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EDRA

Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 018669250698-22

4
positions filed
in the 639 files tracked
4
legislative files
of 639 tracked
1
with a full position paper
attached to a submission

Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 639 consultation files tracked so far (53,766 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.

Who they are

Among the 1474 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #716 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.

1
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2023
in the register since

Declares membership of

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Sept 2026).

Register category
Trade and business associations
Registered as
European DIY Retail Association (EDRA)
Head office
Cologne, Germany
EU office
Brussels

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Sept 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Their record over time

EDRA filed 4 positions between 16 Nov 2020 and 26 Jun 2025, across 4 of the 639 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 1 time.

2020 · 1 filed2021 · 2 filed2025 · 1 filed

What they argued

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulationfiled 16 Nov 2020PDFsource

16th November 2020 Position Paper The EU Sustainable Products Initiative (SPI) EDRA’s key messages on this issue are the following: 1. General remarks • Firstly, we would like to stress that we thoroughly support this initiative as we feel it is time for the EU to upgrade rules on product sustainability for the benefits of all.

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

Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixturesfiled 1 Jun 2021source

1. Compliance deadlines in ATPs should be rethought to avoid waste and remove burdens. Today, compliance deadlines in ATPs are sell through dates, meaning that 18 months after the entry into force of the ATP, it is no longer possible to make the product available to customers. This approach is raising a great deal of problems (see full list below) particularly the waste it generates (both substances and mixtures).

Revision of EU legislation on registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicalsfiled 1 Jun 2021source

EDRA (European DIY Retail Association) represents European DIY retailers. Our positon on the review of REACH is as as follows: 1. Establishing a policy mix to de-risk innovation and improve the business case for safer chemistries and technologies Business and technology research indicates that innovation requires both willingness as well as capacity and opportunity to innovate.

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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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