European Fair Trade Association (EFTA)

European Fair Trade Association (EFTA) is an association of eleven Fair Trade importers in nine European countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom). EFTA was established in 1987 by some of the oldest and largest Fair Trade importers. It gained formal status in 1990. EFTA is currently based in the Netherlands.

The aim of EFTA is to support its member organizations in their work and to encourage them to cooperate and coordinate. It facilitates the exchange of information and networking, creates conditions for labour division and identifies and develops joint projects. It does this by organizing meetings of members and by circulating information to them. It also maintains a database of EFTA suppliers, called Fairdata, which contains details on suppliers and their products.

www.european-fair-trade-association.org