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Overview

Lobbying Costs

150,000€

Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1.25 Fte (2)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

8

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Federation of Bottled Waters   (EFBW)

    EU Transparency Register

    562370525222-50 First registered on 22 Dec 2016

    Goals / Remit

    EFBW is the voice of the European bottled water industry. Through its membership base of national trade associations and direct company members, EFBW represents over 550 producers of natural mineral and spring waters.
    EFBW promotes natural mineral and spring waters as the best source of natural and healthy hydration. Its statutory purposes include: representation of the interests of the bottled water industry before European and international institutions and other relevant stakeholders; identification of issues likely to affect members and development of solutions with due regard to the industry’s diversity; promotion of good manufacturing practices, encouragement of socially responsible and sustainable management practices, promotion of the industry’s role with respect to source and environment protection.

    Main EU files targeted

    General Food and Food Safety Legislation
    Natural Mineral Water and Drinking Water Directives
    Food Information to Consumers
    Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation
    Environmental law, Circular Economy Package, Packaging and Packaging Waste legislation,
    Shale gas exploration and production

    Address

    Head Office
    Place des Barricades 1
    Brussels 1000
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    2

    Employment timeLobbyists
    75%1
    50%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.25

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 30 Jul 2020

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Patricia Fosselard 27 Feb 2024 21 Feb 2025
    Mr Adam Gono 17 Nov 2023 15 Nov 2024
    Mr John MCLEAN 09 Sep 2023 06 Sep 2024
    Ms Cecilia Francesca Maria BEVILACQUA 09 Sep 2023 06 Sep 2024
    Ms Patricia Fosselard 03 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024
    Mr Adam Gono 23 Nov 2022 17 Nov 2023
    Mr John MCLEAN 16 Sep 2022 09 Sep 2023
    Ms Cecilia Francesca Maria BEVILACQUA 16 Sep 2022 09 Sep 2023
    Mr Nikolaos Ermis Panagiotopoulos 04 Jan 2022 30 Nov 2022
    Ms Patricia Fosselard 04 Jan 2022 04 Jan 2023
    Ms Patricia Fosselard 01 Aug 2020 31 Jul 2021
    Mr Nikolaos Ermis Panagiotopoulos 01 Aug 2020 31 Jul 2021
    Ms Patricia Fosselard 21 Feb 2019 21 Feb 2020
    Mr Nikolaos Ermis Panagiotopoulos 21 Feb 2019 21 Feb 2020
    Ms Patricia Fosselard 23 Feb 2018 21 Feb 2019
    Mr Nikolaos Ermis Panagiotopoulos 23 Feb 2018 21 Feb 2019
    Ms Patricia Fosselard 07 Jan 2017 05 Jan 2018
    Mr Nikolaos Ermis Panagiotopoulos 07 Jan 2017 05 Jan 2018

    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

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    EFBW is member of:
    - International Council of Bottled Water Associations (ICBWA) http://www.icbwa.org/
    - FoodDrinkEurope http://www.fooddrinkeurope.eu/
    - FAIB http://faib.org/
    - EPR Club http://www.eprclub.eu/home

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    150,000€

    Other financial info

    - Polymark Grant Agreement 311777-FP7, started in 2014 and ended in 2017. Funding received in 2014: €113,776. No funding received in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Funding received in 2018: €5,981.96 (6/4/2018)

    - Waterprotect agreement 727450 - Horizon 2020, started in June 2017 (36 months) : €6,412.50 (19 10 2018)

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    1. Member of the WaterProtect project, led by VITO. Three-year EU funded, Horizon 2020, project with the aim to protect drinking water resources from pollution by pesticides and nitrates. To reach this ambitious goal, the project will identify and develop innovative participation and governance strategies and promote the most appropriate mitigation measures in 7 EU member states. EFBW's role is to showcase producers' best practices in the field of source protection.
    2. Coordinator of the Product Environment Footprint (PEF) pilot for Packed Water led by DG Environment
    3. Member of the Polymark consortium, led by Petcore Europe - Three-year EU funded FP7 research project with the aim of developing of new technology to identify and sort polymers, including PET plastic, in the high-value plastic waste stream.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    8 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.

    • Date 21 Nov 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject EU Packaging and Waste Packaging Legislation: upcoming revision.
      Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
      Portfolio President
      Attending
      • Peter van Kemseke (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 17 Nov 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject Draft proposal of a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR)
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 29 Jun 2022 Location video-call
      Subject Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 08 Jun 2021 Location video-call
      Subject Circular economy, waste management and deposit return schemes
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 08 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference
      Subject Circular economy, waste management and deposit return schemes
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 23 Jul 2020 Location Online
      Subject Circular economy in beverage industry
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
      Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
      Attending
      • Marius Vaščega  (Cabinet member)
    • Date 10 Apr 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Discussion on the Natural Mineral Water Directive and Plastics
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
    • Date 12 Dec 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Legislation on mineral waters
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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