European Dairy Association

The European Dairy Association (EDA) is a representative of the milk processing industry in the European Union. The EDA's headquarters are located in Schuman, Brussels. The legal status of EDA under Belgian law is AISBL.

History

The association was founded in 1995 by a merger of different dairy associations with ASSILEC,^[1]^[2] the predecessor organisation of the EDA. Its founding members were the national dairy associations of ASSILEC. Since its foundation, the development of the EDA has followed the further enlargement of the European Union and the deepening of EU policies. Today, the membership of the EDA has 22 national associations.

Action

The EDA voices the priorities of the milk processing industry on an EU level. On behalf of and in close cooperation with its members (national dairy associations), the association acts and interacts with international and EU institutions, non-governmental organisations, the international media and other relevant stakeholders (Codex Alimentarius, WTO).^[3]

Presidents

Term of office	President
1995-1998	Fin Christiansen (DK)
1998-1999	Luc Morelon (FR)
1999-2004	Robert Brzusczak (BE)
2004-2008	Veijo Merilainen (FI)
2008-2012	Werner Buck (NL)
2012-2021	Michel Nalet (FR)
2021-today	Giuseppe Ambrosi (IT)

Term of office	Secretary General
1995-2002	Antoon. J van de Ven (NL)
2002-2013	Johan Kleibeuker (NL)
2013-Today	Alexander Anton^[4] (FR/DE)

Membership

The membership of the European Dairy Association (EDA) is composed of the national dairy associations representing the national dairy processors (private companies and cooperatives).

Austria: Vereinigung Osterreichischer Milchverarbeiter (VÖM)
Belgium: Confédération belge de l'industrie laitière (CBL)
Germany: Milchindustrie-Verband (MIV)
France: Association de la production laitière (ATLA)
Czech Republic: Czech Moravian
Denmark: Mejeriforeningen
Estonia: Eesti Piimaliit
Finland: Finnish Milk Processors and Dairy
Greece: SEVGAP (Hellenic Association of Milk and Dairy Products Industry)
Ireland: Irish Dairy Industries Association (IDIA)
Italy: ASSOLATTE
Luxembourg: Association laitière Luxembourgeoise (A.L.L)
Netherlands: Nederlandse Zuivel Organisatie (NZO)
Poland: Zwiazek Polskich Przetworcow Mlka (ZPPM)
Portugal: Federaçao Nacional das Cooperativas de Productores de Leite (FENALAC)
Slovenia: Slovene Dairy association
Spain: Federacion National de Industrias Lacteas (FENIL)
Sweden: Federacion of Swedish Farmers

The EDA is a member of the EU umbrella organisation FoodDrinkEurope.^[5]

External links

References

^ internationale, Agriculture. "Le lait, une énergie durable". www.agriculture-internationale.com
^ Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences, 2e édition, volume 4, Academic Press., 2011
^ Henning, Christian H. C. A. (2000-01-01). Macht und Tausch in der europäischen Agrarpolitik: eine positive Theorie kollektiver Entscheidungen (in German). Campus Verlag
^ "Alexander Anton, European Dairy Association - Dairy Sustainability Framework". Dairy Sustainability Framework. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
^ "FoodDrinkEurope". fooddrinkeurope.eu. 2017.

[1] ternationale, Agriculture. "Le lait, une énergie durable". www.agriculture-internationale.com

[2] Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences, 2e édition, volume 4, Academic Press., 2011

[3] Henning, Christian H. C. A. (2000-01-01). Macht und Tausch in der europäischen Agrarpolitik: eine positive Theorie kollektiver Entscheidungen (in German). Campus Verlag

[4] "Alexander Anton, European Dairy Association - Dairy Sustainability Framework". Dairy Sustainability Framework. Retrieved 2017-01-10.

[5] "FoodDrinkEurope". fooddrinkeurope.eu. 2017.

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