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Registration as it was on 13 May 2022
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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

3 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

19

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    International Chemical Secretariat   (ChemSec)

    EU Transparency Register

    95363765837-60 First registered on 12 May 2011

    Goals / Remit

    Our goal is a toxic free environment. It is ambitious, important - and attainable. By toxic free environment we mean that the concentrations of naturally occurring hazardous substances in the environment are close to normal background levels, and the levels of man-made hazardous substances in the environment are close to zero, with a negligible impact on the ecosystem.


    To achieve this goal, ChemSec is actively working to:


    Get a broader acceptance in society for the key principles of Precaution, Substitution, Polluter Pays and Right to Know.

    Promote legislation that builds upon these principles, while also helping to ensure that regulations are being effectively followed and enforced.

    Encourage business actors to support and apply these principles - by showing that substituting hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives is both scientifically and economically feasible.

    Support and build alliances with environmental NGOs to build a strong civil society in orde (...)

    Main EU files targeted

    REACH
    RoHS
    TTiP
    EDCs
    Circular economy
    Green Deal
    Chemical strategy for sustainability
    REFIT
    Textile
    SEAC
    RAC
    MSC
    CARACAL

    Address

    Head Office
    Första Långgatan 18
    Göteborg 41328
    SWEDEN
    EU Office
    Första Långgatan 18
    Göteborg 41328
    SWEDEN

    Website

    https://www.chemsec.org

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    75%4

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    3

    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

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    ChemSec is a member of the European Environment Bureau (EEB) and the International POPS Elimination Network (IPEN).

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    149,411€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Grants

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Contribution Zero Waste Europe 19,900€
    Contribution Vinnova 16,700€
    Contribution MAVA 138,100€
    Contribution Tides 26,000€
    Contribution Marisla 38,300€
    Contribution EEHI 52,100€
    Contribution Postkodstiftelsen 126,800€
    Contribution C&A Foundation 153,700€
    Contribution Swedish Governement 762,600€
    Contribution JMF 50,900€
    Contribution Mistra 28,600€

    Major contributions in current year

    TypeNameAmount
    Grant European Commission 168,200€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Competent Authorities for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals (REACH) and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP)#E02385#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=2385 #Observer #C#Civil society#PLATFORM ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCE#X03731#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3731 #Member #C#Academia/Research, Civil society, Other#Technical Working Group#High Level Roundtable on the implementation of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability#E03757#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3757 #Member #C#Civil society#Commission expert group accompanying future substance reviews under Directive 2011/65/EU (Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment; Recast Directive = RoHS 2)#E03063#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3063 #Member #C#Industry

    Groups (European Parliament)

    Green new deal

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    ChemSec is actively working towards European institutions regarding REACH, RoHS, REFIT, Circular Economy, and Endocrine disruptors in the European Union.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    19 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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