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Association de l'Aviculture, de l'Industrie et du Commerce de Volailles dans les Pays de l'Union Europeenne asbl

Business group · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Association de l'Aviculture, de l'Industrie et du Commerce de Volailles dans les Pays de l'Union Europeenne asbl appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

19
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
€700k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The mission of the association is to defend the interests of the poultry processors and the poultry export and import trade in the countries of the European Union as well as protecting their rights and functions.”

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“Association endeavours to achieve this mission by: - establishing closer relations between the various affiliated organisations; - defining and implementing principles of economic policy relating to the poultry processing and the poultry export and import trade on the basis of the EU treaty; - reinforcing the contacts between the affiliated organisations on one hand and the national authorities and institutions of the European Union and all other authorities on the other hand; - defending the interests of its members by any useful procedure. the association does not have any profit making purpose.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party632%
Renew Europe526%
Socialists & Democrats421%
Patriots for Europe211%
European Conservatives & Reformists15%
Greens/EFA15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
1
2024
4
2025
7
2026
6

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Benoit Cassart
3 meetings · Renew
Daniel Buda
2 meetings · EPP
Maria Grapini
1 meeting · S&D
Norbert Lins
1 meeting · EPP
Maria Noichl
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Apr 2026Pekka ToveriEU agricultural exports and Ukraine's membership process
11 Mar 2026Daniel BudaAnimal transport
11 Mar 2026Pascal ArimontEffects of Mercosur deal and animal welfare policy
18 Feb 2026Benoit CassartPrésentation du Mouvement les Z'Homnivores
14 Jan 2026Csaba DömötörPotential negative impacts of EU-Mercosur Agreement on the EU poultry meat sector
12 Jan 2026Gabriel MatoMeeting with AVEC - EU Poultry meat sector
26 Nov 2025Sebastian KruisMercosur
13 Nov 2025David CormandTechnical briefing: “Mercosur Agreement – Agricultural and Societal Concerns, Beyond Market Access”
5 Nov 2025Benoit CassartPolitique de santé animal - Normes de commercialisation
2 Jul 2025Maria NoichlLivestock
21 Mar 2025Daniel BudaAnimal welfare during transport
13 Mar 2025Maria GrapiniWelfare of animals during transport
13 Mar 2025André Franqueira RodriguesProposta de Regulamento do bem estar dos animais durante o transporte
4 Dec 2024Benoit CassartAnimal transport
27 Nov 2024Asger ChristensenPoultry Processing and Trade

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