Please find enclosed our detailed response for this consultation. Summary: -We welcome the update to the eligibility criteria for groups of operators and the removal of new obligations concerning products used for cleaning and disinfection in processing and storage facilities.
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OPTA Europe - Organic Processing and Trade Association
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 168090639506-30
4
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
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 #471 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2020
in the register since
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- Organic Processing and Trade Association Europe e.V. (OPTA Europe)
- Head office
- Bad Brückenau, Germany
- EU office
- Brussels
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
OPTA Europe - Organic Processing and Trade Association filed 4 positions between 3 Apr 2023 and 16 Mar 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2023 · 1 filed2025 · 2 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
OPTA Europe is the membership organization representing the interest of European Organic Processing and Trade companies. Its members account for a large share of total EU trade and processing of organic products and play an essential role in an efficient supply chain.
OPTA Europe (www.opta-eu.org) is the membership organization representing the interest of EU organic processing and trade companies. Its membership encompasses 11 EU Member States plus North America and Switzerland. Taken together, the companies represented by OPTA Europe account for a large share of total EU import & export and processing of organic products.
OPTA Europe (www.opta-eu.org) is the membership organization representing the interest of EU organic processing and trade companies, as defined in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products. OPTA Europes members account for a large share of total trade of certified organic ingredients & products.
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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.
- EuroCommerce · 3 files in common
- Cefic · 2 files in common
- Japan Business Council in Europe · 2 files in common
- Danish Chamber of Commerce · 2 files in common
- German Association of Biotechnology Industries (DIB) within the German Chemical Industry Association - VCI · 2 files in common
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