General Assembly & membership at Open Food Facts

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Dear Open Food Facts community,

Open Food Facts is not only an open database of food products. It is also an association.

As such, we’re happy to invite you to our next General Assembly that will take place on:

:spiral_calendar: Wednesday July 1st 2027 from 6 to 9 pm (Europe/Paris time).

Video call link : https://meet.google.com/ghg-cyfh-tqw

Or dial : ‪(FR) +33 1 87 40 46 54‬ PIN: ‪342 692 690‬#

More phone numbers : https://tel.meet/ghg-cyfh-tqw?pin=9967181460413

It’s a key moment for the Open Food Facts community to come together, reflect on what we’ve achieved, and shape what comes next. We’d love for you to be part of it.

You can become a member of the Open Food Facts association by contributing a small membership fee.

Membership helps support the infrastructure and ongoing work behind the project, and gives you a voice in key decisions, including at the General Assembly.

As a member, you can apply to the board of directors and put forward motions for a vote.

If you wish to take part in voting, you can join the association, or if you are already a member, you must be up to date with your membership fees by going through the membership procedure again.

  • :fr: A useful reminder: for French residents, membership and any additional donation entitle you to a 66% tax reduction on your income tax. For example: if I donate €20 in addition to the €10 membership fee, I get a 66% reduction of €30, i.e. €19.80: the €30 for Open Food Facts costs me €10.20.

:white_check_mark:Join as a member : https://donorbox.org/open-food-facts-association-membership

Page FR: https://donorbox.org/devenez-membre-de-lassociation-open-food-facts

:white_check_mark: Voting process: ​​https://wiki.openfoodfacts.org/Open_Food_Facts_Association_-_General_Meeting_-_2026

:white_check_mark: Election of the board page: https://wiki.openfoodfacts.org/Open_Food_Fact_Association_-_Election_of_the_board_-_2026

In the meantime, feel free to reach out if you have any questions, and we hope to see many of you there!

Warmly,
The Open Food Facts team :tangerine:

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Hello,

This is a kind reminder that the association’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday July 1st 2026 from 6pm to 9pm (CET), via videoconference and mostly in English (with subtitles in English or French), at the following link: https://link.openfoodfacts.org/2026-AG

The General Meeting is a key event in the project. Open Food Facts is an open project carried out by tens of thousands of volunteers worldwide. Most of our volunteers are not members of the association, but the latter enables us to formalize the project, give it a legal existence and guarantee its democratically discussed values. The General Assembly covers three main objectives:

  • discuss actions taken since the last General Meeting (vote on the 2025 moral report and the association’s financial report)

  • propose and discuss changes to the project and its governance

  • elect those who will represent the project during the year and make operational decisions until the next General Meeting

We thank you in advance for your participation!

Details of how to take part are given below.

Open Food Facts membership

If you wish to take part in voting, you can join the association, or if you are already a member, you must be up to date with your membership fees by going through the membership procedure again.

A useful reminder: for French residents, membership and any additional donation entitle you to a 66% tax reduction on your income tax.

For example: if I donate €20 in addition to the €10 membership fee, I get a 66% reduction of €30, i.e. €19.80: the €30 for Open Food Facts costs me €10.20.

Agenda

You can find the agenda on the wiki.

Voting

To vote, you must first be a member of the association and up to date with your membership fees. You will then receive an email from the Balotilo platform, with a link directing you to a voting form.

  • if you are not attending the General Meeting, please vote by midnight (Paris time) June 30th, 2026

  • if you attend the General Meeting on July 1st 2026, voting will be finalized during the General Meeting, giving you time to vote during the meeting.

You will be able to vote to:

The Annual General Meeting is an ideal time to take stock, and we look forward to your presence to enrich the debates and bring the project to life!

Thank you very much and see you soon,

The Open Food Facts Board of Directors and permanent team