Europatat is the European Potato Trade Association, comprising both national associations and individual companies involved in the trade of seed, ware and early potatoes throughout Europe. Its members include a wide range of traders (including breeders, distributors, storers, packers, importers and exporters) delivering seed potatoes to farmers, raw material to the food industry, and packed potatoes to the retailers…
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Europatat
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 16057181340-75
5
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 665 tracked
4
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #645 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€300K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Member of: European Association for Potato Research (EAPR)
- European Wireworm Research Network.
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- European Potato Trade Association (Europatat)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Europatat filed 5 positions between 28 Oct 2021 and 28 Sept 2026, across 5 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
2021 · 1 filed2023 · 2 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
Europatat, representing the European seed and ware potato trade, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback in response to the ongoing consultation. While we support the Commissions intention to clarify organic production rules and simplify certain procedures, we wish to highlight serious concerns from our members regarding the declining interest in organic potato production.
Europatat is the European Potato Trade Association, comprising both national associations and individual companies involved in the trade of seed, ware and early potatoes throughout Europe. Its members include a wide range of traders (including breeders, distributors, storers, packers, importers and exporters) delivering seed potatoes to farmers, raw material to the food industry, and packed potatoes to the retailers…
Europatat would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide our comments on the proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs) and their food and feed. Please see our comments in the attached paper.
Europatat contribution to the European Commission consultation on plants obtained by new genomic techniques: information requirements and verification of category 1 status 28 September 2026 Europatat welcomes the ongoing call for information to facilitate the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2026/1388 on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their products.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
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