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.
OEO
OPTA Europe - Organic Processing and Trade Association
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 168090639506-30
5
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
4
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 #717 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 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
OPTA Europe - Organic Processing and Trade Association filed 5 positions between 3 Apr 2023 and 16 Mar 2026, across 4 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2023 · 2 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 officially recognized by EU institutions. Its membership encompasses 12 EU Member States plus 2 non-EU countries. 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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