Organic Processing and Trade Association Europe e.V.

OPTA Europe

As the voice of the EU organic processing and trade companies, OPTA’s key mission is to lead and coordinate the dialogue among the combined European and international organic processors and traders and to defend the common interests of members towards the relevant national, European, international authorities and stakeholders in all policy areas affecting them.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Irene Sacristan Sanchez (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

7 Apr 2025 · Commission proposal on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGT proposal)

Meeting with Luis Carazo Jimenez (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development)

7 Apr 2025 · Challenges for the processing of and trade with organic products

Meeting with Martin Häusling (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Nov 2022 · Abendessen zum Austausch

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and Assoziation ökologischer Lebensmittelherstellerinnen und -hersteller e.V.

24 Feb 2022 · Challenges and perspectives in the organics sector