European Association of Chemical Distributors
Budget
€25 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Fecc is the voice of the Chemical Distribution Industry in Europe and represents around 1,600 companies of which many are small and medium sized companies (SMEs). Fecc and its members contribute to innovation and sustainability besides adding value in the supply chain, by sourcing, developing, marketing, and distributing a wide range of specialty chemicals and ingredients to over one million downstream users ranging from automotive, electronics, paint, construction to pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food and nutrition industries, each with their own specialised needs. Fecc promotes initiatives such as Responsible Care, Product Stewardship and Good Trade and Distribution Practices. Fecc and its working committees provide services and information on current and proposed legislation to the members while at the same time providing feedback to the European Institutions.
EU Legislative Interests
- REACH implementation - Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) - Biocidal products - Quality Requirements for the supply to the pharmaceutical, food, feed and cosmetics industry - International trade of chemicals - Market access third countries - Explosives and Drug precursors - Transport & Security Issues, e.g. Explosives Precursors Regulation (EU) 2019/1148 - The Seveso Directive - Trade Policy, e.g. Brexit - Competition Policy - EU Industry Policy - Circular Economy / EU Green Deal - Sustainability - Digitalization (e.g. Digital Transport and Logistics Forum - DTLF) / Artificial Intelligence
Communication Activities
- Responsible Care programme a voluntary initiative to improve health, safety, security and environmental performance of the chemical distribution sector. - EU-OSHA Campaign - Safety at work - EU Industry Days - Webinars to facilitate regulatory compliance and good practice exchange (Guidelines)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Member of the International Chemical Trade Association http://icta-chem.org/ Affiliate member to Cefic http://www.cefic.org/ Member of EuroCommerce: http://www.eurocommerce.eu/
Organisation Members
https://www.fecc.org/about-fecc/company-members/ https://www.fecc.org/about-fecc/national-associations/
Additional Information
The above amount is an estimate of the percentage of each employee devoted to direct representation based upon their annual salary. It does not include costs of travel.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.