International Flax Conference in Poland
    GCA is involved in the promotional campaign World Cotton Day each year from 2009.
    We are active and foundation member of the DNFI (Discover Natural Fibres Initiative)
    GCA promotes the "0-waste" economy and sustainable development through our seminars, trainings and campaignes as well as in our publications and on our webpage.
    Our publications: weekly Newsletter and quarterly issued Bulletin are focused on the information from textile markets, EU legislation initiatives, sustanability and environmental-friendly development.

    GCA supports fair international and domestic trade, help the Polish companies to develop onto the international markets.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    None declared

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