Late September 2014, the Finnish Government announced that it will not be putting to action the raise of the tax on sweets for 2015 agreed upon earlier in budget negotiations. The tax raise had been re-evaluated after the frame decision and the autumn budget negotiations. The Government also said that the preconditions for the possible implementation of a sugar tax would be re-evaluated. In 2013, a Government-appointed working group found that there were no grounds for the adoption of a sugar tax until the obligation to report sugars content (naturally present sugars as well as added sugars treated in the same way) comes into effect after the transition period of the EU regulation (1169/2011) in December 2016.
ENSA reactive statement – Opinion of the Advocate General on the use of the algae lithothamnium in organic products
23 December 2020
ENSA reactive statement – Opinion of the Advocate General on the use of the algae lithothamnium in organic products The Advocate General of…
ENSA contribution consultation Organic Action Plan
27 November 2020
There is a consensus among the scientific community on the needs to rebalance our current dietary patterns to consume less animal protein…
Denominations of plant-based food and drink products: European Parliament sends mixed message ahead of trilogue negotiations on CAP Reform
23 October 2020
The European Plant-based Foods Association (ENSA) is puzzled by the outcome of today’s vote on the Common Market Organisation (CMO)…
Joint letter to MEPs – Aligning CMO with Farm to Fork
9 October 2020
The European Plant-based Foods Association (ENSA), together with other 40 stakeholders, call on Members of the European Parliament to…
ENSA reactive statement – Farm to Fork Strategy
20 May 2020
The European Plant-based Foods Association (ENSA) warmly welcomes the publication of the Commission’s Farm to Fork and Biodiversity…
ENSA’s perspective on the European Commission’s Farm to Fork Strategy
17 March 2020
The European Plant-based Foods Association (ENSA) strongly supports the objectives of the European Commission’s Farm to Fork strategy to…