Confédération des Associations Nationales de Tanneurs et Mégissiers de la Communauté Européenne
Acronym: COTANCE
General Information
Identification Code: 077706416598-79
Website: http://www.euroleather.com
Entity Form: asbl
Registration Category: Trade unions and professional associations
Registration Date: 3/16/2015
Last Update: 6/24/2024
EP Accredited Number: 2
Mission & Interests
Goals: COTANCE, Confederation of National Association of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community, is the representative body of the European Leather Industry. It is a non-for-profit umbrella organisation gathering the network of leather producers’ associations of the EU connecting with over 95% of all European tanneries. COTANCE is composed by the most important European associations related to leather (IT, ES, FR, DE, UK, PT, NL, SE, DK, AT, HU).
The COTANCE office is a small Secretariat of 3-4 highly qualified professionals based in Brussels.
COTANCE is furthermore the employers side of the sector’s Social Partners at EU level. It has established together with Euratex (European Textiles & Clothing Industry) and industriAll the first European Sector’s Skills Council for the Textile Clothing and Leather industry that has been enlarged also to CEC (European Footwear industry).
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Business and industry
- Competition
- Consumers
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Environment
- External relations
- Food safety
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Etiquetage, empreinte environnementale, émissions industrielles, économie circulaire, politique commerciale (accords), programmes de recherche, normalisation, etc.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Environmental Footprint transition phase#E00470/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100615 #MEMBER #C#Industry#ProfessionalsEnvironmental Footprint Technical Advisory Board#E03710#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3710 #MEMBER #C#Industry#ProfessionalsExpert Group on the exchange of information on Best Available Techniques related to industrial emissions (IED Article 13 Forum)#E02611#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2611 #MEMBER #C#IndustryCommission Expert Group/Multi-Stakeholder Platform on Protecting and Restoring the World’s Forests, including the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT Regulation#E03282#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3282 #MEMBER #C#Industry#SMEsCommission Expert Group on Textile Names and Labelling#E02773#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2773 #OBSERVER #C#Industry
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Rue Washington 40
Post Code: 1050
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 25127703
EU Office
Address: Rue Washington 40
Post Code: 1050
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 25127703
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
Grants:
- Source: EPLUSAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 603: 1504: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 8910: 21911: 225
- Source: DG Emploi - Social DialogueAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 603: 1504: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 8910: 21911: 226
- Source: DG Emploi - SOCPLAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 603: 1504: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 8910: 21911: 227
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- Source: EPLUSAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 603: 1504: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 8910: 21911: 224
Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 1
Members: 2
Members F T E: 1.25
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://www.euroleather.com/about-us/members
Organisation Members: COTANCE is a member of ICT, the International Council of Tanners and participates in GLCC, the Global Leather Cooperation Committee gathering the 3 international organisations of the leather industry ICT (Leather), ICHSLTA (Hides & Skins), IULTCS (Chemicals & Technology Suppliers).
COTANCE is a member of
- Leather Naturally: https://www.leathernaturally.org/
- the European Livestock Voice: https://meatthefacts.eu/
- the CheMI platform: http://www.intergraf.eu/chemi.html
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