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European Smoking Tobacco Association

Acronym: ESTA

General Information

Identification Code: 0138855852-93
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Entity Form: Groupement Europeen d'Interet Economique
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 12/22/2008
Last Update: 12/15/2023
EP Accredited Number: 2

Mission & Interests

Goals: Founded in 1990, the European Smoking Tobacco Association (ESTA) represents the interests of the smaller and mid-sized European manufacturers, distributors and importers of fine-cut tobacco, pipe tobacco, traditional nasal snuff tobacco and chewing tobacco and actively engages with relevant stakeholders. The 50 members of ESTA include small and mid sized companies, many family owned, as well as member associations from the European Union Member States as well as from Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Smoking tobacco comprises approximately 17% of the total sales of tobacco products in the European Union: around 16% for fine-cut tobacco and less than 1% for pipe tobacco.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Borders and security
  • Business and industry
  • Competition
  • Consumers
  • Customs
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Environment
  • Food safety
  • Fraud prevention
  • Institutional affairs
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Public health
  • Single market
  • Taxation
  • Trade
Levels of Interest:
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Implementation of 2014 Tobacco Products Directive (IAs and DAs) Review of the 2014 Tobacco Products Directive Revision of the Directive on Tobacco Excise Duty EU Position on WHO FCTC Guidelines EMCS Market Access Anti-Illicit Trade Agreements for Tobacco Better Regulation Transparency Rules
Communication Activities: ESTA is active on social media, and ESTA Tweets regularly about tobacco policy and tobacco legislation. ESTA also contacts new and regular media to present its opinion.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Excise Contact Group #E02806#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2806 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#Employees/workers#FinanceTrade Contact Group#E02134#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2134 #MEMBER #C#Industry
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Rond-Point Schuman, 9
Post Code: 1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Rond-Point Schuman, 9
Post Code: 1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

New Organisation: false
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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 2
Members: 3
Members F T E: 2.5

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: www.esta.be
Organisation Members: Coresta (www.coresta.org) ISO (www.iso.org)