Overview
Lobbying Costs
600,000€ - 699,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Small Business Standards (SBS)
EU Transparency Register
653009713663-08 First registered on 21 May 2014
Goals / Remit
Small Business Standards (SBS) is a European non-profit association established under Belgian law (aisbl) created in 2013. It was created to represent European SMEs in the standards making process at both the European and international levels. Moreover, SBS aims at raising SME awareness about the benefits of standards and at encouraging their active participation in the standardisation process. SBS members are national and European sectoral and inter-professional associations representing SMEs. The membership is open to all associations matching these criteria.
Main EU files targeted
Implementation of Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 to ensure representation of SMEs in the European Standardisation System, as stipulated in Annex III of the Regulation.
Other environmenal sustainability and sector specific legislation relevant for SMEs including relevant standardisation aspects.Address
Head Office
Rue Jacques de Lalaingstraat, 4
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue Jacques de Lalaingstraat, 4
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 20 Mar 2025
Name Start date End Date Mihaela Andreea David 03 Sep 2024 03 Sep 2025 Maitane Olabarria Uzquiano 03 Sep 2024 03 Sep 2025 Andrea Raffaelli 03 Sep 2024 03 Sep 2025 Ms Maitane OLABARRIA UZQUIANO 08 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Mr Andrea RAFFAELLI 08 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Complementary Information
SBS has six full-time direct employees. In addition, there are 2 people employed by SBS members involved in the SBS activities (part-time).
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
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Member of ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)
Partnership Agreement with CEN and CENELEC
Member of ESAE (European Society of Association Executives)Member organisations
http://sbs-sme.eu/who-are-we/members
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
600,000€ - 699,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant European Union 1,658,226€ Grant Other European projects (Horizon and Digital Europe Programmes) 43,632€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant European Union (Single Market Programme) 1,933,080€ Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount european federation for elevator small and medium-sized enterprises (efesme) 50,000€ - 99,999€ european digital sme alliance (digital sme) 100,000€ - 199,999€ sme safety 25,000€ - 49,999€ deutscher textilreiningungs-verband (dtv) 50,000€ - 99,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name european federation for elevator small and medium-sized enterprises (efesme) european digital sme alliance (digital sme) sme safety deutscher textilreiningungs-verband (dtv) Closed year Costs
600,000€ - 699,999€
Other financial info
SBS also received a grant from EFTA in 2023 of EUR 87,203.21 and has received a grant from EFTA for 2024 of a maximum amount of EUR 101,612.65. In 2025 SBS is also working on two European projects under the Digital Europe and Horizon programmes
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Commission Expert Group on Lifts#E03671#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3671 #MEMBER #C#Industry02 - Standards#X03565/4#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100599 #OBSERVER #C#SMEsMedical Device Coordination Group#X03565#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3565 #OBSERVER #C#SMEsEnvironmental sustainability of construction products#E03776/5#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103034 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryWorking Group Measuring Instruments#E01349#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1349 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryEuropean Multi-Stakeholder Platform on ICT Standardisation#E02758#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2758 #MEMBER #C#SMEsSHERPA sub-group of the group of experts ‘High-Level Forum on European Standardisation’#E03874/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103332 #MEMBER #C#SMEsHIGH-LEVEL FORUM ON EUROPEAN STANDARDISATION#E03874#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3874 #MEMBER #C#SMEsCommission Expert Group on Machinery#E03676#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3676 #MEMBER #C#SMEsDoors, windows, shutters, gates and related building hardware#E03776/4#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103033 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryCommission expert group on Radio Equipment#E03587#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3587 #MEMBER #C#IndustryThermal insulating products. composite insulating kits/systems#E03776/3#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103036 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryCommission Expert Group on Personal Protective Equipment#E03678#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3678 #MEMBER #C#SMEsStructural metallic products and ancillaries#E03776/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=101533 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryGroup of experts on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and Energy Labelling ('the Ecodesign Forum')#E03969#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3969 #MEMBER #C#SMEs
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Organisation of webinars and physical events on topics related to SMEs, SME policy, standardisation policy, to raise awareness about the importance of standardisation, dissemination of information (newsletter, brochure, annual report, etc.). Organisation once a year of the "Meeting Standards" campaign in November aimed at increasing the knowledge and awareness of SMEs and SME associations about standards and standardisation developments.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
1 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below covers meetings with Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general (high-level) Commission meetings published December 2014 to December 2024, and the meetings of Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general and officials holding "management functions" in the Commission published since 1 January 2025. Other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may well have taken place, but the Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. All information below comes from the Commission and not from the registrant.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 11 Dec 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Standardisation strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Eszter Batta (Cabinet member)
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