Profile

ETC is the central European Federation for national associations involved with tea (camellia sinensis).

It's aim is

• To facilitate close contacts between member organisations thus ensuring an open forum for the exchange of views on all relevant matters.
• To discuss matters of relevance to members with a view to taking joint action on matters affecting their common interest.
• To actively promote contact with EU officials and collaborate constructively with them and other Trade associations and organisations in the business interests of members.

At the same time, ETC's task is to do all such other lawful things as are in the interests of members.

ETC's activities focus on:

• quality control,
• food law.

Furthermore there are lively and interactive contacts with the countries of origin.

For further details please refer to our statutes.

Membership:

9 associations from 8 EU member states

Partner:

ETC is member of the Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA), Brussels, and co-operates closely with the European Herbal Infusions Association (EHIA).

The International Tea Committee offers commercial services on statistics - http://www.inttea.com

President:

Mr. Jochen Spethmann, Messrs. Ostfriesische Tee-Gesellschaft Laurens Spethmann GmbH & Co., Germany

Vice President:

Mr. Dr. Andrea D'Agostino,STAR Stabilimento Alimentare S.p.A., Italy

Contact:

European Tea Committee - ETC

Sonninstr. 28, 20097 Hamburg, Germany

e-mail: info@etc-online.org

Telephone: ++49-40-23 60 16 21

Facsimile: ++49-40-23 60 16 10

Secretary general: Mrs Dr. Monika Beutgen, lawyer

Personal Assistant: Mrs Myriam Zimmermann