France Industrie is a professional organisation and lobby created in 2018, managed by Alexandre Saubot since the end of 2020. Its aim is to promote the industry in France and to represent the sector and its members.[1]

France Industrie
Formation24 April 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-24)
HeadquartersParis
Region served
France
Membership
67 companies
President
Alexandre Saubot
Websitewww.franceindustrie.org

In 2020, the organisation has 67 members, including 44 major French private and public companies and 23 industry sector federations.

History

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France Industrie has been created in early 2018 by bringing together two pre-existing organisations, the Cercle de l'Industrie and the Groupe des fédérations industrielles (GFI).[2] Its aim is to centralise French industrial communication,[3] following the example of its German (BDI) and Italian (Confindustria) counterparts.[4]

The first president of France Industrie is Philippe Varin,[5] former president of the Cercle de l'Industrie, and the vice-president is Philippe Darmayan, former president of GFI. In November 2020, Alexandre Saubot, the CEO of a medium-sized company, took over the presidency.[6]

Organization

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Members

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France Industrie brings together 44 private and public companies from all industrial sectors, as well as 23 sectoral federations that are members of the MEDEF.[7]

Board of directors

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The Board of Directors of the organisation is composed of 7 Presidents of the College of Industrial Companies, as well as 7 Presidents of the College of Industrial Federations. The President is Alexandre Saubot (CEO of Haulotte).[8]

Lobbying activity

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With the European Union institutions

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France industrie has been registered in the European Commission's transparency register for interest representatives since 2009, and in 2018 declared annual expenses of between €50,000 and €100,000 for this activity.[9]

In France

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France industrie declares to the Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique that it carries out lobbying activities in France for an amount not exceeding 400,000 euros for the year 2019.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "France industrie en appelle à l'Etat pour la relance économique". LEFIGARO. July 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Nouvelle, L'Usine (October 2, 2017). "France Industrie parlera au nom de toute l'industrie" – via www.usinenouvelle.com. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Afp, Sudouest fr avec (January 17, 2020). "L'industrie française reprend des couleurs depuis deux ans" – via Sud Ouest.
  4. ^ "Philippe Varin, futur lobbyiste en chef de l'industrie française". Le Monde.fr. October 2, 2017 – via Le Monde.
  5. ^ "Philippe Varin, président de France Industrie". July 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Alexandre Saubot, un négociateur à la tête de France industrie". La Croix. November 28, 2020 – via www.la-croix.com.
  7. ^ Battais, Luc (5 May 2020). "France Industrie souhaite un plan de relance fondé sur la décarbonation". www.strategieslogistique.com.
  8. ^ "Ouest France - entretien avec Alexandre Saubot". France Industrie. May 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "Transparency Register". ec.europa.eu.
  10. ^ "Fiche France Industrie".
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