Response to Circular Economy Act

6 Nov 2025

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Nov 2025 · Polycarbonates

Meeting with Gabriela Tschirkova (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

6 Nov 2025 · Fluoropolymers

Meeting with Francois Wakenhut (Head of Unit Environment)

5 Nov 2025 · Courtesy meeting requested to introduce Plastics Europe and establish contact in the context of the preparation of the Circular Economy Act

Meeting with Vita Jukne (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

16 Oct 2025 · Regulation of fluoropolymers (PFAS restriction)

Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Head of Unit Environment)

15 Oct 2025 · UN Plastics Treaty Negotiations

Meeting with Stefano Soro (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and 7 other interest representatives

29 Sept 2025 · Discussion of several issues that European plastics value chain is facing.

Meeting with Heiko Kunst (Head of Unit Climate Action) and European Chemical Industry Council

25 Sept 2025 · Product benchmark update – VCM and PVC

Response to Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, A European Strategy for Housing Construction

17 Sept 2025

Meeting with Stefano Soro (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Chemical Industry Council

15 Sept 2025 · Chemical recycling and the upcoming methodology on mass balance accounting of the chemical recycled content

Response to Communication from the Commission amending the Guidelines on certain State aid measures in the context of the system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading post-2021 (2020/C 317/04)

4 Sept 2025

Meeting with Vilija Sysaite (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

28 Aug 2025 · SUPD

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2683

18 Aug 2025

Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Acting Director Environment) and 1 other attendee

30 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on upcoming meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, 5-14 August 2025, Geneva (INC-5.2)

Meeting with Luis Planas Herrera (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

18 Jul 2025 · Chemical Recycling

Meeting with Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea (Director Environment) and 2 other attendees

15 Jul 2025 · Draft Implementing Decision on recycled content (including mass balance accounting) under the Single-Use Plastics Directive

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and 30 other attendees

2 Jul 2025 · EU Clean Industrial Dialogue on Circularity

Meeting with Vita Jukne (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and EPPA SA

13 Jun 2025 · To discuss how the polycarbonate industry can play an even greater role in advancing sustainability.

Response to CP-014 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: European Affordable Housing Plan 

3 Jun 2025

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

2 Jun 2025 · Plastics recycling

Meeting with Isabella Tovaglieri (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

15 May 2025 · Politiche europee sulla plastica

Meeting with Julia Lemke (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Terhi Lehtonen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Valvanera Ulargui Aparicio (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez) and Vynova Holding S.A.

12 May 2025 · To discuss the current challenges of the declining plastics sector in Europe, the industry’s ambitions to meet the EU’s environmental goals, and the key elements for a EU urgent support

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

30 Apr 2025 · CID & circular economy

Meeting with Luis Planas Herrera (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and Kreab Worldwide

30 Apr 2025 · Plastics and circularity

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Apr 2025 · Upcoming Circular economy act and Bioeconomy strategy

Meeting with Biljana Borzan (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Mar 2025 · Plastics industry in Europe

Meeting with Adina Vălean (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Feb 2025 · End of Life Vehicles Directive

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

31 Jan 2025

Meeting with Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union) and 1 other attendee

29 Jan 2025 · Physical meeting - Exchange of views on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Acting Director Environment)

16 Jan 2025 · Post INC 5 and INC 5.2

Meeting with Dan Nica (Member of the European Parliament) and 2 other interest representatives

10 Dec 2024 · Politico28 Gala

Response to Delegated Act setting out requirements to be followed by digital product passport service providers and a conformity assessment scheme to verify such requirements

9 Dec 2024

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Covestro AG

11 Nov 2024 · Environmental Quality Standards

Meeting with Elena Sancho Murillo (Member of the European Parliament) and WindEurope

25 Sept 2024 · Relevant issues to the ITRE Committee

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament) and #SustainablePublicAffairs

17 Jul 2024 · Green Deal

Meeting with Lukas Sieper (Member of the European Parliament) and 8 other interest representatives

16 Jul 2024 · Introductory meeting at networking event

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jun 2024 · Plastics sector

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and 7 other interest representatives

21 Apr 2024 · Exchange of views on the Global Plastics Treaty

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and amending Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food as regards recycled plastic and other matters related to quality control and manufacturing of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.

15 Apr 2024

Response to Evaluation of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2017-2024

8 Apr 2024

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards biodegradability criteria for coating agents and water retention polymers

5 Apr 2024

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols and their derivatives with harmonised classification for specific hazardous properties in certain materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, amending Regulation (EC) No 1895/2005 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/213

8 Mar 2024

Meeting with Deirdre Clune (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

13 Feb 2024 · Microplastic pollution

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution

15 Jan 2024

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the persistent organic pollutant hexabromocyclododecane

19 Dec 2023

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

7 Dec 2023 · Plastic Pellet Losses

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

4 Dec 2023 · Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC

1 Dec 2023

Meeting with João Albuquerque (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

1 Dec 2023 · Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution

Meeting with Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

23 Nov 2023 · BPA policies and polycarbonate

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

23 Nov 2023 · BPA policies and polycarbonate

Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament) and 4 other interest representatives

15 Nov 2023 · Sustainable Future Week (Politico) - chemicals

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the procedures and methods for testing and accepting final materials as used in products that come into contact with water intended for human consumption

14 Nov 2023

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down conformity assessment procedures for products that come into contact with water intended for human consumption and the rules for the designation of conformity assessment bodies involved in those procedures

14 Nov 2023

Meeting with Clara Aguilera (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Sept 2023 · Packaging Regulation

