The European Pet Organization (EPO) would like to thank the European Commission for affording stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback on the new rules covering the welfare and traceability of dogs and cats as presented this past December.
EPO
European Pet Organization (EPO)
Industry association · Netherlands · EU Transparency Register 786801623227-16
3
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 665 tracked
3
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 #897 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.6
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€50K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2016
in the register since
Declares membership of
- EPO members include the following national pet trade associations:
- AEDPAC -Asociación Española de la Industria y el Comercio del Sector Animal de la Compañía (Spain)
- AIPA - Associazione Italiana Pesci ed Acquari (Italy)
- DIBEVO (Netherlands)
- IVH - Industrieverband Heimtierbedarf (Germany)
- JAF - Jardineries et Animaleries de France (France)
- NZB - Norges Zoohandleres Bransjeforening (Norway)
- OATA - Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (UK)
- PRODAF - Syndicat professionnel des métiers et services de l'animal familier (France)
- VZFS - Verband Zoologischer Fachgeschäfte der Schweiz (Switzerland)
- WKO - Wirtschaftskammern Österreichs (Austria)
- ZOORF - Zoobranschens RiksFörbund (Sweden)
- and 1 more
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- European Pet Organization (EPO)
- Head office
- Amersfoort, Netherlands
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
European Pet Organization (EPO) filed 3 positions between 16 Mar 2020 and 27 Feb 2024, across 3 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2020 · 1 filed2021 · 1 filed2024 · 1 filed
What they argued
The European Pet Organization (EPO) – representing the voice of the pet sector in Europe- and Ornamental Fish International (OFI) – representing the global aquatic ornamental sector- would like first to thank the European Commission for providing the opportunity to share their respective feedback on the published roadmap for the revision of the EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking.
The European Pet Organization (EPO) – representing the voice of the pet sector in Europe- and Ornamental Fish International (OFI) – representing the global ornamental sector- would like first to thank the European Commission for providing the opportunity to share their respective feedback on the EU Action Plan Against Wilidlife Trafficking.
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