Unknown or toxic chemical content in recycled material is a main hurdle for increased use in products. While many companies have very high ambitions to increase this use, the material available is often not meeting their standards that are in place to ensure safety.
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ChemSec
NGO · Sweden · EU Transparency Register 95363765837-60
5
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
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 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #111 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
3
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
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declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2011
in the register since
Declares membership of
- ChemSec is a member of the European Environment Bureau (EEB) and the International POPS Elimination Network (IPEN).
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Registered as
- International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec)
- Head office
- Göteborg, Sweden
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
ChemSec filed 5 positions between 30 May 2023 and 5 Jun 2026, across 5 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2023 · 2 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
ChemSec welcomes the proposal from the Commission on Green claims. If the legislation is to be useful and trustworthy there are two elements that need to be fulfilled; the information on green claims must be both truthful and actually beneficial for the environment.
General Remarks This is the third revision of Appendix C in four years. Each revision creates additional administrative burden, forces practitioners to re-examine and re-report, and generates confusion across the market. This is the opposite of simplification and good governance, and it erodes trust in the Taxonomy as a stable and reliable framework. The direction of travel is also wrong.
The delegated act on recycled content in PET includes elements that cause great concern for the level playing field, credibility and innovation regarding recycling of all plastics in the future. This delegated act may serve as a blueprint for other legislation and is therefore very worrying.
ChemSec welcomes and supports in general the proposed restriction of CMR substances in childcare articles. We urge the REACH Committee to conclude swiftly and the Commission to adopt the restriction as soon as possible. We support the dynamic link to CLP which makes the restriction effective, preventative and forward looking.
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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.
- Cefic · 5 files in common
- Recycling Europe · 4 files in common
- ANEC, the European consumer voice in standardisation · 4 files in common
- Nordic Ecolabelling · 4 files in common
- European Environmental Bureau · 3 files in common
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