Response to Circular Economy Act

6 Nov 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) 1107/2009, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Regulation (EU) 528/2012, Regulation (EC) 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Regulation 1099/2009, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Directive 98/58/EC, as regards simplifying and clarifying food and feed safety requirements

14 Oct 2025

Response to Digital Omnibus revising several legislative acts in view of regulatory simplification

14 Oct 2025

Response to Revision of the 'New Legislative Framework' (Decision No 768/2008/EC and Regulation (EU) No 765/2008)

1 Sept 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) No 765/2008, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2023/1230, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/1781 as regards digitalisation and common specifications

27 Aug 2025

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications

27 Aug 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures

25 Aug 2025

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council by setting out derogations from the prohibition of destruction of unsold consumer products

6 Aug 2025

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the details and format for the disclosure of information on discarded unsold consumer products

25 Jun 2025

Meeting with Mirzha De Manuel (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

5 Jun 2025 · The Commission's implementation and simplification agenda

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Jun 2025 · Priorités IMCO 2024-2029

Meeting with Maria Velentza (Director Competition) and 6 other attendees

22 May 2025 · Exchange of views on EU payment markets

Meeting with Anna Strolenberg (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Apr 2025 · CMO

Meeting with Adnan Dibrani (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

3 Apr 2025 · Regulation on cooperation between enforcement authorities for the UTP Directive

Response to REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS on the second review of the Geo-blocking Regulation

11 Mar 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

7 Mar 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain

7 Mar 2025

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament) and SME Connect

5 Feb 2025 · Event on Better Regulation

Meeting with Veronika Vrecionová (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Feb 2025 · Priorities of SMEs in the new legislative term

Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Feb 2025 · Priorities of SMEs in the new legislative term

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

31 Jan 2025

Meeting with Nikola Minchev (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Nov 2024 · Meeting

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · IMCO priorities

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Oct 2024 · Green Claims and Waste Framework Directive

Meeting with Laura Ballarín Cereza (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

7 Oct 2024 · Green Claims Directive, Late Payment regulation and ADR/ODR

Meeting with André Rodrigues (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Oct 2024 · Unfair trading practices

Meeting with Roberto Berutti (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and 10 other interest representatives

12 Apr 2024 · Meeting to present the research on food waste management

Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament) and 29 other interest representatives

21 Feb 2024 · Stakeholder Roundtable on Late Payment Regulation

Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jan 2024 · Waste Framework Directive

Meeting with Róża Thun Und Hohenstein (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Valmet Oyj

22 Jan 2024 · Waste Framework Directive revision

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL repealing Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 and amending Regulations (EU) 2017/2394 and (EU) 2018/1724 with regards to the discontinuation of the European ODR Platform

20 Dec 2023

Response to Evaluation of the Directive (EU) 2019/633 of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain

29 Nov 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC

26 Oct 2023

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) .../… amending Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the adjustments of the size criteria for micro, small, medium-sized and large undertakings or groups

3 Oct 2023

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and 2 other interest representatives

27 Sept 2023 · Green Claims

Meeting with Cyrus Engerer (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

20 Sept 2023 · Green Claims Directive

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

28 Aug 2023 · Exchange of Views on the Right to Repair/ Recht auf Reparatur (R2R)

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down the rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards reporting obligations for the purposes of the carbon border adjustment mechanism during the transitional period

10 Jul 2023

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)

7 Jul 2023

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards sustainability reporting standards

6 Jul 2023

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

26 Jun 2023 · Exchange of views on the Product Liability Directive/ Produkthaftungsrichtlinie (PLD) - Staff Level

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on common rules promoting the repair of goods and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394, Directives (EU) 2019/771 and (EU) 2020/1828

25 May 2023

Response to Product priorities under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)

12 May 2023

Meeting with Krzysztof Hetman (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

25 Apr 2023 · Exchange of views on Product Liability Directive (meeting delegated to parliamentary assistant)

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC

24 Apr 2023

Response to Communication from the Commission – Guidelines on the application of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to exclusionary conduct

21 Apr 2023

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Apr 2023 · Exchange of views on the Product Liability Directive/ Produkthaftungsrichtlinie (PLD) - Staff Level

Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 7 other interest representatives

20 Apr 2023 · Product Liability Directive

Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

17 Apr 2023 · Revision of the Product Liability Directive

Response to Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards the VAT administrative cooperation arrangements needed for the digital age

4 Apr 2023

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 2 other interest representatives

20 Mar 2023 · Binnenmarktnotfallinstrument/ Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) - Staff Level

Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

13 Mar 2023 · DMFSD

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 124 other interest representatives

8 Mar 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union

27 Feb 2023 · EU Cyber Resilience Act

Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and 12 other interest representatives

27 Feb 2023 · Stakeholder consultation on the Cyber Resilience Act

Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Reusable Packaging Europe

14 Feb 2023 · Packaging waste

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020

17 Jan 2023

Response to Proposal to amend Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and to repeal Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes

21 Dec 2022

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on liability for defective products

9 Dec 2022

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products

1 Dec 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market

30 Nov 2022

Meeting with Biljana Borzan (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

13 Oct 2022 · Empowering consumers for the green transition

Meeting with Karen Melchior (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Telefonica, S.A.

7 Oct 2022 · Data Act

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… laying down ecodesign requirements for mobile phones, cordless phones and slate tablets pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending [add reference to the revised Ecodesign Regulation on standby, networked standby and off mode]

26 Sept 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC

22 Jun 2022

Response to Fitness Check of EU consumer law on digital fairness - Directives 2005/29/EC, 2011/83/EU, 93/13/EEC

14 Jun 2022

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU as regards empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and better information

25 May 2022

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937

23 May 2022

Response to Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for multinational groups in the Union

24 Mar 2022

Response to Report assessing the rationale and legal feasibility of applying EU health and environmental standards (including animal welfare standards as well as processes and production methods) to imported agricultural and agri-food products as well as identifying the concrete initiatives to ensure better consistency in their application, in conformity with WTO rules

16 Mar 2022

Meeting with Petar Vitanov (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 2 other interest representatives

2 Mar 2022 · AI Act

Response to Revision of the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC

2 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, establishing a Union-wide food waste reduction target to be met by 2030

29 Oct 2021

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an EU framework for a Union sustainable food system

26 Oct 2021

Response to Commission proposal for a revision of the EU legislation on the welfare of animals

23 Aug 2021

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2013/34/EU, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, as regards corporate sustainability reporting

13 Jul 2021

Response to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers

3 Feb 2021

Response to Communication on the development of a contingency plan at EU level setting up a common EU food crisis response mechanism to ensure food supply and food security in times of crises affecting the EU’s food system, to be coordinated by the Commission and involving Member States

13 Jan 2021

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

2 Dec 2020 · Digital Markets Act

Response to revision of Commission Regulation (EU) No 330/2010 of 20 April 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices

20 Nov 2020

Response to Sustainable Products Policy Legislative Initiative

7 Oct 2020

Response to Proposal for a Directive on the provision of information to facilitate consumers’ active participation in the green transition

6 Aug 2020

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs as regards food allergen management, redistribution of food and food safety culture

5 Aug 2020

Response to Proposal for a Regulation by the Council and the European Parliament introducing a new competition tool

30 Jun 2020

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives

21 Apr 2020

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and 3 other attendees

21 Apr 2020 · economic impact of COVID-19 on the retail sector

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Farm to Fork Strategy for a Sustainable Food System

13 Mar 2020

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards notifications to the Commission of information and documents

18 Jun 2019

Response to Evaluation of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 330/2010 of 20 April 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices

28 Nov 2018

Meeting with Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

9 Apr 2018 · New deal for consumers – dual quality

Meeting with Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

22 Mar 2018 · unfair trading practices, relations with third countries

Meeting with Gints Freimanis (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

22 Feb 2018 · Exchange of views on CCTB/CCCTB proposal and Digital taxation

Response to Reducing marine litter: action on single use plastics and fishing gear

12 Jan 2018

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

27 Nov 2017 · Digital / Agricultural

Meeting with Marco Valletta (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

16 Nov 2017 · Food waste, Food chain initiative

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products

29 Sept 2017

Response to Directive amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair terms in consumer contracts, Directive 98/6/EC on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers, Directive 2005/29/EC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market, and Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights

28 Jul 2017

Response to Revision of the EU SME Definition

5 Jul 2017

Meeting with Elisabetta Siracusa (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

22 May 2017 · the supply chain initiative, as well as unfair trading practices

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

9 Mar 2017 · Current business practices in the retail sector

Meeting with Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

1 Mar 2017 · Unfair trading practices

Meeting with Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

25 Aug 2016 · competition related e-commerce developments and competition in the food supply chain

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

24 Aug 2016 · Supply Chain Initiative

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

15 Jan 2016 · Supply Chain Initiative

Meeting with Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

24 Nov 2015 · Single Market Strategy

Meeting with Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

20 Nov 2015 · Issues of interest for the European Retail sector

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

22 Oct 2015 · Latest development on food chain policy after President Juncker's SoU

Meeting with Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

25 Sept 2015 · corporate taxation (CCCTB), country-by-country reporting (CBCR) and value added tax (VAT)

Meeting with Jasmin Battista (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

7 Jul 2015 · Platforms & geo-blocking

Meeting with Michelle Sutton (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

4 Jun 2015 · Better Regulation

Meeting with Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)

28 Apr 2015 · Eu plans on tax transparency and corporate taxation, reverse charge on VAT

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

17 Mar 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

25 Feb 2015 · Presentation by IRE of its organisation and members. Presentation of its work in and views about the Supply Chain Initiative and its future

Meeting with Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

18 Feb 2015 · Introductory meeting