ASSOCIATION OF THE EUROPEAN SELF-MEDICATION INDUSTRY

Brussels | 7-8 October 2014

HERBAL (MEDICINAL) PRODUCTS, FOOD SUPPLEMENTS AND SELF-CARE MEDICAL DEVICES

PAVING THE WAY TOWARDS A COHERENT SYSTEM

Objectives of the conference 2014 is an important year in the EU agenda. Following the election to the European Par-liament in May, a new President of the Euro-pean Commission will be appointed in July. By the end of October all new Commission-ers are expected to be nominated. While some progress has been made over the last years in the development of a Euro-pean legislative framework in the fields of herbal medicinal products and food supple-ments, a number of key issues remain non-harmonised and are likely to be on the

agenda of the new European Commission and the new European Parliament. The AESGP conference on 7 and 8 October 2014 will be an excellent opportunity to take stock of the achievements made and what could or should be addressed in the next five years. The conference will also provide an update on the expected changes for the legislation on medical devices that are likely to be final-ly agreed upon in 2015.

FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE FOR HERBAL (MEDICINAL) PRODUCTS,

FOOD SUPPLEMENTS AND SELF-CARE MEDICAL DEVICES

Chair: Julie GIRLING, Member of the European Parliament

· Harald KANDOLF, Deputy Head of Cabinet, Commissioner Tonio Borg

· Andreas HENSEL, Professor, Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology and

Phytochemistry, University of Münster, Germany

· Ilaria PASSARANI, Head of the Food and Health Department, European

Consumer Organisation (BEUC)

· Peter LIESE, Member of the European Parliament

09.00

Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Tuesday, 7 October 2014 18.30 - 21.30 | RECEPTION & BUFFET DINNER IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S SALON DES MEMBRES

60, rue Wiertz, Brussels

19.00 Welcome by Markus FERBER, Member of the European Parliament

Roger SCARLETT-SMITH, AESGP President

Who should attend

Professionals interested in the political and regulatory developments around herbal (medicinal) products, food supplements and substances-based medical devices.

10.45 Coffee / Tea break

Opening: Roger SCARLETT-SMITH, AESGP President

CATEGORISATION OF HERBAL PRODUCTS

Chair: Pilar AYUSO, Member of the European Parliament

· Joris GEELEN, Federal Public Service, Health, Food Chain Safety and

Environment, Belgium

· Robert ANTON, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of

Strasbourg, France

· Vittorio SILANO, Medical School, II University of Rome, Italy

· Werner KNÖSS, Chair, Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC),

EMA

· Ioanna CHINOU, Chair, Working Party on Community Monographs and

Community List (MLWP), EMA

· Marisa DELBÒ, Italian Medicines Agency

11.00

14.00

16.00 17.45

12.45 Lunch

ENSURING THE RIGHT ASSESSMENT OF FOOD SUPPLEMENTS AND HEALTH CLAIMS

Chair: Michèle RIVASI, Member of the European Parliament

· Evelyn BREITWEG-LEHMANN, Federal Office of Consumer Protection

and Food Safety, Germany

· Valeriu CURTUI, Head of the Nutrition Unit, EFSA

· Amire MAHMOOD, Federal Ministry of Health, Austria

· Basil MATHIOUDAKIS, Head of Unit Nutrition, food composition and

information, European Commission

ADJUSTING THE MEDICAL DEVICE LEGISLATION TO CONSUMER NEEDS

Chair: Matthias GROOTE, Member of the European Parliament

· George JESSEN, Member of the AESGP Committee on Medical Devices

· Judite NEVES, Director, Health Products Directorate, Infarmed, Portugal

· Danielle VAN MULUKOM, Ministry of Health, The Netherlands

· Nicola BEDLINGTON, Executive Director, European Patient Forum

· Gesine MEISSNER, Member of the European Parliament

· Marcella MARLETTA, Director General, Ministry of Health, Italy

15.30 Coffee / Tea break

18.00 End of the meeting & farewell drink

CONCLUSION

· Hubertus Cranz, Director General, AESGP

The Renaissance Hotel 19, rue du Parnasse, Brussels Phone: +32 2 505 2500 Fax: +32 2 505 2473 Email: brussels.reservations@marriott.com

Room reservations can be made at aesgp.eu/BRU under ‘Practical Information’.

Conference secretariat AESGP 7 avenue de Tervuren B-1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 735 51 30 Fax: +32 2 735 52 22 E-mail: info@aesgp.eu Registration fee: 500€ The fee covers the reception and dinner on 7 October and the confe-rence, lunch and farewell drink on 8 October 2014. Please note that AESGP does not accept credit card payments at this point in time. Updated information on the confe-rence programme will be provided at aesgp.eu/BRU Registration can be made online or using a form that can be downloaded on the conference website. We recommend registration before 20 September 2014. Cancellations For cancellations received after 30 September 2014 the whole fee is withheld.

ASSOCIATION OF THE EUROPEAN SELF-MEDICATION INDUSTRY

Self-Care: The first choice in healthcare

Deluxe single room: 199.00€ Deluxe double room: 219.00€ Including breakfast and Wi-Fi in the room We advise you to make your hotel room reservation by 25 August 2014. After this date, room availability and rates can no longer be guaranteed.

The conference will start on Tuesday, 7 October 2014 with a reception and buffet dinner in the European Parliament. For those without a permanent access pass to the European Parliament and wishing to attend the reception, please make sure to complete the corresponding fields in the registration form AND to bring your identity document (ID card or passport) on the day of the reception. It will be requested at the Parliament’s entrance.

The Renaissance Hotel, where the meeting on 8 October will take place, is in a short walking distance from the European Parliament.

The Association of the European Self-Medication Industry represents the manufacturers of non-prescription medicines, food supplements and self-care medical devices. Together with its national associations, AESGP represents more than 2,000 companies.

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