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Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE)

Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 562370525222-50

9
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
8
legislative files
of 665 tracked
6
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 #433 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.

2.3
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€400K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2016
in the register since

Declares membership of

  • NMWE is member of:
  • International Council of Bottled Water Associations (ICBWA) (http://www.icbwa.org/)
  • FoodDrinkEurope (http://www.fooddrinkeurope.eu/)
  • FAIB (http://faib.org/)
  • EPR Club (http://www.eprclub.eu/home)
  • ESAE (https://www.esae.eu/)
  • The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg (CAMARA) (https://e-camara.com/web/en/official-spa…
  • Wassersommelier (https://www.watersommelier-union.com/)
  • NMWE contributes to:
  • EPBP (https://www.epbp.org/)
  • Close the Glass Loop (https://closetheglassloop.eu)

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

Register category
Trade and business associations
Registered as
Natural Mineral Waters Europe aisbl (NMWE)
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

Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE) filed 9 positions between 31 Jul 2020 and 16 Sept 2026, across 8 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 6 times.

2020 · 2 filed2021 · 1 filed2022 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 3 filed

What they argued

Circular Economy Actfiled 6 Nov 2025PDFsource

Public Consultation on the upcoming Circular Economy Act NMWE’s Contribution Natural Mineral Water Europe (NMWE) welcomes the Commission’s objective to increase circularity in the single market by creating sufficient supply and demand for secondary raw materials as well as a true single market for waste and secondary raw materials in the upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA).

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

Packaging and packaging wastefiled 24 Apr 2023PDFsource

Natural Mineral Waters Europe’s contribution to European Commission’s public consultation on the Proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste April 2023 Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE) welcomes the ongoing public consultation on the proposed Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR).

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

Packaging and packaging wastefiled 31 Jul 2020source

EFBW would like to share its views on the roadmap of the upcoming review of Packaging & Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD). All drink containers used by natural mineral and spring water producers, be it PET, glass or aluminium, are fully recyclable while overpackaging is absent from this sector. Our members are committed to further improving the sustainability of their packaging, by making it fully circular.

Nature restorationfiled 19 Aug 2022PDFsource

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nature restoration Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE) contribution Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s ‘Proposal for a regulation on nature restoration’ aimed at recovering a biodiverse and resilient nature across the European Union and mitigating climate change through EU…

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

Sustainability criteria for plastic recycling technologiesfiled 16 Sept 2026PDFsource

NMWE sets out the following sector-specific recommendations on Sustainability criteria for recycling installations: Our sector supports a level playing field between EU and non-EU recycling installations, following these principles: - The Commission should ensure that the criteria do not create artificial barriers to trade and assess their potential trade implications.

Rules for the calculation and verification of recycled content in plastic packagingfiled 16 Sept 2026PDFsource

NMWE supports the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) goal of expanding the EU market for high-quality recycled plastics. However, secondary legislation must be practical, timely, and fair. It is important to build on the existing regulatory framework by taking into account the requirements already established under Regulations (EU) 2022/1616 and SUPD.NMWE sets out the following sector-specific…

Conditions for importing recycled materials into the EU for use in packagingfiled 16 Sept 2026PDFsource

NMWE sets out the following sector-specific recommendations on Equivalence for recycled content originating outside the EU: - The implementing act should focus on clarifying how recycled content is calculated and verified, without adding requirements beyond those already set out in Article 7.

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