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EPPA is a Brussels-based consultancy helping companies navigate European policy and regulatory changes.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Dec 2025 · PPWR implementation

Meeting with Idoia Mendia (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Dec 2025 · Free trade agreement EU - Thailand

Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Nov 2025 · European Circular Textile Coalition

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament) and Seda International Packaging Group

3 Nov 2025 · Circular Economy

Meeting with Astrid Van Mierlo (Head of Unit Taxation and Customs Union)

26 Oct 2025 · CBAM

Meeting with Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea (Director Environment) and

22 Oct 2025 · Omnibus

Meeting with Beatrice Timgren (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2025 · circular economy act on fibre-based packing

Industrial measurement sector urges streamlined EU cybersecurity reporting

13 Oct 2025
Topic — The Commission seeks feedback on simplifying digital regulations and reducing administrative reporting burdens.
Message — The coalition requests a single reporting portal to handle overlapping cybersecurity requirements. They also suggest pausing new rules until technical standards are ready.12
Why — Streamlining reporting would lower compliance costs and ensure faster market access.34
Impact — National authorities would lose the power to maintain their specific domestic reporting rules.5
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Meeting with Christine Singer (Member of the European Parliament) and European Aluminium AISBL

10 Oct 2025 · Delegated Acts Lead

Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Sept 2025 · EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

Response to Revision of the Standardisation Regulation

17 Jul 2025

In its call for evidence, the Commission highlights the need to accelerate the development of harmonised standards and to improve overall planning processes. As an industry that relies heavily on harmonised standards, we would like to flag the need to ensure coherent standardisation and regulatory compliance timelines for manufacturers. In many cases, the application dates set in product-specific legislation do not match the (longer) timelines of the standardisation process, leading to situations where industry cannot use the missing harmonised standards and must go through third party certification and notified bodies instead. This creates compliance bottlenecks and may lead to market removals in sectors with large portfolios and low volumes, such as industrial test and measurement equipment. It would be highly beneficial if the revised Standardisation Regulation could include provisions to avoid such situations, for example by stating that compliance obligations in product-specific legislation should apply as from 12 months after the publication of harmonised standards to the OJEU, or alternatively manufacturers should be allowed to self-assess their products. Manufacturers should not be forced to go through third-party certification because of delays in the adoption process of harmonised standards. Measures should also be taken to increase the number of notified bodies and to avoid certification bottlenecks.
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Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament) and Google and

18 Jun 2025 · Single European Sky, Trans-European Transport Infrastructure

Meeting with Vita Jukne (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and Plastics Europe

13 Jun 2025 · To discuss how the polycarbonate industry can play an even greater role in advancing sustainability.

Meeting with Flavio Facioni (Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi) and Herbalife Europe Limited

21 May 2025 · Nutrition, food information

Meeting with Vita Jukne (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

19 May 2025 · REACH restrictions (MCCP and PFAS), REACH revision

Meeting with Flavio Facioni (Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi) and European Chemical Industry Council and Arxada AG

28 Apr 2025 · Data protection under the Biocidal Products Regulation

Meeting with Cristina Maestre (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Apr 2025 · Beyond Tariffs: The Evolving EU-US Trade Relationship

Meeting with Aurelijus Veryga (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Mar 2025 · Nutrition, Health, and Sustainability in EU Food Policies

Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and EuroCommerce and

6 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 2

Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and EuroCommerce and

4 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 1

Meeting with Hanna Anttilainen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and Mirakl

17 Feb 2025 · Startups and Scaleups in the EU

Test & Measurement Coalition urges 7-year lead exemption renewal

10 Feb 2025
Topic — EU consultation on renewing lead exemptions for specific electrical and electronic components.
Message — The coalition requests the renewal of lead exemptions for the maximum seven-year period. They oppose splitting the existing exemption, arguing it creates unnecessary administrative work. Technical alternatives are not currently available for their complex industrial products.123
Why — Renewal prevents multibillion-euro economic losses and avoids technical disruption to complex supply chains.45
Impact — Healthcare and telecommunications sectors lose access to essential diagnostic and research tools.67
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Test & Measurement Coalition Urges Renewal of Lead Exemptions

10 Feb 2025
Topic — This consultation reviews RoHS Directive exemptions for lead in high-temperature solders.
Message — The coalition urges the Commission to renew exemptions in existing wording for the maximum validity periods. They oppose splitting the current exemption into seven sub-categories to avoid unnecessary administrative burdens. They also request the full seven-year extension required for complex technical verification.123
Why — This renewal would prevent massive economic losses and reduce complex supplier management costs.45
Impact — Strategic EU industries and national enforcement authorities would lose access to essential diagnostic tools.67
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Test & Measurement Coalition urges longer lead exemptions for industry

