Overview
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA)
EU Transparency Register
78070741455-29 First registered on 31 Mar 2009
Goals / Remit
WAPA is an industry body established in 2001 to provide a global forum for representatives of apple and pear producing countries. The Association harnesses the collective strength of all members' inputs to foster and enhance business opportunities for the collective benefit of both sectors. This collective will is essential to help maintain the exclusive position of apple and pears in the minds of consumers and to increase the strength of apple and pear producers on the global political agenda.
Through concerted efforts by its members WAPA aims to:
provide a forum to discuss issues affecting apple and pear producing countries;
foster and enhance producing countries' business activities;
disseminate market information and thus enlarge producing countries' knowledge base;
match apple and pear supply and demand, whilst pushing for a fair return for producers;
nurture and elaborate any in initiative of benefit to producing countries and to which members subscribe; and
liaise with traders, retailers and consumer to highlight the importance of producers in the supply chain.Main EU files targeted
Common Agricultural Policy
Environmental policy
Food policy
Trade policyAddress
Head Office
Rue de Trèves, 49-51
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Philippe Binard (General Delegate)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Philippe Binard (General Delegate)
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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
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
Other financial info
Since WAPA is a global organisation, less than 5% of its budget is related to the direct representation of interests to the EU institutions.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
None declared
- Meetings