Assoziation ökologischer Lebensmittelherstellerinnen und -hersteller e.V.
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2022 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | Challenges and perspectives in the organics sector | — |
| 24 Feb 2022 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | Challenges and perspectives in the organics sector | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Die Assoziation ökologischer Lebensmittelherstellerinnen und -hersteller (AöL) ist ein Zusammenschluss von über 130 Unternehmen der Lebensmittelwirtschaft. Ihre europäischen Mitglieder erwirtschaften einen Bio-Umsatz von über 5 Milliarden Euro. Die AöL-Mitglieder arbeiten für ökologische, menschengemäße und zukunftsfähige Lebensmittel. Der gesamte Weg von der Erzeugung, über die Verarbeitung und den Handel in Beziehung zum Konsumenten ist wertbestimmend. Kooperation und Meinungsaustausch unter den Mitgliedern sind Erfolgsfaktoren und Grundlage gemeinsamen politischen Handelns. Im Zentrum unserer Arbeit steht die politische Interessensvertretung auf nationaler und europäischer Ebene sowie die Förderung des Austauschs und der Kooperation unserer Mitglieder.
EU Legislative Interests
- Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as well as secondary legislation - Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 - Directive (EU) 2022/2464 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Directive 2013/34/EU, as regards corporate sustainability reporting - Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain - Directive (EU) 2024/825 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2024 amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU as regards empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and through better information - Proposal for a Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) - regulatory approaches on sustainable food systems - regulatory approaches on new genomic techniques - participation in Commission public consultations about Organic farming and food, as well as sustainable food systems
Communication Activities
- Organic Market Conference in Brussels with members of the EU Commission and EU Parlament as guests https://www.aoel.org/pm-omc-25/ - press release on New Genomic Techniques https://www.aoel.org/neue-genomische-techniken/ - Press release on Communication on vegan products https://www.aoel.org/neues-rechtsgutachten-von-food-watch-sieht-in-veggie-verbot-einen-verstoss-gegen-eu-recht-eu-verschiebt-entscheidung/ -Press release and Position paper on the structural changes within the food market https://www.aoel.org/krisenfeste-lebensmittelwirtschaft-sichern/ - Publish AöLs position in public consultations on the EU organic legislation - Public sessions and events with EU Commission or national authorities during Biofach 2026 https://www.aoel.org/kreativ-und-mutig-in-einem-bewegten-umfeld/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
- IFOAM Organics Europe https://www.organicseurope.bio/ - IFOAM Organics International https://www.ifoam.bio/ - Lebensmittelverband Deutschland https://www.lebensmittelverband.de/ - supporting member of OPTA - Organic Processing and Trade Association Europe http://opta.bio/ - supporting member of Bundesverband nachhaltige Wirtschaft e.V. (Federal Organisation of Green Businesses) https://www.bnw-bundesverband.de/ - Supporting member of Food made in Germany https://fmig-online.de/
Organisation Members
A list of our members is provided and regularly updated on our website: https://www.aoel.org/mitglieder/ A list of other organisations we are in contact with is published here https://www.aoel.org/netzwerk/
Additional Information
The EU grants from the Horizon-IA project InnoFoodLabs state only the amount which is directly adressed to AöL activities. We have received a little more within the project, but that money is paid by us to the Living Labs within the project, so will not pay for AöL activites.