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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.

Ranked by distinct disclosed European Commission meetings whose topic matches retail & consumer goods keywords. 141 organisations appear across 199 such meetings. Every organisation links to the official disclosure.

  1. 1
    UNESDA7 mtgs
    e.g. Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and Single-use Plastics Directive.source ↗
  2. 2
    Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs5 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange of views on current challenges to the EU in the area of consumer protectionsource ↗
  3. 3
    EuroCommerce4 mtgs
    e.g. EuroCommerce 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 ↗
  4. 4
    European Ceramic Industry Association4 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange 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 ↗
  5. 5
    FoodDrinkEurope4 mtgs
    e.g. Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).source ↗
  6. 6
    Cosmetics Europe4 mtgs
    e.g. PFAS restriction under REACH and Cosmetic Products Regulationsource ↗
  7. 7
    European Paper Packaging Alliance4 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange of views on the upcoming Guidance document for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulationsource ↗
  8. 8
    CDISCOUNT3 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange of views on General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) and EU Responsible economic operator (responsible person); Product Safety Pledge+source ↗
  9. 9
    Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband3 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulationsource ↗
  10. 10
    Ecommerce Europe3 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulationsource ↗
  11. 11
    Trustpilot3 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange of views on EU consumer protectionsource ↗
  12. 12
    Forbrukerrådet (Norwegian Consumer Council)3 mtgs
    e.g. consumer policy and priorities in consumer protection law, Consumer Agenda, Digital Fairness Act, product safetysource ↗
  13. 13
    The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment3 mtgs
    e.g. Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).source ↗
  14. 14
    Carlsberg Breweries A/S3 mtgs
    e.g. Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulationsource ↗
  15. 15
    Value of Beauty Alliance3 mtgs
    e.g. The Simplification on chemicals (Omnibus VI) and challenges faced by the European cosmetics industry related to different EU regulations (Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation)source ↗
  16. 16
    European Container Glass Federation3 mtgs
    e.g. Simplification: Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)source ↗
  17. 17
    Amazon Europe Core SARL2 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulationsource ↗
  18. 18
    OpenAI OpCo, LLC2 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange Exchange of views on consumer protectionsource ↗
  19. 19
    Consumers International2 mtgs
    e.g. Exchanges on challenges in consumer protection, presentation by Consumers International on their activities, product safetysource ↗
  20. 20
    Alibaba Group2 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange on consumer protectionsource ↗
  21. 21
    H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB2 mtgs
    e.g. Discussion on consumer protection and e-commerce between the EU and China.source ↗
  22. 22
    Etsy Ireland2 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange of views on consumer protection and the Digital Fairness Actsource ↗
  23. 23
    Booking.com B.V.2 mtgs
    e.g. Exchange of views on consumer protection policies and on new legislative initiativessource ↗
  24. 24
    Environmental Coalition on Standards2 mtgs
    e.g. Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.source ↗
  25. 25
    Zero Waste Europe2 mtgs
    e.g. Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.source ↗

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Who lobbies the EU on retail & consumer goods?

Based on disclosed European Commission meetings, the most active organisations include UNESDA, Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, EuroCommerce, European Ceramic Industry Association, FoodDrinkEurope. 141 organisations appear across 199 disclosed meetings on these topics.

How is "Retail & Consumer Goods" lobbying measured here?

By counting distinct, officially disclosed Commission meetings whose topic matches retail & consumer goods keywords (general product safety, consumer protection, packaging and packaging waste, food information). These are disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence, and each is linked to its official source.

Primary sources

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

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