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Federation belge de la viande

Acronym: FEBEV

General Information

Identification Code: 893391428026-16
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Entity Form: vzw
Registration Category: Trade unions and professional associations
Registration Date: 8/17/2017
Last Update: 9/1/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: FEBEV is the national federation of Belgian slaughterhouses, cutting plants and wholesalers for pork, bovine, sheep and equine. We have about 120 members from the three regions within Belgium. Our members represent 98% of the national turnover in the pork sector and 92% in the bovine industry. The offices of FEBEV are located in the heart of Brussels. Our daily operations are managed by our team of specialists. The food industry, and moreover the meat sector is characterized by a great number of companies, and FEBEV is the spokesperson defending their interests in negotiating with authorities, animal rights activists and the political scene. FEBEV channels information for its members and assists them when problems or questions arise. Typical questions are linked to export, quality, regulatory issues, animal welfare, etc. Belgian meat is exported to approximately 60 countries worldwide. FEBEV assists operators to implement export procedures.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Climate action
  • Competition
  • Customs
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Environment
  • Food safety
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • Fraud prevention
  • Public health
  • Research and innovation
  • Single market
  • Trade
  • Transport
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Free Trade agreements (CETA, Mercosur, TTIP, etc.) Export negotiations with third countries Animal welfare regulations Transport of meat Veterinary regulations/ meat inspection Import of horse meat
Communication Activities: - Setup of IT- platforms destined to fulfill export requirements from 3rd countries (PRC, Russian Federation) - Meat2020 project. A national project with grants from the Flemish community to improve the resilience of the Belgian meat industry and set up indicators for companies to benchmark their performance against those from others - Antibiotics project, financed by FEBEV and its members to find a screening solution for antibiotics prior to animals entering the food chain as a precautionary measure on farm level. - Participation in various university studies on microbiology, meat quality, sustainability - Yearly events organized in conjunction with the FASFC (Federal Food Agency) to help operators improve their self-checking systems based on the HACCP principles. - Several meetings through our European federation UECBV with the European commission relating to animal welfare, transport of meat, trade with PRC, food fraud, etc.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Trade unions,Welfare and conservation of animals

Head Office

Address: Arduinkaai 37
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Arduinkaai 37
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.3499999940395355

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: - Belpork vzw: quality scheme for pork - Belbeef vzw: quality scheme for Beef - IVB vzw: Interprofessional organization for classification of carcasses - IGP BBB vzw: scheme for BBB bovine - AB-Register vzw: structure to monitor and reduce antibiotic use in farm animals - VLAM vzw: promotion of agricultural produce - FEVIA vzw: Belgian federation for the Food Industry - HRZKMO: Hoge Raad voor Zelfstandigen en KMO's
Organisation Members: https://www.febev.be/nl/over-febev/febev-in-andere-organisaties Member of FEVIA, the Belgian Food industry Association Member of UECBV, the European Meat and Livestock Association.