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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.

Organisations221
Disclosed meetings404
SourceEC meeting disclosures
Matched ongeneral product safety, consumer protection, packaging and packaging waste
In short

221 organisations appear across 404 disclosed European Commission meetings on retail & consumer goods; the top listed organisations are Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment, UNESDA. 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
2026-06-30Bureau Européen des Unions de ConsommateursConsumer protection & competition source ↗
2026-04-17The European Organisation for Packaging and the EnvironmentPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). source ↗
2026-04-17UNESDAPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and Single-use Plastics Directive. source ↗
2026-07-08EuroCommerceExchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulation source ↗
2026-10-05FoodDrinkEuropeExchange on COM actions related to the Bio-based Europe Alliance, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and the revision of the rules on unfair trading practices within the agriculture and food supply chain. source ↗
2026-03-16Cosmetics EuropePFAS restriction under REACH and Cosmetic Products Regulation source ↗
2026-03-17Amazon Europe Core SARLExchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulation source ↗
2026-10-06Eastman Chemical CompanyRules for chemical recycling under the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) source ↗
2025-10-16European Container Glass FederationSimplification: Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) source ↗
2026-07-14Alibaba GroupAlibaba Group’s compliance updates mainly regarding the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) and other pieces of legislation such as the Digital Services Act (DSA), and the EU Customs Reform. source ↗
2026-06-26Verbraucherzentrale BundesverbandConsumer protection & competition source ↗
2026-03-09OpenAI OpCo, LLCExchange Exchange of views on consumer protection source ↗
2025-06-11TrustpilotExchange of views on EU consumer protection source ↗
2026-10-01Consumer-Portion Packaging Innovation CoalitionImpact of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on food producers and Horeca source ↗
2026-07-02PepsiCoPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and EU Bioeconomy source ↗
2026-06-05Zero Waste EuropePackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. source ↗
2026-06-05European Environmental BureauPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. 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 ↗
2026-03-18Carlsberg Breweries A/SPackaging and Packaging Waste 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 ↗
2026-09-03DIGITALEUROPEExchange on simplification, digital policy, consumer protection and industrial competitiveness source ↗
2026-06-03European Tech AllianceDigital Omnibus Digital Fairness Act (DFA) Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation (CPC) source ↗
2026-04-21Ecommerce EuropeExchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulation source ↗
2025-11-06H & M Hennes & Mauritz ABDiscussion on consumer protection and e-commerce between the EU and China. 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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