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Organisation · Transparency Register · 03804222429-10

European Cocoa Association

EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.

Disclosed meetings12 (8 EC · 4 EP)
Register no.03804222429-10
Period2020-11-10 → 2026-10-14
In short

European Cocoa Association has 12 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2020-11-10 to 2026-10-14: 8 with the European Commission and 4 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 03804222429-10, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.

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Lobbying profile

as declared 2025-12-11
Category
Trade and business associations
Legal status
AISBL
Declared lobbying cost
€50,000
Lobbying FTEs
0.7
Members
2
LobbyFacts / Transparency Register source ↗

Files it’s lobbying on

The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.

Climate1 mtgs
Trade1 mtgs
A disclosed meeting is contact, not influence. Counts are of disclosed meetings only.

Declared fields of interest

Agriculture and rural development · Business and industry · Climate action · Competition · Consumers · Customs · Economy, finance and the euro · Energy · Environment · Food safety · Institutional affairs · International co-operation and development

At a glance

The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.

Commission officials
  • Luis Planas Herrera2
  • Diana Montero Melis2
  • Monika Hencsey1
  • Paulina Dejmek Hack1
  • Sabine Pelsser1

Disclosed meetings

Newest first. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.

  • 2026-10-14ECMonika Hencsey · Director
    Clarifications related to EUDR implementationsource ↗
  • 2026-04-08ECLuis Planas Herrera · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall
    EU Deforestation Regulationsource ↗
  • 2025-11-03EPLUENA César
    Deforestation Regulationsource ↗
  • 2025-10-30ECPaulina Dejmek Hack · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall
  • 2025-09-12ECLuis Planas Herrera · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall
  • 2025-03-20ECSabine Pelsser · Head of Unit
    Exchange of view on the proposed maximum levels for mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) in cocoa beans and cocoa products.source ↗
  • 2024-11-12EPLUENA César
    Deforestation regulationsource ↗
  • 2024-09-23EPKATAINEN Elsi
    EU Deforestation Regulation - state of playsource ↗
  • 2024-09-19EPCANFIN Pascal
    Deforestationsource ↗
  • 2021-06-28ECDiana Montero Melis · Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen
    cocoa and due diligencesource ↗
  • 2021-01-28ECVirginijus Sinkevičius · Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
    To discuss the cocoa initiative and deforestation-related issues, raised by traders and manufacturers of cocoa.source ↗
  • 2020-11-10ECDiana Montero Melis · Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen
    cocoa sustainabilitysource ↗

Frequently asked

How many EU lobbying meetings has European Cocoa Association disclosed?

European Cocoa Association (EU Transparency Register no. 03804222429-10) appears in 12 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2020-11-10 and 2026-10-14: 8 with the European Commission and 4 with Members of the European Parliament.

What does European Cocoa Association lobby on?

European Cocoa Association's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Climate, Trade. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.

Who does European Cocoa Association meet in Brussels?

Across its disclosed meetings, European Cocoa Association has met Commission officials including Luis Planas Herrera, Diana Montero Melis, Monika Hencsey, and MEPs including LUENA César, KATAINEN Elsi, CANFIN Pascal. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.

Primary sources

Every meeting above is a public disclosure by the European Commission or a Member of the European Parliament; counts are of disclosed meetings only and are not a measure of influence. Methodology. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) & the European Parliament.

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