Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual
| Name/company name: |
PayPal EU Liaison Office |
| Acronym: |
PayPal
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| Legal status: |
SPRL
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| Website address: |
http://www.paypal.com
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Sections
| Section: |
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/professional associations |
| and more precisely: |
Companies & groups |
Person with legal responsibility
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Robert Caplehorn
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| Position: |
VP General Counsel Legal |
Permanent person in charge of EU relations
| Surname, Name: |
Ms
Fabienne Weibel
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| Position: |
Head of GR EMEA |
Contact details:
| Contact details of organisation's head office: |
22-24 Boulevard Royal
Luxembourg 2249
LUXEMBOURG
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| Telephone number: |
(+352) 26639100 |
| Fax number: |
(+) |
| Other contact information: |
PayPal EU Liaison Office
44 Avenue des Arts
1040 Brussels
Belgium
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Goals / remit
| Goals / remit of the organisation: |
Founded in December 1998, PayPal is the leading global online payment company with more than 100 million active registered accounts.
PayPal Europe, headquartered in Luxembourg, where it has acquired a banking license in 2007, is serving over 30 million active users across the EU.
PayPal enables any individual or business with an email address to securely, easily and quickly send and receive payments online. PayPal's service builds on the existing financial infrastructure of bank accounts and credit cards and utilises the world's most advanced proprietary fraud prevention systems to create a safe, global, real-time payment solution.
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The organisation's fields of interests are:
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Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register
| Number of persons: |
2
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Complementary information:
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PayPal Europe dedicates close attention to developments at EU level. 2 full-time employees are therefore permanently based in Brussels.
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Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises
| First name
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Surname
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Start Date |
End Date |
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Fabienne
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WEIBEL
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17/11/12
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10/09/13
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Maija
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HAAS
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24/11/12
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10/09/13
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Pia
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Sorvillo
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11/04/13
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09/04/14
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Activities
Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:
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E-Money Directive and review
AML Directive and review
E-Commerce Directive and consultation
Data Protection Directive
Payment Services Directive and Single Euro Payments Area
PayPal Europe is committed to engaging with policymakers and other stakeholders on a number of issues, with the aim to contribute to the continued development of safe online and mobile payments for the benefit of European businesses and consumers.
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Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;
| Fields declared by the organisation: |
- Audiovisual and Media
- Competition
- Consumer Affairs
- Culture
- Economic and Financial Affairs
- Enterprise
- Home Affairs
- Information Society
- Internal Market
- Justice and Fundamental Rights
- Research and Technology
- Taxation
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Networking
Information on (i) organisation's membership of any associations/federations/confederations or (ii) relationships to other bodies in formal or informal networks.
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ABBL (Association des Banques et Banquiers, Luxembourg)
EMA (E-Money Association)
European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF) (2008-2010)
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Financial data
| Financial year: |
01/2011
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12/2011
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Estimated costs to the organisation directly related to representing interests to EU institutions in that year:
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350000
€ - 400000
€
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Amount and source of funding received from the EU institutions in financial year n-1 of registration
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Procurement:
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0 €
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Grants:
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0 €
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Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:
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Our direct lobbying efforts in 2011 were calculated as follows: Percentage of 2011 salaries related to the time spent on direct lobbying and in preparation of the meetings + external consultants and associations where they have not disclosed this information in the register.
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