European Rural Poultry Association
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | Andrea Gavinelli Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the revision of the animal welfare legislation | SRC |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Andrea Gavinelli Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the revision of the animal welfare legislation | — |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Luis Carazo Jimenez Head of Unit | Opening of the organic basic regulation and requests for simplification from the poultry sector | SRC |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Luis Carazo Jimenez Head of Unit | Opening of the organic basic regulation and requests for simplification from the poultry sector | — |
| 14 Apr 2025 | Christophe Hansen Commissioner | Poultry marketing standards, organic farming, CAP support and animal welfare | — |
| 14 Apr 2025 | Brigitte Misonne Acting Director | Poultry marketing standards, organic farming, CAP support and animal welfare | — |
| 14 Apr 2025 | Christophe Hansen Commissioner | Poultry marketing standards, organic farming, CAP support and animal welfare | SRC |
| 14 Apr 2025 | Brigitte Misonne Acting Director | Poultry marketing standards, organic farming, CAP support and animal welfare | SRC |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and animal welfare | SRC |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and animal welfare | — |
| 07 Feb 2023 | Andreas Schneider Cabinet member | On-going revision of the EU marketing standards for poultry meat | SRC |
| 07 Feb 2023 | Andreas Schneider Cabinet member | On-going revision of the EU marketing standards for poultry meat | — |
| 02 Feb 2021 | Maciej Golubiewski Cabinet member | Opening speech, Online ERPA Conference | SRC |
| 02 Feb 2021 | Maciej Golubiewski Cabinet member | Opening speech, Online ERPA Conference | — |
| 14 Oct 2020 | Janusz Wojciechowski Commissioner | CAP, animal welfare | SRC |
| 14 Oct 2020 | Janusz Wojciechowski Commissioner | CAP, animal welfare | — |
| 24 Sept 2020 | Lukas Visek Cabinet member | Sustainable poultry production | — |
| 24 Sept 2020 | Lukas Visek Cabinet member | Sustainable poultry production | SRC |
| 25 Feb 2015 | Cristina Rueda Catry Cabinet member | Nouveau règlement sur l'agriculture biologique et ses conséquences pour la production de volailles biologiques; termes réservés de qualité en volailles de chair | SRC |
| 25 Feb 2015 | Cristina Rueda Catry Cabinet member | Nouveau règlement sur l'agriculture biologique et ses conséquences pour la production de volailles biologiques; termes réservés de qualité en volailles de chair | — |
Mission & Goals
ERPA is a European association created in 2007 to: - represent professional producers of rural poultry in the EU - help preserve rural poultry production and its genetic diversity in Europe, by recognizing its specificities in the European legislationfarming, - promote in particular extensive and family-based methods of production, free range farming and coloured birds from rustic slow-growing strains.
EU Legislative Interests
Follow-up of the European Regulation or Legislation concerning: poultry, eggs, quality, animal health, animal welfare, organic farming, quality signs.
Communication Activities
Webinar in March 2022: "RURAL POULTRY: In line with European sustainability ambitions" Webinar in February 2021: "Humans, animals and territories: The EU rural poultry sector contributes to sustainable and resilient food systems" February 2020: Conference-Debate of ERPA at the European Parliament - Brussels: "Rural poultry and the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): challenges and opportunities"
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
COLLEGE DES PRODUCTEURS (Belgium) AVIALTER - ASOCIACION PROFESIONAL DE LA AVICULTURA ALTERNATIVA (Spain) FAC - FEDERACIO AVICOLA CATALANA (Spain) CNADA (France) SNA (France) SYNALAF (France) VOFM (France) LOHMANN (France - Germany) HUBBARD (France - Germany) HENDRIX GENETICS LAYERS – ISA (France) HY LINE FRANCE (France - Germany) NOVOGEN (France) SASSO (France - The Netherlands) DOMINANT GENETIKA (Czech Republic)