FruitVegetablesEUROPE
Acronym: EUCOFEL
General Information
Identification Code: 73566332602-11
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif de droit belge (AISBL)
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 11/10/2009
Last Update: 9/14/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: Founded more than 60 years ago, FruitVegetablesEUROPE (EUCOFEL) is the European Association representing the EU fruit and vegetables production and trade at European level.
Based in Brussels, FruitVegteblesEUROPE acts as a liaison between the sectoral and regional stakeholders and the policy makers at the European Institutions, giving a voice to the European Fruit and Vegetables Producers and exporters.
Over the years, FruitVegetablesEUROPE has become a major actor in the sector and cooperates on a regular basis with the European Institutions, International Organisations (such as OECD, UNECE and CODEX Alimentarius) and other relevant European Associations.
FruitVegteblesEUROPE actively participates in expert and advisory groups, takes part in consultations and provides feedback and opinions on diverse issues.
Members:
FruitVegteblesEUROPE members are National and Regional Federations/Associations (mainly PO and APO) and companies from the main European fruit and ve (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Budget
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Competition
- Consumers
- Customs
- Digital economy and society
- Energy
- Enlargement
- Environment
- External relations
- Food safety
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Public health
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trade
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- national
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: CAP Reform
Farm to Fork Strategy
Green Deal
EU Promotion Policy
Biodiversity Strategy
EU Trade Policy
Brexit
European production model
Plant Health & Food Security
Trade & Fair Compettion
Sustainable Food Chain
Food Supply Chain
SPS topics
Communication Activities: - Activity report
- Newsletters
- Trade Agreements Monitoring Report
- "Market monitoring" of key fruits and vegetables
- Statistics: exports & imports
- Working groups
UE promotion programmes:
FruitVegetablesEUROPE is currently implementing four EU Multi-country promotion programmes in the EU internal market for 3 years (CHAFEA: AGRI-MULTI-2018, 2019 & 2020)
1. “CuTE – Cultivating the Taste of Europe 2019-2021” (EUFV-CuTE – 826049)
2. “CuTE – Solar: Cultivating the Taste of Europe in Solar Greenhouses 2020-2022” (CuTE-Solar – 874602)
3. CuTE-HEALTHY - Cultivating a Healthy Europe with Fruit and vegetables from EUROPE 2021-2023” (CuTE-HEALTHY - 101015737)
4. CuTE-4You – Cultivating the Taste of Europe for You 2021” (CuTE-4You – 101020593)
UE I&R projects:
FruitVegetablesEUROPE is partner of several EU project:
- CO-FRESH (EU PROJECT 101000852) CO-CREATING SUSTAINABLE AND COMPETITIVE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES’ VALUE CHAINS IN EUROPE.
- AgroBridges (EU project 101000788) Building bridges between consumers and producers by supporting short food supply chains through a systemic, holistic, multi-actor approach based Toolbox.
- SMARTCHAIN (H2020 N° 773785) ‘Towards Innovation - driven and smart solutions in short food supply chains’.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Stone fruit#E03653/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100249 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#Industry#SMEsDate marking and food waste prevention sub-group#E03421/4#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100597 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#Industry#SMEsCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on International Aspects of Agriculture#E03880#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3880 #MEMBER #C#IndustryCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Quality and Promotion#E03882#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3882 #MEMBER #C#Industry#ProfessionalsCitrus fruit#E03653/4#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100251 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#Industry#SMEsTomatoes fruit#E03653/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100248 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#Industry#SMEsCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on the CAP Strategic Plans and Horizontal Matters#E03877#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3877 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsExpert Group EU Fruit and Vegetables Market Observatory#E03653#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3653 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#Industry#SMEsConsumer food waste prevention sub-group#E03421/5#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=102312 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#Industry#SMEsCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Agricultural Markets#E03878#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3878 #MEMBER #C#IndustryFood loss and waste monitoring sub-group #E03421/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100350 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#Industry#SMEsEU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste#E03421#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3421 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#Industry#SMEsPip fruit#E03653/3#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100250 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#Industry#SMEs
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: 31, Rue Montoyer
Post Code: 1000
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: 31, Rue Montoyer
Post Code: 1000
City: Bruxelles
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: 1
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 3.5
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://eucofel.eu/members/
Organisation Members: - ADEA - The Alliance for the Defence of the European Agriculture (https://eucofel.eu/our-network/)
- OCDE: Fruit and Vegetables Scheme (http://www.oecd.org/fr/agriculture/code/fruitsetlegumes.htm)
- UNECE: Fresh Fruit and Vegetables - Standards (http://www.unece.org/trade/agr/standard/fresh/FFV-StandardsE.html)
- AIAM5: Global Alliance to Promote Fruit and Vegetable Consumption "5 a Day" (http://ifava.org/)