The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

Date published 21 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices in Business to Business Relations in the Food Supply Chain

Intended results The inclusion on specific amendments to the text relating to the operation of dairy cooperatives payment structures The inclusion of amendments to the text to prohibit specific unfair practices related to quality schemes To widen the scope of the directive to make it applicable to all businesses

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alison Graham

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with the offices of the officials involved to outline the issues within the text and how they would be addressed.

Email (2-5)

Exchange of multiple emails relating to the development of the text and its new wording.

Phone call (2-5)

Submission (2-5)

A written submission outlining the issues within the draft legislation and how they could be addressed.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Matt Carthy MEP (European Parliament)