Overview
WARNING: As this organisation lists one or more EP accredited lobbyists, it may not be probable that its lobbying costs are lower than €10,000.
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
National Energy Ombudsmen Network (NEON)
EU Transparency Register
412752013756-49 First registered on 05 Jun 2014
Goals / Remit
The National Energy Ombudsman Network is:
- An independent European network,
- ombudsman and mediation services in the energy sector
- independent of the industry
- EC Directives 2009/72 and 73 (“Third Energy package”) and ADR Directive 2013/11
NEON’s 4 objectives:
1. To promote ADR in Europe in compliance with the recommendations of the Commission and EU Directives;
2. To encourage the protection and empowerment of energy consumers;
3. To represent its members at European level and to link up with European counterparts in the fields of energy and consumption;
4. To facilitate the exchange of information, experience and good practices between members.Main EU files targeted
Energy, Consumer protection, redress, alternative dispute resolution, legal matters
Address
Head Office
Rue Royale, 47
BRUXELLES 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 08 Mar 2016
Name Start date End Date Annette JANTZEN 06 Mar 2019 06 Mar 2020 Annette JANTZEN 16 Mar 2018 06 Mar 2019 Ms Marine Cornelis 29 Mar 2017 24 Mar 2018 Ms Marine Cornelis 23 Mar 2016 22 Mar 2017 Ms Marine Cornelis 10 Apr 2015 23 Mar 2016 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Marine Cornelis (Secretary General)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Lewis Shand Smith (Chair)
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Categories
Category
VI - Organisations representing local, regional and municipal authorities, other public or mixed entities, etc.
Subcategory
Other sub-national public authorities
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
Service de Médiation de l'Energie(3),
Ombudsman Services(2),
Síndic - el Defensor de les persones(3),
Le Médiateur National de l'Energie(3),
Energy Regulatory Office(1)
http://www.neon-ombudsman.org/p/members.html -
Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
Other financial info
The organisation of NEON’s accounting and budget is based on a division of functions necessary for its well-functioning. This division is designed to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the accounts, budget and payments, and their matching with purchase orders or contracts.
If the various roles are to change, following elections, the procedure could be adapted by a vote at a General Assembly.
1. Order preparation and procurement process; Purchase order authorisation
The order preparation and procurement process, the reception of goods and services delivered and checking their compliance with the purchase order or contract; and billing/debt claiming for third parties, are made by the French-speaking Belgian Ombudsman.
Checking the budget availability and authorising the purchase order is provided by a member of the French-speaking Belgian Ombudsman. The order is signed by the Chair.
2. Accounting
Entering the orders and their imputations within the accounts and budget, encoding bills and other expenses in the spending list, as well as the billing/debt claiming for third parties and checking their compliance with the purchase orders or contracts, are made by a member of the Belgian Energy Ombudsman Service under the supervision of the Dutch-speaking Belgian Ombudsman for Energy.
All original materials for procurement, purchase orders, contracts and accounting records are kept in accounting.
3. Payment of invoices
Following the invoices reception, the payment authorisation is submitted to the Executive Committee and is settled by the Chair and the Treasurer signing together. If the Chair and the Treasurer are unable to do so, such statements shall be made by the deputy Chair and the deputy Treasurer, and a Member of the Board of Directors.
In 2014, pending the full budget availability, the Belgian Energy Ombudsman Service, within the limits of its financial resources, makes repayable advances.
A regular exchange of information to the various involved bodies is provided at each stage by the staff member of the Belgian Energy Ombudsman Service. The accounts statement shall be sent to the members of the Board of Directors every six months at least.
Original documents mentioned under point 3, after being transferred to the Belgian Energy Ombudsman Service, are scanned and circulate exclusively in that form. The requested signatures will be affixed to the PDF documents and sent to the Belgian Energy Ombudsman Service. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
DG Justice and Consumers WG on Consumers as energy market actors
DG Energy WG on Vulnerable consumersACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
On 27 January 2015, at the European Parliament, NEON organised its first conference on “Strengthening ADR in the Energy sector”, at the European Parliament in Brussels.
With the 2013/11 Directive on alternative dispute resolution being transposed into national law by Member States by 9 July 2015, this event has been a great opportunity to learn about and discuss the state of play in the area of Mediation and Ombudsmanry in Europe in this particular sector.
This event was hosted by Mr Robert Rochefort, MEP, Vice-Chair, IMCO Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, and shadow rapporteur of the ADR directive.Other activities
NEON was part of several European Commission working groups and events, such as the one on “Vulnerable Consumers” and "data management". NEON is also represented at the London Forum.
- Meetings
Meetings
None declared
- Meetings