GEIR represents Europes waste oil re-refining industry, accounting for about 80% of the continents capacity. GEIR members collect and regenerate used lubricating oilsthe largest single stream of liquid hazardous waste globallyinto high-quality base oils that match virgin performance.
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The European Waste Oil Re-refining Industry Association (GEIR)
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 38096451110-61
7
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
6
legislative files
of 665 tracked
6
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 #556 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.5
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€50K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since
Declares membership of
- UEIL is member of ATIEL.
- ATIEL represents the combined knowledge and experience of Europe’s leading engine oil manufacturers.
- Its expertise in engine lubricants technology has helped to establish industry best practices and quality standards f…
- By drawing on the technical know-how of its membership it promotes consensus on key technical issues, ensuring that e…
- http://atiel.org/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- Union of the European Lubricants Industry (UEIL)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
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
The European Waste Oil Re-refining Industry Association (GEIR) filed 7 positions between 17 Dec 2021 and 10 Jun 2026, across 6 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 6 times.
2021 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed2025 · 3 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
Promoting Circularity in the European Lubricants Industry through Re-Refined Base Oils (RRBOs) The European Lubricants Industry, represented by ATIEL and UEIL, supports the EUs 2050 climate neutrality goal and welcomes the Circular Economy Act as a key enabler of the European Green Deal. ATIEL and UEIL also support measures fostering the implementation of the Waste Hierarchy.
The European Waste Oils Re-refining Industry Association (GEIR) supports the inclusion of any waste incineration installations in the EU ETS, provided this step is underpinned by a robust and comprehensive impact assessment. At present, re-refining installations are covered by the ETS, while waste incineration facilities are not, creating an uneven regulatory landscape that disadvantages re-refining operators.
The Union of the European Lubricants Industrys welcome the Commissions proposal to revise the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) regulation in its purpose to make labelling more consumer friendly, less burdensome for suppliers and easier to enforce.
The European lubricants industry, represented by ATIEL and UEIL, welcomes the Commissions initiative to develop a Biotech Act II, targeting industrial biotechnology and biomanufacturing. Lubricants are key to the success of Europes industry and transportation systems and already contribute to the bio-and circular economies through bio-based base oils and additives, as well as circular and re-refined products.
UEIL (the Union of the European Lubricants Industry) represents the interests of the lubricants industry in Europe, with a special focus on SMEs and independent companies that produce lubricants and metal processing fluids essential for the automotive and industrial sectors.
1. We are of the opinion that the topic is very relevant to the work of UEIL's Sustainability Committee and the Carbon Footprint groups. Depending on the type of the business of a particular UEIL member, emissions arising out of transportation can be very relevant and the determining factor. 2. We feel that there are already a lot of existing frameworks for calculating and reporting transport-related GHG emissions.
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