Apex-Brasil Brussels-Europe

EU Legislative Interests

- Due Diligence; - Farm-to-fork, including the sustainable use of pesticides, plant health regulation - Regulation on Deforestation-free products - Fit-for-55, Clean Industrial Deal including CBAM, the CO2 emission standards for cars and vans - Trade and sustainable development - EU trade agreements - EU competitive compass - CBAM regulation - Sustainable use of pesticides - Bioeconomy strategy - Monitor EU policies and analyse their impact on Brazilian companies’ ability to export products and services to the European Union - Engage with key stakeholders in EU-Mercosur and EU-Brazil relations - Engage with EU decision-makers to promote trade between the EU and Brazil - Monitor EU policies and analyse their impact on Brazilian companies’ ability to export products and services to the European Union

Communication Activities

Publications: Mercosur-European Union Dialogue (ISBN 978-85-66713-05-3) Events: Dialogue on sustainable food and agriculture: building a low-emissions future (November 2018) FFA - Forum for the Future of Agriculture (April 2019) Dialogue on sustainable food and agriculture: building resilient farming through international trade (December 2019) Agri-Sustainability Talks 2019 (November 2019) Food production and the trade map: buying local vs buying global (November 2020) Dialogue on Sustainable Food and Agriculture: Leading the transition Sharing experiences on carbon farming & precision agriculture (November 2020) Agri-Sustainability Talks 2020 (December 2020) FFA Portugal 2021 - Forum for the Future of Agriculture (May 2021) The road to COP26: what is the role of biofuels? (September 2021) The road to COP26: is beef climate change villain? (September 2021) Options for a sustainable Irish transport system: how to achieve carbon neutrality? (November 2021) COOPERATIVISM AND THE ESG AGENDA (November 2021) Brazil Talks - sustainability, innovation and productivity (February 2022) Brazil Talks - Energy transition: challenges and opportunities in Brazil (March 2022) Brasil Talks - Initiatives for a sustainable industry in Brazil (April 2022) FFA - Forum for the Future of Agriculture (April 2022) AgriTalks Madrid - El futuro que deseamos construir: La colaboración agroambiental entre Brasil y España (May 2022) AgriTalks Berlim - A transformação verde da agropecuária no Brasil e na Alemanha (May 2022) AgriTalks Roma - Inovações para a Sustentabilidade Agropecuária: Experiências de Brasil e Itália (May 2022) AGRITALKS LISBOA - Inovações para a sustentabilidade no setor agropecuário: experiências de Brasil e Portugal (September 2022) OECD - Seminar “Brazil and Portugal: building a sustainable economy” – AGRITALKS OECD (September 2022) WTO Public Forum - Tropical agriculture: a sustainable alternative for world supply chain (September 2022) FFA Regional Spain – Participation in Session 1 - Sustainable production increases trade? (April 2023) WTO Public Forum 2023 – Session 28 Inclusive policies in the Amazon: local development as a driver for environmental conservation (September 2023) Conference Soil Health 2023 (December 2023) FFA - Forum for the Future of Agriculture (April 2024) Amazon Week - Berlin, Brussels and Paris (September 2024) Amazon Week - Berlin, Brussels and Paris (June 2025) Brazil-EU Dialogue: Brasile e Italia - Dialogo sull'agricoltura sostenibile: la scienza per nutrire il mondo - Roma (April 2025) Apex meeting with the Brazilian Trade Promotion and Investment Sector, the Science, Technology, and Innovation Sector; and Agricultural Attachés in the EU. Included dialogue with representatives of the European Union (European Parliament, European Commission, and Council) - Brussels (May 2025) Brazil-EU Dialogue: Forum de Afaceri România Brazilia - Bucharest (Sept. 2025) ------- Brazil Agri Food Facts: ApexBrasil manages the coalition named Brazil Agri Food Facts formed by 15 associations of the agriculture and food chains in the country. In Europe, ApexBrasil Brussels-Europe coordinates campaigns and actions within the scope of the coalition. The coalition does not configure any sort of membership or affiliation, being a partnership of equal parts. Nonetheless, the completed list of partner associations of the coalition is provided in the respective section of this register. Brazil Agri Food Facts events: Dialogue on Sustainable Food and Agriculture: Science & Resilience in Agri-Food (16 November 2022) Dialogue on Sustainable Food and Agriculture 2023: - Rome (October 2023) - Paris (October 2023) - Brussels (November 2023) - London – AgriSustainability Talks (November 2023) Interview published in the Parliament Magazine from November 2025 (How Brazilian Farmers Complement Europe's Food Security)

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Organisation Members

About Brazil Agri Food Facts: ApexBrasil manages the coalition named Brazil Agri-Food Facts, formed by 15 other associations of the agriculture and food chains in the country. In Europe, ApexBrasil Brussels-Europe coordinates campaigns and actions within the scope of the coalition. The coalition does not configure any sort of membership or affiliation, being a partnership of equal parts. Nonetheless, the list of partner associations of the coalition is herein provided: ABIA; ABIEC; ABIOVE; ABPA; ABRAFRUTAS; ABRAPA; APROBIO; BSCA; CITRUS; CROPLIFE; CNA; OCB; UNICA;

Additional Information

This register has been updated including information about the coalition Brazil Agri-Food Facts, properly described in previous fields, that was formed in 2022 and has its actions coordinated by ApexBrasil’s Headquarters. The financial data included to the intermediary described in this register refers to the contract between ApexBrasil’s headquarters and this intermediary for actions involving the coalition Brazil Agri-Food Facts as a whole (not necessarily related to the actions performed by ApexBrasil Brussels Europe), and do not represent financial payments conducted by ApexBrasil Brussels Europe, to whom this register relates. The sum relates to the costs of the activities described by this register and conducted by ApexBrasil Brussels Europe.