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ILA
International Lead Association
Industry association · United Kingdom · EU Transparency Register 311414214793-82
6
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
6
legislative files
of 665 tracked
5
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 #588 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.4
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2014
in the register since
Declares membership of
- International Council of Mining and Materials
- Non Ferrous Alliance
- European Forum for Manufacturing
- European Metals →
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Head office
- London, United kingdom
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
International Lead Association filed 6 positions between 1 Mar 2021 and 1 Sept 2026, across 6 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 5 times.
2021 · 1 filed2022 · 2 filed2023 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
The International Lead Association representing Europe’s lead battery recyclers, primary lead producers and mining companies welcomes the proposal for a new comprehensive European battery regulation that aims to improve the quality, sustainability, transparency, and social responsibility of the battery value chain.
We appreciate the possibility to comment on the European Commissions proposal for a Regulation that for the first time seeks to cover design and production of vehicles placed on the EU market in addition to end-of-life treatment.
We welcome the opportunity to provide comment on the Commission adoption of a proposal for amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy.
The International Lead Association (ILA) supports the development of a robust, harmonised methodology for calculating and verifying recycled content in batteries. Detailed comments are included in the attached file. Our main observations relate to: - Linking battery recycled content solely to waste and failing to recognise the important role industrial by-products play in reducing use of virgin material.
The International Lead Association (ILA) is the global trade association for the lead industry representing member companies involved in lead mining, smelting and recycling. ILA acts as the secretariat for the Lead REACH Consortium that was established in 2008 to help companies meet their REACH obligations for lead metal, lead chloride, and ten lead compounds covered by the Voluntary Risk Assessment for Lead (VRAL).
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