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Who lobbies the EU on Retail & Consumer Goods?

Consumer-goods and retail businesses must comply with EU rules on product safety, labelling, packaging and consumer protection across all member states. These are the key acts.

Organisations141
Disclosed meetings199
SourceEC meeting disclosures
Matched ongeneral product safety, consumer protection, packaging and packaging waste
In short

141 organisations appear across 199 disclosed European Commission meetings on retail & consumer goods; the top listed organisations are UNESDA, Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, EuroCommerce. EC meeting disclosures Transparency Register

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Who’s lobbying it

Ranked by distinct disclosed European Commission meetings whose topic matches retail & consumer goods keywords. Every organisation links to the official disclosure.

Disclosed meetings

One recent disclosed Commission meeting per organisation, matched to retail & consumer goods by topic — each linked to its source.

DateOrganisationDisclosed topic
2026-04-17UNESDAPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and Single-use Plastics Directive. source ↗
2026-05-08Bureau Européen des Unions de ConsommateursExchange of views on current challenges to the EU in the area of consumer protection source ↗
2026-05-07EuroCommerceEuroCommerce position on the new legislative initiatives under preparation, such as European Product Act (EPA), Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) review, Union Customs Code (UCC) and their relation to the DSA established principles. source ↗
2026-04-27European Ceramic Industry AssociationExchange on the upcoming Circular Economy Act, the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Best Available Techniques Reference document (BREF) for the Ceramics Industry. source ↗
2026-04-17FoodDrinkEuropePackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). source ↗
2026-03-16Cosmetics EuropePFAS restriction under REACH and Cosmetic Products Regulation source ↗
2026-01-27European Paper Packaging AllianceExchange of views on the upcoming Guidance document for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation source ↗
2025-10-01CDISCOUNTExchange of views on General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) and EU Responsible economic operator (responsible person); Product Safety Pledge+ source ↗
2026-05-06Verbraucherzentrale BundesverbandExchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulation source ↗
2026-04-21Ecommerce EuropeExchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulation source ↗
2025-06-11TrustpilotExchange of views on EU consumer protection source ↗
2025-03-04Forbrukerrådet (Norwegian Consumer Council)consumer policy and priorities in consumer protection law, Consumer Agenda, Digital Fairness Act, product safety source ↗
2026-04-17The European Organisation for Packaging and the EnvironmentPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). source ↗
2026-03-18Carlsberg Breweries A/SPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation source ↗
2026-03-17Value of Beauty AllianceOmnibus VI, consumer safety, Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD), Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) source ↗
2025-10-16European Container Glass FederationSimplification: Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) source ↗
2026-03-17Amazon Europe Core SARLExchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulation source ↗
2026-03-09OpenAI OpCo, LLCExchange Exchange of views on consumer protection source ↗
2026-02-12Consumers InternationalExchanges on challenges in consumer protection, presentation by Consumers International on their activities, product safety source ↗
2025-12-08Alibaba GroupExchange on consumer protection source ↗
2025-11-06H & M Hennes & Mauritz ABDiscussion on consumer protection and e-commerce between the EU and China. source ↗
2025-06-03Etsy IrelandExchange of views on consumer protection and the Digital Fairness Act source ↗
2025-02-04Booking.com B.V.Exchange of views on consumer protection policies and on new legislative initiatives source ↗
2026-06-05Environmental Coalition on StandardsPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. source ↗
2026-06-05European Environmental BureauPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. source ↗

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Rankings count distinct disclosed European Commission meetings whose topic matches the sector keywords; they are not a measure of influence or of a position taken. Methodology. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU).

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