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BÖLW

Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 166921329014-91

3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission

Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.

Who they are

Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #594 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.

1.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€50K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2017
in the register since

Declares membership of

  • International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
  • www.ifoam.bio
  • IFOAM Organics Europe (IFOAM OE), www.organicseurope.bio

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).

Register category
Trade and business associations
Registered as
Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft e.V. (BÖLW)
Head office
Berlin, Germany

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Their record over time

BÖLW filed 3 positions between 18 Nov 2025 and 24 Aug 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.

2025 · 1 filed2026 · 2 filed

What they argued

Amending certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countriesfiled 20 Mar 2026PDFsource

The BÖLW, the umbrella organisation for the organic sector in Germany, welcomes the proposal made by the European Commission on 16 Proposal presented in December 2025 to open up the Basic Organic Regulation 2018/848, as it is limited to a few targeted amendments and addresses important concerns of the organic sector.

Filed in German · English published by the European Commission

Amending certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countriesfiled 18 Nov 2025PDFsource

BÖLW, the German Organic umbrella organization is grateful for the consultation on Organic Regulation and is pleased to provide feedback for a targeted opening of the Basic Regulation (EU) 2018/848. We also provide an impact assessment for the focussed amendments. Please find our input in the files enclosed (file 1: statement; file 2: impact assessment).

List of high-risk organic and in-conversion products originating from third countries and their control ratefiled 24 Aug 2026PDFsource

Stellungnahme Zum Entwurf der Durchführungsverordnung – Ares (2026)7374948 zu Hochrisikoprodukten Der BÖLW begrüßt grundsätzlich eine risikoorientierte Bio-Kontrolle. Allerdings kritisieren wir, dass die Kriterien für die Festlegung von Hochrisikoprodukten nicht transparent und auch nicht sachlich nachvollziehbar sind. Das ist aber der entscheidende Punkt für eine Risikobewertung.

Filed in German · English published by the European Commission

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

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