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton), Valère Moutarlier (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

19 Sept 2023 · Discussions on forthcoming PFAS restrictions under REACH

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 12 other attendees

4 Jul 2023 · To discuss with PFAS producers and users on the proposal for a REACH restriction on PFAS.

Meeting with Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Roberto Reig Rodrigo (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

21 Jun 2023 · Bisphenol A

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act)

26 May 2023

Meeting with Sandra Gallina (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

23 May 2023 · Bisphenol A

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

13 Apr 2023 · Implementation of the European Green Deal from the plastics sector’s perspective, including expectations on chemical recycling, global agreement on plastics and the revision of the EU packaging rules

Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 13 other interest representatives

28 Mar 2023 · Packaging Waste

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy

14 Mar 2023

Meeting with Frédérique Ries (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

7 Mar 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Christine Schneider (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Feb 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Luisa Regimenti (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 10 other interest representatives

21 Feb 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Jessica Polfjärd (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

29 Sept 2022 · Circular economy

Meeting with Margrete Auken (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Sept 2022 · Circularity in the plastic industry

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

5 Sept 2022 · Invitation to K-fair 2022; chemical recycling; high energy prices related challenges of the plastics industry

Meeting with Romana Jerković (Member of the European Parliament) and European Environmental Bureau

22 Jun 2022 · Sustainable carbon cycles as a shadow rapporteur for the (2022/2053(INI)) report Sustainable carbon cycles

Meeting with Sara Matthieu (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Environmental Bureau

11 May 2022 · Waste Shipment Regulation

Response to Review of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives

21 Feb 2022

Response to Measures to reduce the release of microplastics in the environment

18 Jan 2022

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008

17 Jan 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism

5 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and Regulation (EU) 2015/757

5 Nov 2021

Response to Commission Communication on a policy framework for biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics

26 Oct 2021

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 3 other interest representatives

13 Oct 2021 · European Green Deal and chemical recycling

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

21 Sept 2021 · Discuss the European Plastics industry contribution to the EU circular economy and long term climate goals

Response to Revision of the Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

1 Jun 2021

Response to Revision of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45 EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (CLP Regulation)

1 Jun 2021

Response to Back-to-back evaluation and impact assessment for the review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Directive 2008/56/EC)

6 May 2021

Response to Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/844/EU of 30 May 2018)

19 Mar 2021

Response to Revision of EU rules on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (food contact materials)

28 Jan 2021

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... determining revised benchmark values for free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 pursuant to Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

18 Dec 2020

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives

17 Dec 2020

Response to Sustainable Products Policy Legislative Initiative

30 Oct 2020

Response to Review of the Construction Products Regulation

15 Aug 2020

Response to Revision of Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to reinforce the essential requirements for packaging and assess the feasibility to establish EU level packaging waste prevention measures and targets

5 Aug 2020

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Annexes III, IIIA, IV, V and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste

17 Jul 2020

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

1 Jul 2020 · coronacrisis and plastic pollution

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)

24 Jun 2020 · European Green Deal, circular economy and actions on plastics

Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

17 Apr 2020 · Plastics in the Green Deal, circular economy and Covid-19 crisis

Response to Communication on a new Circular Economy Action Plan

17 Jan 2020

Response to Fitness Check on the relevant EU legislation on endocrine disruptors

10 Jul 2019

Response to Revision of the Guidelines on certain State aid measures in the context of the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme post-2020

15 Jan 2019

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

17 Dec 2018 · Circular Economy

Response to Evaluation of Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (ROHS)

11 Oct 2018

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 [on general food law], Directive 2001/18/EC [on the deliberate release into the environment of GMOs], Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 [on GM food and feed], Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 [on feed additives], Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 [on smoke flavourings], Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 [on food contact materials], Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 [on the common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 [on plant protection products] and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 [on novel foods]

25 Jun 2018

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

2 May 2018 · Single Use Plastic

Response to Commission Implementing Decision regarding the adjustments to free allocation of emission allowances under the EU ETS due to production level changes for the period 2021-2030 revising Decision 2011/278/EU

17 Apr 2018

Response to Communication from the Commission updating the 2012 European Bioeconomy Strategy

20 Mar 2018

Response to Proposal for the revision of Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption (Drinking Water Directive)

28 Mar 2017

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and 3 other interest representatives

28 Mar 2017 · Plastics Value Chain

Response to COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) .../… amending, for the purpose of adopting specific limit values for chemicals used in toys, Appendix C to Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys, as regards bisphenol A

24 Aug 2016

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine-disrupting properties pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012

27 Jul 2016

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

11 Jan 2016 · Bisphenol A

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

8 Dec 2015 · Courtesy visit-Presentation of Plastics Europe

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

9 Jun 2015 · Single Market

Meeting with Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

17 Apr 2015 · French suspension of the use of Bisphenol A (BPA)-based materials for packaging products

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)

19 Mar 2015 · Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency

Meeting with Aurore Maillet (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella), Heidi Jern (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

18 Mar 2015 · Circular Economy

Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

18 Mar 2015 · Circular Economy

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

17 Mar 2015 · BISPHENOL A

Meeting with Eveline Lecoq (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

10 Mar 2015 · Bioeconomy

Meeting with Maria Da Graca Carvalho (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

17 Feb 2015 · Meeting with PlasticsEurope on waste legislation

Meeting with Pierre Schellekens (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

29 Jan 2015 · Energy Union

Meeting with Aurore Maillet (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

9 Jan 2015 · Circular Economy Package

Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

12 Dec 2014 · Waste legislation