EuroConnect Project (Non-Food)

EuroConnect Project

Before filling in the application form for participation in the selection process please check that your company meets the following requirements:

General requirements (food, non-food, near-food):
• Products must be suitable for HoReCa
• Suppliers should be willing to produce under METRO’s own brands
• Products must meet EU requirements, i.e. on quality, safety, and Supply Chain aspects
• Suppliers should have a valid social compliance certificate, e.g. amfori BSCI or an equivalent social standard, or at least must pass a self-assessment questionnaire on social compliance provided by METRO as a (3-yr) stepping stone towards certification
• No pre-payment before delivery of goods

For Non-Food and Near-Food Suppliers:
• Suppliers should have a valid ISO 9001:2015 certificate or be willing to pass an internal METRO certification
• Suppliers should be able to organize the transport of deliveries themselves

Please be aware that meeting ALL these requirements is a necessary step to be considered for further evaluation, but it does not guarantee automatic selection for moving forward to the next selection round. The selection process may involve additional criteria and other factors beyond the mentioned requirements. The application form itself doesn’t mean the selection.

So, if your business meets the above-mentioned criteria, please fill out the application form below.

All application forms will be thoroughly revised, and preselected eligible suppliers (to be defined by METRO according to business relevance) will be invited to meetings with METRO procurement teams for presenting their businesses and products. The short-listed candidates will be equipped with further details related to the next steps separately. Please note that being pre-selected does not guarantee any business relationship with METRO.

Near-food product category refers to home care products (e.g. for cleaning and dishwashing), disposables (e.g. napkins and garbage bags), single-use tableware, and beauty/ personal care products.

1. Company name *

2. Company registration number *

3. Company incorporation date *

4. Please provide details of your representative office or subsidiary located in an EU country if you have one:

• Name
• Registration number
• Legal & factual address
• Website

5. Turnover of your company in 2024 *

6. The volume of export sales in 2024 *

7. What products suitable for HoReCa do you offer (briefly describe and provide main characteristics)? *

8. Do you have a a valid social compliance certificate, e.g. amfori BSCI or an equivalent social standard? *

Yes
No

Social compliance certificate or an equivalent social standard 1

Social compliance certificate or an equivalent social standard 2

If you do not have a valid social compliance certificate, please confirm that your company is ready to pass a self-assessment questionnaire on social compliance provided by METRO as a (3-yr) stepping stone towards certification

I confirm
I do not confirm

9. Please add a valid ISO 9001:2015 certificate or confirm that you are willing to pass an internal Metro certification

10. Describe your previous experience in exporting products into the EU market *

11. Has your company worked with multinational companies in the past (exported products to multinationals)? If yes, please provide examples of your collaboration with multinational clients *

12. Are you working with any Metro entity? If yes, which one *

13. Contact Person's Name and Surname (contact details of export director or CEO are preferable) *

14. Corporate Email Address to contact with *

15. Phone number to contact with *

16. Сorporate/Сompany website *

Please, be informed that joint data controllers, which collect and process your personal data in connection with sending this questionnaire, are the European Business Association, a legal entity incorporated under the legislation of Ukraine registered at the address: 8 Ostrozkykh Kniaziv Str., building 7, Kyiv, 01029, Ukraine (for correspondence: PO box No. 94, Kyiv, 01010, Ukraine), registration number (code EDRPOU) – 31811085 (hereinafter referred to as “the EBA”) and the Global Business for Ukraine Verein, a legal entity incorporated under the legislation of Switzerland registered at the address: Gotthardstrasse 26, Zug, 6300, Switzerland, registration number CHE-132.123.452 (hereinafter referred to as “the GB4U Association”). The EBA and the GB4U Association may contact you through the contact details mentioned in this questionnaire on matters related to your company's participation in the EuroConnect Project. *

The EBA will process your personal data according to its Privacy Policy available via the link -> https://eba.com.ua/en/terms-conditions-consent-personal-data-processing/

The GB4U Association will process your personal data according to its Privacy Policy available via the link -> https://www.gb4u.org/privacy-policy

I've read the above-mentioned conditions for the processing of my personal data and agree to such processing

As a result of completing this questionnaire by you, we may share your feedback and personal data with a co-implementing partner of the EuroConnect Project - METRO AG, a legal entity incorporated under the legislation of Germany registered at the address: Metro-Straße 1, 40235 Düsseldorf, registration number – HRB-Nr. 13665 Amtsgericht Düsseldorf, and its affiliated sales lines (see https://www.metroag.de/en/about-us/brands) (hereinafter referred to as “the METRO”). The METRO will act as a data controller in this respect and may contact you regarding your company's participation in the EuroConnect Project, particularly the preselection process, organizing meetings with the METRO procurement teams, if your company is selected by the METRO, etc. The METRO will process your personal data according to its Privacy Policy available via the link: https://www.metroag.de/en/data-privacy.

I've read the above-mentioned conditions for the processing of my personal data and allow transferring of my personal data to the METRO.

Declarations & guarantees

Statements obligatory to be confirmed by the applicant

I confirm that I am duly authorized to provide data and information about my company in this form in order to participate in the EuroConnect Project.

I confirm that the use of information (including its transferring to the METRO for the purposes of my company’s participation in the EuroConnect Project) provided by submitting this form will not constitute and will not lead to a breach of any confidentiality obligations (i.e., will not constitute the disclosure of trade secrets, etc.).

I confirm that the use of the information provided by submitting this form will not constitute any copyright infringement, nor will any remuneration be paid to the copyright owners of the respective objects for such use.