Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
GlassFibreEurope (APFE)
EU Transparency Register
635608817518-09 First registered on 27 May 2015
Goals / Remit
1. APFE has a not-for-profit goal with an international dimension. It shall not carry out any profit-making activities.
2. APFE deals with areas of common interest in the environmental, scientific, technical, health and safety, social, economic and legal fields. In short, all fields in compliance with the EU Treaty Rules on competition and thus excluding activities which concern restraint of competition, such as agreements or concerted practices or the exchange of information on sales, purchase conditions, pricing, market shares, production capacities and volumes, investments and any similar issues that could lead to restraints on competition.
3. In the general interest of the glass fibre industry (reinforced and textile) and allied industries relating to products and techniques using glass fibre, APFE aims to improve, increase and develop the use of fibres by :
- researching and promoting new technologies,
- developing and implementing new applications, either by using processes already proven or new ones,
- participating in technical studies on applications of interest,
- participating in the creation, working out and discussing of international standards.
4. APFE shall make representations to any European or international authority, body or trade association. For example, APFE may take part in the discussions on customs classification and nomenclature.
5. For this purpose, APFE together with its members and at their request, shall :
- coordinate studies, research and development relating to the points under paragraphs 3 and 4,
- study issues of common interest to all its members,
- organize consultations, prepare dossiers and lead the debate if necessary,
- ensure the keeping and follow-up of statistics relating to the trade and circulate information of general interest which is brought to its attention.Main EU files targeted
- Trade & Customs classification and nomenclature
- Environment
- Climate
- EnergyAddress
Head Office
Avenue Louise 89
Brussels 1050
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Axel Jorns* (*Permanent Representative of CAA, Secretary General)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Ludovic Piraux (President)
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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
Glass Alliance Europe
EuCIA
AVKMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1379/2014 of 16 December 2014
imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain filament glass fibre products originating in the People's Republic of China and amending Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 248/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain continuous filament glass fibre products originating in the People's Republic of ChinaOther 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 14 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference Subject International competition Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2021 Location Video conference Subject Carbon Borden Adjustment Mechanism Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Gints Freimanis (Cabinet member)
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- European Producers Union of Renewable Ethanol
- Fieldfisher (Belgium) LLP
- EUROALLIAGES
- The European Steel Association
- Fertilizers Europe
- King & Spalding LLP
- EUROPEAN BICYCLE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
- EUROMETAUX
- European Aluminium AISBL
- Meetings