ELSEVIE/ACTIVITIES

ELSEVIE: HELLENIC ASSOCIATION OF FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS
MEMBER:
EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY (CEC)
HELLENIC FEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (SEV)
EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF THE SHOE RETAILERS ASSOCIATIONS (CEDDEC)

The Hellenic Association of Footwear manufacturers and exporters (ELSEVIE) constitutes the main representative body of the Greek footwear sector. Members of the association are the 95 largest companies of the sector, responsible for almost the whole volume of Greek production and exports.
ACTIVITIES
On national level
• Communicates regularly with the public administration, social partners and other entities, which show views and initiatives to promote the development of the sector.
• Participates in the work and is a member of the General Council of the Hellenic Federation of
Enterprises (SEV).
• Organizes the HELLENIC SHOE FAIR, involving 250 manufacturing and commercial enterprises.
• Systematically informs its members with workshops and newsletters of economic, technological, commercial and community issues and programs related to the activities of the sector.
• Signs the Sectoral Working Convention.
• Promotes the Greek footwear to the press.
• Distributes the shoe labeling tags for the implementation of the relevant EU legislation.
• Receives and informs all foreign buyers interested in the Greek production.
• Represents the footwear business in any event, conference and committee related to the
activity.
• It monitors developments in technology and education as the main shareholder (of the sector
bodies) and a member of the Board of Directors of the technical center ELKEDE and footwear
school.
• Prepares, collects and processes statistics and studies on footwear.
• Contributes to the development of information technologies in the industry with:
- The network infrastructure that includes:
• www.elsevie.gr - The website of the Association.
• www.yashoe.gr - Search engine information for the footwear industry.
• www.hellenicshoefair.gr - The website of the sector fair.
- The installation of special software for footwear production.
On International level
• Communicates regularly with officials of the European Commission for the organization
of Community policy in the sector.
• It represents Greece in the European Confederation of the footwear industry (C.E.C.).
• It represents Greece in the European Confederation of the shoe retailers associations (CEDDEC).
• Participates in community consultation missions and the promotion of exports to third countries.
• Prepares studies and collects data on foreign markets.
• Works with counterparts in EU countries shared programs.
• It claims the Greek footwear industry with publications and events.
• Organizes the participation of Greek firms to foreign fairs.