The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

Date published 20 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Communication during trialogue in relation to Common Market Organisation aspect of proposed EU Commission policy regarding manditory contracts for farmers under Unfair Trading Practice

Intended results To express the ICOS support for a derogation for Co-operatives from manditory contracts and Member State Opt out.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Damien O'Reilly. Edward Carr

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.

Email (2-5)

Emails including a letter signed by ICOS President Edward Carr sent to the shadow rapporteur on the file regarding the ICOS position regarding the Common Market Organisation aspect of the EU Commission proposal.

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.

Barry Cowen MEP (European Parliament)