The European Carton Makers Association (ECMA) welcomes the Commissions proposal for a Directive for the substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims. ECMA brings together folding carton converters, cartonboard mills, national associations, and suppliers to the folding carton industry.
ECM
European Carton Makers Association
Industry association · Netherlands · EU Transparency Register 948591610750-02
3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
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 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #605 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€500K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2013
in the register since
Declares membership of
- ECMA is member of Brussels based Paper Converter Association CITPA, Fibre Packaging Europe and Medical Leaflet = Pati…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- 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
European Carton Makers Association filed 3 positions between 17 Aug 2020 and 8 Aug 2025, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2020 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed
What they argued
The European Carton Makers Association support the European Green Deal and the aspiration to move from a part linear to fully circular economy. We fully support this ‘Substantiating Claims’ initiative as a route for reducing the quantity of misleading claims – so called ‘greenwash’ - and providing consumers and businesses with reliable, comparable and verifiable information to make sustainable decisions.
The European Carton Makers Association (ECMA) welcomes the Commissions approach to simplify EU legislation with the objective of reducing administrative burdens, particularly for SMEs. However, with the proposed Omnibus IV on aligning product legislation in the digital age, we are extremely concerned if a digital only approach was considered with product information for medicines and medical devices Currently…
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- ECOS · 2 files in common
- DIGITALEUROPE · 2 files in common
- EuroCommerce · 2 files in common
- Japan Business Council in Europe · 2 files in common
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