- Defending the leather industry’s interests vis-à-vis the authorities in the areas of industrial and social policy, and of legal and environmental issues.
- Representing and defending the leather industry vis-à-vis EU and international organisations.
- Maintaining a dialogue between the social partners, at both domestic and European level.
- Advising and assisting manufacturers with exporting their products: seeking new outlets, involving and promoting the French tanning industry in events held abroad, market research.
- Facilitating members’ participation in domestic and international events.
- Promoting, guiding and organising scientific research in the fields covered by the leather industries.
- Monitoring the preparation of standards.
- Providing members with information on current legal and regulatory requirements, and how to apply them.
- Ensuring that legal provisions are complied with, in relation to product origin, fraud prevention, unfair competition, counterfeiting, and more generally, all provisions regulating the activities we represent.
- Encouraging the creation of groupings of companies with a view to developing strategies of mutual interest.
- Organising and developing the training provision within the industry.
- Promoting collaboration between industry and technical education in the field of leather.
Fédération Française
de la Tannerie Mégisserie
French Federation of Tanners