Overview
Lobbying Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Financial year: Sep 2021 - Aug 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Gowan Company
EU Transparency Register
413586843831-88 First registered on 27 Aug 2021
Goals / Remit
The Gowan Group is a global, family-owned agricultural solutions business headquartered in Yuma, Arizona, U.S.A. Gowan specializes in developing, marketing, and processing agricultural inputs such as crop protection products, seeds, and fertilizers. Founded by Jon Jessen in 1962 and led by his daughter Juli as CEO, Gowan has grown markets in the majority of agricultural regions globally. A deep respect for science and a passion for agriculture drives the Gowan Company to help growers solve their critical pest and plant health issues.
Main EU files targeted
The Green Deal Communication, the Farm to Fork Strategy, the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, the Fitness check for the Water Framework Directive and any subsequent legislative proposals are in the scope of Gowan's work.
With regard to crop protection, the following (upcoming) legislation is of particular importance to Gowan:
REGULATION (EC) No 1107/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC
REGULATION (EC) NO 396/2005 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive
91/414/EEC
REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and
1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Revision of Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety
REGULATION (EU) 2019/1381 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 June 2019 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain and amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 1829/2003, (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 2065/2003, (EC) No 1935/2004, (EC)
No 1331/2008, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) 2015/2283 and Directive 2001/18/ECAddress
Head Office
370 South Main Street
Yuma 85364
UNITED STATESEU Office
2nd Floor, Daniel Hall Building Rothamsted Research, West Common
HARPENDEN, HERTS AL5 2JQ
UNITED KINGDOMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 02 Oct 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Volker KOCH-ACHELPOEHLER 09 Apr 2022 08 Apr 2023 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
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Categories
Category
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
- CropLife Europe - https://www.croplifeeurope.org
- American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union - https://www.amchameu.eu
- CropLife America - https://www.croplifeamerica.org
- AEPLA (Spain) - https://www.aepla.es
- UIPP (France) - https://www.uipp.org
- CropLife UK (UK) - https://www.croplife.uk
- Phytofar (Belgium) - http://www.phytofar.be
- Agrofarma (Italy) - https://agrofarma.federchimica.itMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Sep 2021 - Aug 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
200,000€ - 299,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount eu focus 200,000€ - 299,999€ fleishman hillard 10,000€ - 24,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name eu focus Closed year Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared