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US Dairy Export Council

USDEC

USDEC is a non-profit, independent membership organization that represents the export trade interests of U.S.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Claire Bury (Deputy Director-General Health and Food Safety)

27 Jun 2025 · Meeting of DDG C. Bury with the US dairy industry leadership. Exchange views on how to strengthen EU–U.S. trade relations

Meeting with Christophe Hansen (Commissioner) and

26 Jun 2025 · On EU–US dairy trade relations

Meeting with Flavio Facioni (Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi) and Edelman Public Relations Worldwide and National Milk Producers Federation

26 Jun 2025 · Global food security and the transition to more sustainable food systems

Meeting with Maciej Golubiewski (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

17 Oct 2022 · Meeting request with U.S. Dairy Export Council President & CEO

Response to Evaluation of Geographical Indications and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed protected in the EU

21 May 2019

The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) and The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) take note of the Commission’s evaluation of existing legislation on EU quality schemes. However, our organisations question the timing of such evaluation, given that the Commission has already proposed substantial and far reaching amendments to GI legislation in the context of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which, regrettably, was not preceded a public consultation or accompanied by a dedicated impact assessment. In light of that, we are therefore concerned that such evaluation may result in a mere bureaucratic task rather than a much-needed opportunity to critically reflect on how to design a fairer GI system that adequately protects legitimate GI producers as well as safeguarding the rights of users of common food names. While CCFN and USDEC may submit more detailed comments on the specific regulations and the individual GI schemes in the wider public consultation planned in the 3rd quarter of 2019, our organisations would like to highlight the following three main problems that need to be addressed as a priority. - Lack of clarity on generic names - Lack of clarity on scope of protection both in the EU and in third countries - Lack of transparent processes for GI applications and oppositions Please see attachment for full details
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Response to Multiannual Financial Framework - AGRI Proposal (3/3) - Common Organisation of the Markets

29 Aug 2018

The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) welcome the opportunity to provide the following comments related to the proposal amending Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs in the context of the CAP reform. CCFN and USDEC believe in transparency, fair due process for geographical indication (GI) oppositions and objective analysis of GIs that properly upholds the use of generic terms. Moreover, the scope of protection for GI products must be carefully considered and clarified to ensure that it does not unduly inhibit the commerce of products relying on common food names. The proposals published by the Commission on the new CAP for the time period 2021 – 2027 contain amendments to the relevant GI legislation on foodstuffs. While these changes are presented as justified in order to make GIs “more attractive to farmers and consumers” and to reduce the administrative burden, the proposals have significant implications for other parties that are likely to be negatively impacted by these changes. In summary, the proposal raises the following concerns: • Loosening of evidentiary requirements regarding the historic origination of the product • Continued absence of a list of names that the EU considers to be generic and of objective criteria to determine what constitutes a generic name • Expanding member states’ authority in deciding if a GI application is eligible for protection and in amending GI specifications, thereby magnifying the likelihood of commerce challenges across the EU’s common market as well as with trading partners; • Shortening of the opposition deadline to respond to GI applications; • Expansion of the scope of protection for GIs. Please find attached full details
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Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

15 Feb 2018 · Agriculture matters

Response to Commission Implementing Regulation on the provision of voluntary indication of origin or place of provenance of foods

31 Jan 2018

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the membership organisation representing the global trade interests of U.S. dairy producers, proprietary processors and cooperatives, ingredient suppliers and export traders, welcomes the opportunity to provide the attached comments to the draft Implementing Regulation laying down rules for indicating the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient of a food where different to that given for that food. Comments concern: 1 Link between the draft Implementing legislation and Member States’ national country of origin labelling (COOL) schemes 2 Exclusion of Geographical Indications from the scope of legislation 3 Customary and generic names:
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Meeting with Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

12 May 2015 · Priorities and expectations of the US dairy sector in the ongoing negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner) and

3 Dec 2014 · TTIP & Geographical indications