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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 311 trade unions and professional associations on this site, they rank #74 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2015
in the register since
Declares membership of
COTANCE is a member of ICT, the International Council of Tanners and participates in GLCC, the Global Leather Coopera…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
Register category
Trade unions and professional associations
Registered as
Confédération des Associations Nationales de Tanneurs et Mégissiers de la Communauté Européenne (COTANCE)
Head office
Bruxelles, 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.
COTANCE filed 4 positions between 31 Aug 2020 and 10 Jun 2026, across 4 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
COTANCE’S FEEDBACK TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S CALL FOR EVIDENCE ON THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACT Leather is a renewable, bio-based, and circular material, used in a myriad of consumer products, from footwear, clothing and leathergoods to car interiors and furniture. Tanning performs in our societies the recycling service for one of the by-products arising during the production of meat.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
COTANCE represents the leather industry in Europe. European tanners supply leather to the most demanding value customers in the luxury, fashion, automotive and home decoration sectors. Leather products play an essential role in consumers’ every-day lives.
COTANCE welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions Call for Evidence on the forthcoming Biotech Act II and strongly supports the objective of strengthening Europes bioeconomy and industrial biotechnology capacity.
The Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (COTANCE) represents the European tanning sector (+/- 1500 tanneries and 30,000 workers). It gathers 10 national member organizations (DK, FR, DE, HU, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, UK) accounting for some 90% of Europes leather production. With 25% of the sectors worldwide turnover, it is an important player in the leather market.
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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.
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