European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform

Acronym: ESPP

General Information

Identification Code: 260483415852-40

Website: http://www.phosphorusplatform.eu/

Entity Form: ASBL

Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

Registration Date: 2/2/2015

Last Update: 1/31/2024

Mission & Interests

Goals: ESPP’s objectives are to promote, facilitate, contribute to and/or implement phosphorus sustainability and nutrient recycling in Europe. These objectives include in particular, but not exclusively, addressing the following issues: - phosphorus as a non-renewable and critical resource for agriculture (food supply) and industry in Europe - sustainable phosphate rock supply, mining and processing, including industrial applications - nutrient re-use, recovery and recycling in synergy with other nutrients/minerals and carbon/energy - phosphorus use effectiveness and efficiency in agriculture (in crop and animal production) and the in the bio-economy (bio-energies and bio-materials production …) - sustainability and safety of the food chain, from farm-to-fork

Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests

Interests:

Agriculture and rural development
Business and industry
Environment
Food safety
Public health
Research and innovation
Taxation

Levels of Interest:

european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Integrated Nutrient Management Action Plan (INMAP) - Fertilising Products Regulation - Critical Raw Materials - Circular Economy - Standards for secondary raw materials - Agronomic use of recycled nutrients - Nitrates Directive - Industrial Emissions Directive (BAT BREFs) - Taxonomy - Biorefineries - Animal By-Products Regulations - Algae Initiative - Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive - Groundwater Directive - Sewage sludge régulations - Water Framework Directive - (End-of-Waste) - Agriculture - Environment - Health - International policies - Research & Technology policies - Contaminants (inc pharmaceuticals) in sewage sludge biosolids and in manure - Processed manure - Aquaculture nutrient recycling - Algae

Communication Activities: SCOPE Newsletter - European Sustainable Phosphorus Conference ESPC - ESPP eNews - Summit of the Organic & Organo-Mineral Fertiliser Industries in Europe SOFIE - PERM European Phosphorus Research Meeting - NERM European Nutrient Recycling Meeting

EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Expert 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 on Fertilising Products #E01320#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1320 #OBSERVER #C#Professionals

Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: 67 rue de Trèves

Post Code: 1040

City: Bruxelles

Country: BELGIUM

Phone:

Indic Phone: 32

Phone Number: 474930793

EU Office

Address: 67 rue de Trèves

Post Code: 1040

City: Bruxelles

Country: BELGIUM

Phone:

Indic Phone: 32

Phone Number: 474930793

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Total Budget: 193164

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Complementary Information: Income is 100% from membership fees. Around 60% of income is from companies' membership fees, around 20% from research projects' and research institutes' membership fees (some of the research projects receive EU funding), and the remaining approx. 20% is membership fees from cities, regions and national nutrient platforms.

Membership Information

Members50 Percent: 1

Members: 2

Members F T E: 1.5

Info Members: Contribution of représentatives of Platform member companies and organisations in Board, General Assembly, working and action groups