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Regional Sections

Membership in the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) is currently structured within four regional sections. While all members are united under the international umbrella of our association, receiving support and services from the WUWM office based in The Hague, the Netherlands, intensified collaboration at the regional level also helps to serve the specific promotion and support of certain interest areas and activities.

The current WUWM membership regions are:
  1. Europe
  2. America's (south, central and north)
  3. Asia/Pacific
  4. Africa
Regional meetings are held during the course of every WUWM Conference or Congress, with separate regional meetings or seminars arranged as the need may arise.

Information on the European Regional Group is provided below, with information on the other regional sections to be updated here shortly.

European Regional Group
The WUWM European Regional group is chaired by Honorary WUWM Chairman, Marc Spielrein

The WUWM EU Regional Group has been in existence since 2001 and has achieved the following important objectives:
  1. Initiated a comprehensive study and analysis of the wholesale market role and importance to the European food distribution chain;
  2. Proposed a new definition of a 'wholesale market' to be promoted and adopted at the European level;
  3. Met with the Commissioner and other representatives from the Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General within the EC, contributing comments to directives and proposals related to food hygiene and security in the European community;
  4. Met with European Members of Parliament to discuss issues impacting markets;
  5. Produced the WUWM Guide to Good Practice for European Wholesale Market Authorities in the EU (GPG). This Guide is pending adoption as a European Community Guide for the sector;
  6. Provided input into the European Commission's Agriculture DG consultation regarding the new Fruit and Vegetable Common Market Organization;

WUWM Meeting with European Commission Representatives

  1. Prepared a report on the environmental impact of wholesale markets in Europe;
  2. Provided WUWM members involved in EU integration with whatever support, information and guidance they might require;
  3. Developed links with other European associations to further increase the promotion and consolidation of wholesale markets within the European food distribution chain;
  4. Established links with various national associations within the European wholesale market industry.


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