10 Feb 2025
Topic — EU consultation on extending hazardous substance exemptions for lead in electronic equipment manufacturing.
Message — The coalition urges the Commission to renew lead exemptions for the maximum seven-year validity period. They argue that the proposed 2026 expiration date provides insufficient time for complex industrial testing. They also oppose splitting exemptions, which they claim adds administrative burden without environmental benefit.123
Why — Longer validity periods would prevent billions in losses and maintain the sector's economic competitiveness.456
Impact — Strategic industries and public health services lose access to indispensable research and diagnostic equipment.78
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Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Jan 2025 · Problematiche legate all'inquinamento da sostanze

Meeting with Luis Planas Herrera (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and European Institute for Wood Preservation and European Wood Preservative Manufacturers Group

23 Jan 2025 · Circular Economy

Meeting with Beata Szydło (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Nov 2024 · Test and measurement role in critical EU industries

Meeting with Christophe Hansen (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jul 2024 · Treated wood for decarbonisation

Meeting with Dino Toljan (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič), Helena Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and

2 May 2024 · Bioeconomy, decarbonisation and the role of wood

Meeting with Olivia Gippner (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra) and European Institute for Wood Preservation and European Wood Preservative Manufacturers Group

22 Mar 2024 · 2040 target and the role of wood for sustainable construction

Test & Measurement Coalition urges streamlined EU waste reporting

28 Nov 2023
Topic — This consultation targets the reduction of administrative reporting burdens within EU legislation.
Message — The group requests transforming the WEEE Directive into a Regulation. They suggest replacing frequent reporting for small producers with nominal fees.123
Why — This would lower costs by removing disproportionate administrative burdens for specialized manufacturers.45
Impact — Waste operators may lose data useful for recycling if substance reporting decreases.6
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Meeting with Christophe Clergeau (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European farmers and

26 Oct 2023 · Table ronde avec les représentants de l'industrie sur la proposition de règlement sur les nouveaux OGM

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament) and FoodDrinkEurope

21 Sept 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Sept 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Patrizia Toia (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

13 Sept 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Susana Solís Pérez (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Aug 2023 · Packaging and packaging waste

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Jun 2023 · Meeting on PPWR

Meeting with Frédérique Ries (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Sulapac oy

8 Mar 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Milan Brglez (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Covestro AG

31 Jan 2023 · Water legislation

Meeting with Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union) and Philip Morris International Inc. and

18 May 2022 · Videoconference - Stakeholder event to gather views on the upcoming revision of the tobacco taxation directive

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

16 Mar 2022 · Circular economy, packaging directive, ecodesign for sustainable products

Meeting with Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director-General Environment)

10 Feb 2022 · Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

9 Nov 2021 · Next steps for Agriculture in the Taxonomy

Meeting with Sofja Ribkina (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and Celanese Performance Solutions Switzerland Sàrl and McDermott Will & Emery LLP and its affiliates

28 Sept 2021 · Anti-dumping expiry review R727 Ace-K; introduction to Celanese activities

Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

9 Aug 2020 · To discuss security markets

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

3 Apr 2018 · Meeting with Mr S. Schepers who was representing the High Level Group on Innovation Policy Management - The work of the independent tripartite HLG on Innovation Policy Management (HLG) in particular the reduction of the innovation gap between old and new Member States

Meeting with Marika Lautso-Mousnier (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and Bayer AG

2 Mar 2018 · Crop protection industry and the Regulation 1107/2009 on the approval of active substances in the field of crop protection

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

5 Jul 2017 · Approval of pesticides

Meeting with Dermot Ryan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

23 Nov 2016 · • introduce the company to you but also to discuss the regulatory framework of plant protection products and more broadly the role of these products in sustainable agriculture in the EU while ensuring a high level of protection of human and animal health and the environment

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

12 Oct 2016 · Fertilisers

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

12 Oct 2016 · Business discussion

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

6 Jul 2016 · Plant protection products, Biocides regulations

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

16 Nov 2015 · Business discussion

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

16 Sept 2015 · Health, competitiveness and better regulation

Meeting with Patricia Reilly (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

18 Jun 2015 · Innovation policy

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

6 May 2015 · Endocrine disruptors and the definition of the concept of Negligible exposure within the regulation of Plant Protection products

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

21 Apr 2015 · Intro meeting

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

30 Mar 2015 · Presentation of EPPA SA. Endocrine Disruptor criteria, Expected review of neonicotinoids of the restrictions for these pesticides

Meeting with Robert-Jan Smits (Director-General Research and Innovation)

9 Dec 2014 · Blueprint HLG