Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,375,000€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.25 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
VinylPlus
EU Transparency Register
44203689086-96 First registered on 04 Jul 2012
Goals / Remit
Study and promotion of ways to enhance the sustainability of PVC for each part of its lifecycle. This entails in particular the achievement of the objectives set forth in the document "VinylPlus - The Voluntary Commitment of the European PVC industry" downloadable from www.vinylplus.eu and to support, fund and monitor specific projects contributing to these objectives.
In this respect, VinylPlus:
- supports the creation and development of PVC recycling schemes
- commissions technical and economic studies related to its objectives
- gathers, exchanges and disseminates information and best practices related to its objectives
- communicates on its goals, progress and achievemntsMain EU files targeted
Circular Economy, (hazardous) waste legislation, REACH insofar as relevant for recycling
Address
Head Office
Avenue E. van Nieuwenhuyse, 4 (box 4)
Brussels 1160
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 2 50% 3 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 10 Feb 2017
Name Start date End Date Sarah DEBBICHE KRICHEN 23 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Charlotte RÖBER 26 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Ms Charlotte Röber 26 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Sarah Debbiche Krichen 23 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Zdenek Hruska 04 Sep 2019 04 Sep 2020 Mr Zdenek Hruska 14 Apr 2018 22 Dec 2018 Ms Brigitte Dero 14 Feb 2015 12 Feb 2016 Complementary Information
These persons are not directly employed by VinylPlus. VinylPlus relies on staff from its member organisations ECVM and EuPC.
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Zdenek Hruska (Public Affairs Senior Manager)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Brigitte Dero (General Manager)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
See www.vinylplus.eu
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,375,000€
Other financial info
The largest part of the VinylPlus budget (total expense in 2015 was 3670 k€) is devoted to the support of PVC recycling activities, notably via the Recovinyl organisation (www.recovinyl.com), other technical development projects and communications. The indicated costs correspond to the management and communication costs.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
- Ensuring PVC's role in the Circular Economy
- Finding a solution for the issue of 'legacy additives'
- Restriction proposal for lead in consumer articles and consequences of lead compounds having been added to the REACH Candidate List
- Update of cadmium restriction
- End of Waste criteria for plastics and modification of the hazardous waste legislation
- Promoting enery and resources savings in line with the EU strategy, mainly by supporting the recycling of PVC waste
Meetings
Meetings
3 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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Date 08 Nov 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Chemicals strategy; REACH Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Mar 2015 Location BERL 8/275 Subject Circular Economy Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Circular Economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Aurore Maillet (Cabinet member)