Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 692031117961-03
3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
3
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 #554 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.5
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2015
in the register since
Declares membership of
Wirtschaftsforum der SPD e.V. - https://www.spd-wirtschaftsforum.de
Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V. - https://www.wirtschaftsrat.de
Zentralstelle für Berufsbildung im Einzelhandel e.V. - www.zbb.de
Food for Biodiversity - https://food-biodiversity.de/en/
Forum Nachhaltiger Kakao - https://www.kakaoforum.de/
Forum nachhaltiges Palmöl - https://forumpalmoel.org/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
Register category
Trade and business associations
Registered as
Bundesverband des Deutschen Lebensmittelhandels e.V. (BVLH)
Head office
Berlin, Germany
EU office
Brüssel
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
German Food Retail Association (BVLH) filed 3 positions between 13 May 2025 and 27 Feb 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
The German Food Trade welcomes the opportunity to comment on the initiative to update the EU Organic Regulation. There is a need for targeted adaptation on certain points, for example to ensure practicality, competitiveness and further development of the organic sector.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
We welcome the EU Commission's intention to simplify and reduce the administrative burden in relation to the implementation of the EUDR and to respond to outstanding open issues and feedback from affected stakeholders.
The revision of the UTP Directive should at any time be evidence-based and targeted towards reaching the main goal of the directive: the improvement of the income of agricultural producers. In our view it is therefore essential to base the revision on the following key aspects: Scope: should be limited to protect small and medium-sized farmers vis-à-vis their first buyers.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
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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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