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Centraal Bureau Levensmiddelenhandel

Business / industry · Consumer & retail · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Centraal Bureau Levensmiddelenhandel appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€10,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Het CBL is de brancheorganisatie van supermarkten en foodservicebedrijven in Nederland. Wij vertegenwoordigen de sector in gesprekken met politiek, overheid, toezichthouders en maatschappelijke organisaties, en werken samen met ketenpartners aan oplossingen die bijdragen aan een toegankelijke en toekomstbestendige voedselketen.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party229%
Patriots for Europe229%
European Conservatives & Reformists114%
Renew Europe114%
Socialists & Democrats114%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2024).

2022
1
2023
0
2024
3
2025
3

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

Bert-Jan Ruissen
1 meeting · ECR
Ingeborg ter Laak
1 meeting · EPP
Ton Diepeveen
1 meeting · PfE
Sebastian Kruis
1 meeting · PfE
Jeannette Baljeu
1 meeting · Renew

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
18 Mar 2025Sebastian KruisSupply chain and territorial supply constraints
18 Mar 2025Ton DiepeveenKennismakingsgesprek
27 Jan 2025Dirk GotinkEU single market legislation, territorial supply constraints
18 Dec 2024Ingeborg ter LaakDue diligence, packaging, labels
24 Sep 2024Jeannette BaljeuTerritorial supply constraints
11 Sep 2024Bert-Jan RuissenSupermarkten
25 Oct 2022Lara WoltersMeeting CBL on due diligence in supermarket sector

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