Europatat

EuropatatFormation| 1952; 73 years ago (1952)

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Type| IGO
Legal status| Trade association
Purpose| Lobby
Headquarters| Rue des Deux Églises 26
Location|

* Brussels, Belgium

Coordinates| 50°50′34″N 4°22′31″E﻿ / ﻿50.8429°N 4.3753°E﻿ / 50.8429; 4.3753

Region served

| Europe
Membership| 70

Secretary General

| Berta Redondo

Technical Affairs Director

| Romans Vorss
Website| europatat.eu

Formerly called

| European Union for the Wholesale Trade in Potatoes

Europatat, or the European Potato Trade Association, is a trade association of European national associations and companies involved in the trade of seed potatoes and ware potatoes. Europatat was established in 1952 and is located in Brussels, Belgium.

## History

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Europatat was established on 12 January 1952 under the name European Union for the Wholesale Trade in Potatoes in Paris. Its first members were Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands and Switzerland.[1]

In September 2014, Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago replaced Frédéric Rosseneu as Secretary general of Europatat.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Europatat, the European potato trade association celebrates 60th anniversary". Potatopro.com. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
2. ^ "Europatat appoints Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago as new Secretary General". Potatopro.com. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

## External links

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* Official website

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