The EU Vegetable Oil and Proteinmeal Industry
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2026 | Pierre Bascou Deputy Director-General | Impact of soya high ILUC-risk classification for EU crushing sector | SRC |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Pierre Bascou Deputy Director-General | Impact of soya high ILUC-risk classification for EU crushing sector | — |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Ricard Ramon I Sumoy Head of Unit | Discussion on policies or initiative affecting the sectors’ competitiveness. | SRC |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Ricard Ramon I Sumoy Head of Unit | Discussion on policies or initiative affecting the sectors’ competitiveness. | — |
| 05 Oct 2025 | Fabien Gehl Head of Unit | Meeting with FEDIOL | SRC |
| 05 Oct 2025 | Fabien Gehl Head of Unit | Meeting with FEDIOL | — |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Flavio Facioni Cabinet member | Challenges in the fields of plant protection products, contaminants, labelling policies | SRC |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Flavio Facioni Cabinet member | Challenges in the fields of plant protection products, contaminants, labelling policies | — |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Johannes Van Den Bossche Cabinet member | Risk of supply shortages for critical EU Agrifood- & feed-imports linked to geopolitical turbulence and EUDR implementation | — |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Johannes Van Den Bossche Cabinet member | Risk of supply shortages for critical EU Agrifood- & feed-imports linked to geopolitical turbulence and EUDR implementation | SRC |
| 28 Apr 2025 | Irene Sacristan Sanchez Head of Unit | Commission proposal on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGT proposal) | — |
| 28 Apr 2025 | Irene Sacristan Sanchez Head of Unit | Commission proposal on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGT proposal) | SRC |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | EU Deforestation Regulation | — |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | EU Deforestation Regulation | SRC |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Koen Dillen Head of Unit | Preparatory meeting for the FEDIOL event of 13 June 2025 | SRC |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Koen Dillen Head of Unit | Preparatory meeting for the FEDIOL event of 13 June 2025 | — |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Catherine Geslain-Laneelle Director | Exchange on view on the Vision on Agriculture and Food | — |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Catherine Geslain-Laneelle Director | Exchange on view on the Vision on Agriculture and Food | SRC |
| 13 Mar 2024 | Taru Haapaniemi Cabinet member | Meeting with the Fediol Concerns of the producers of the vegetable oils, especially EU soya producers, regarding the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation | — |
| 13 Mar 2024 | Taru Haapaniemi Cabinet member | Meeting with the Fediol Concerns of the producers of the vegetable oils, especially EU soya producers, regarding the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation | SRC |
| 09 Feb 2024 | Eglantine Cujo Cabinet member | Deforestation issues | SRC |
| 09 Feb 2024 | Eglantine Cujo Cabinet member | Deforestation issues | — |
| 23 Nov 2021 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | Deforestation | SRC |
| 23 Nov 2021 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | Deforestation | — |
| 09 Jul 2020 | Eglantine Cujo Cabinet member | To discuss issues related to global deforestation, such as measures to tackle deforestation and initiatives related to supply chain sustainability. | — |
Mission & Goals
FEDIOL is the federation representing the interests of the European Vegetable Oil and Proteinmeal Industry. Its mission consists in formulating and voicing common positions to contribute to a conducive regulatory framework within the EU, in developing professional principles and good manufacturing practices ensuring the quality and safety of our products, in helping the industry to understand and implement appropriately European legislation and in working at strengthening the sustainability and the competitiveness of the EU oilseed and vegetable oil processing industry.
EU Legislative Interests
Vision for Agriculture and Food; Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains; Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; ETS; Effort Sharing; Energy Taxation; Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM); Industrial Emissions Directive; RED 2030; EU Taxonomy; New Genomic Techniques; Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling; Country of Origin Labelling; Nutrient Profiles; legislation on food contaminants; legislation on pesticides MRLs; EU protein strategy; EU bioeconomy strategy; trade negotiations; Forced Labour Regulation; Common Market Organisation regulation; Omnibus proposals
Communication Activities
Distribution of sector's informative material (1st generation biofuels factsheet). Campaigns and social media outreach. FEDIOL General Assembly event "Level-playing field in agri-food processing" with participation of MEP and COM officials.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
FEDIOL is a member of PFP Primary Food Processors Roundtable for Responsible Soy EFISC-GTP European Feed and Food Ingredients Safety Certification aisbl Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (Associate member) European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA) Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium (FAIB) Other networks : Food & Feed Chain Coalition Agrifood Chain Roundtable on Pesticides Industrial Emissions Alliance
Organisation Members
The members of FEDIOL, the oilseed crushers and oils and fats processors, are represented through their respective national associations in various EU countries: www.fediol.eu/web/members/1011306087/list1187970090/f1.html DE : OVID - Verband der ölsaatenverarbeitenden Industrie in Deutschland e.V. BE : LIPROBEL DK : ADOP - The Association of Danish Oil and Oilseed Processors ES: AFOEX -Asociación Nacional de Empresas para el Fomento de las Oleaginosas, su Extracción y su Refino FI : FOPA - Finnish Oilseed Product Association FR: Huileries et Margarineries de France IT: ASSITOL Associazione Italiana dell' Industria Olearia NL: VERNOF Vereniging van Nederlandse Fabrikanten van Eetbare Olien en Vetten PL : PSPO Polskie Stowarzyszenie Producentów Oleju UK : SCOPA Seed Crushers' and Oil Processors' Association
Additional Information
The FEDIOL budget is financed by its member associations. The estimate of costs referred to under this point are taking into account: • An identified percentage of total staff time spent on direct lobbying activities in terms of salaries • Specific amounts for events organized linked to direct lobbying activity • Publications intended for lobbying activity