CEPE contribution on the roadmap for a Legislative proposal on substantiating green claims CEPE welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commission's roadmap for a legislative proposal on substantiating green claims. The paint, printing ink and artists' colours manufacturers are committed to working towards greater sustainability and gladly share their experience and expertise in light of this initiative.
CEP
CEPE
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 47031804648-91
4
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
4
legislative files
of 326 tracked
4
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 #384 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
3.2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€400K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2010
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Downstream user council (DUCC)
- CEFIC →
- INDA
- MPE
- WCC
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry (CEPE)
- Head office
- BRUSSELS, Belgium
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
CEPE filed 4 positions between 31 Aug 2020 and 4 Mar 2026, across 4 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
2020 · 1 filed2022 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
CEPE, The European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry, welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the call for evidence on the BPR. The EU paints and inks industry encounters significant difficulties and concerns with this very complex biocide legislation, and we believe that, in its current form, it is not fit-for-purpose. Please find attached our contribution.
CEPE believes that a better use of resources and avoidance of duplication of work could be done but only for the derivation of hazard endpoints. With regard to the open data platform on chemicals, the repository of health-based limit values, or tools to improve access and uptake of academic data in regulatory work, CEPE would like to stress the importance of maintaining a high level of scrutiny on the quality of the…
CEPE, The European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry would like to submit its inputs to the Commission as part of the consultation on the disclosure of information on unsold consumer products.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- A.I.S.E. · 4 files in common
- Cefic · 3 files in common
- European Environmental Bureau · 3 files in common
- Japan Business Council in Europe · 3 files in common
- Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer · 3 files in common
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