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Name:

High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain (E02510)

Policy Area:

Enterprise

Lead DG:

GROW - DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Associated DG:

AGRI - DG Agriculture and Rural Development

SANTE - DG Health and Food Safety

Type:

Formal, Temporary

Scope:

Limited

Mission:

The Forum shall assist the Commission with the development of industrial policy in the agro-food sector. For this purpose, it shall follow the recommendations of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry established by Commission Decision 2008/359/EC on the one hand and, on the other hand, the implementation of the initiatives proposed by the Commission in its Communication ‘A better functioning food supply chain in Europe’.

Task:

Assist the Commission in the preparation of legislative proposals and policy initiatives

Coordinate with Member States, exchange of views

Contact:

grow-food-forum@ec.europa.eu

Publication in RegExp:

09 Sep 2010

Creating Act:

COMMISSION DECISION of 30 July 2010 establishing the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain (2010/C 210/03), amended by Commission Decision of 19 December 2012 (2012/C 396/06)

Link to Website:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/food/competitiveness/supply-chain-forum/index_en.htm

Last updated:

28 Sep 2016

Name

Duration

Composition

Sherpa Group

Type C - Organisation

Organisation Name

Organisation Type

Countries/Areas represented

Membership Status

brazzale

Companies/Groups

Italy

Member

Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs (BEUC)

NGOs

European

Member

Centre de liaison des industries transformatrices de viande de l'UE (CLITRAVI)

Trade and business associations

European

Member

EuroCommerce

Trade and business associations

European

Member

Euro Coop - European Community of Consumer Co-operatives (EURO COOP)

Trade and business associations

European

Member

European agri-cooperatives (COGECA)

Trade and business associations

European

Member

European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC)

Trade and business associations

European

Member

European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT)

Trade Unions

European

Member

European Fish Processors & Traders Association (AIPCE-CEP)

Trade and business associations

European

Member

European Landowners' Organization asbl (ELO asbl)

NGOs

European

Member

European Liaison Committee for Agriculture and agri-food trade (celcaa)

Trade and business associations

European

Member

European Public Health Alliance (EPHA)

NGOs

European

Member

European Retail Round Table (ERRT)

Trade and business associations

European

Member

Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO)

NGOs

International

Member

Federation of European Specialty Food Ingredients Industries (ELC)

Trade and business associations

European

Member

FERRERO International

Companies/Groups

European

Member

FoodDrinkEurope (FoodDrinkEurope)

Trade and business associations

European

Member

Independent Retail Europe (formerly UGAL - Union of Groups of Independent Retailers of Europe)

Trade and business associations

European

Member

Nestlé S.A. (Nestlé (SIX: NESN))

Companies/Groups

Switzerland,European

Member

Slow Food (NA)

NGOs

International

Member

SONAE

Companies/Groups

European

Member

spiritsEUROPE (spiritsEUROPE)

Trade and business associations

European

Member

Suedzucker AG

Companies/Groups

European

Member

Unilever

Companies/Groups

European

Member

Union européenne de l'Artisanat et des petites et moyennes entreprises, aisbl (UEAPME)

NGOs

European

Member

Type D - Member State Authority

Country

Public Authority

Membership Status

United Kingdom

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Member

Sweden

Ministry for Rural Affairs

Member

Spain

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Member

Slovenia

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food

Member

Slovakia

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Member

Portugal

Ministry of Agriculture, Sea, Environment and Spatial Planning

Member

Poland

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Member

Netherlands

Ministry of Economic Affairs

Member

Malta

Environmental Health Directorate

Member

Lithuania

State Enterprise Lithuanian Agricultural and Food Market Regulation Agency

Member

Latvia

Ministry of Agriculture

Member

Italy

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry

Member

Ireland

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Member

Hungary

Ministry of Rural Development

Member

Germany

Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

Member

France

Directorate General of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies

Member

Finland

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Member

Denmark

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

Member

Bulgaria

Directorate Strategic planning Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Member

Belgium

Algemene Directie Economisch Potentieel Agrovoedingsindustrie

Member

Austria

Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water

Member

Type E - Other public entity

Name

Entity type

Countries/area represented

Membership Status

Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Third Countries

Norway

Observer

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Austria	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Belgium	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Bulgaria	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Denmark	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Finland	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
France	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Germany	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Hungary	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Ireland	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Italy	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Latvia	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Lithuania	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Malta	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Netherlands	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Poland	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Portugal	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Slovakia	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Slovenia	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Spain	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
Sweden	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member
United Kingdom	1 Public Authorit(y-ies)	Member