[Ip-health] EU: Ad hoc meeting on Access to Medicines and TRIPs" -
15/11/2006]
Michelle Childs
michelle.childs@cptech.org
Tue Nov 14 05:56:01 2006
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Subject: REMINDER - Ad hoc meeting on Access to Medicines and TRIPs" -
15/11/2006
From: trade-civilsociety@cec.eu.int
Date: Tue, November 14, 2006 4:21 am
To: michelle.childs@cptech.org
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<div class="title"><font color=#FF9900>REMINDER - Ad hoc meeting on
Access to Medicines and TRIPs" - 15/11/2006</font>
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<A href="http://europa.eu.int/comm/trade" target=_blank
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<TD align=justify colSpan=2><FONT face=arial color=000066
size=2>Time: 10.00-13.00<br> Venue: Committee of the Regions'
building, rue Belliard 99-101, 1040 Brussels - Room 53<br><br>
<b>AGENDA</b><br><br> <b>1. a) Access to affordable medicines:
tiered price, competition among producers</b><br>
<ul><li>Presentation by: Alexandra Heumber (MSF), Lena Sund (DG
DEV), Jakob Cornides (DG TRADE);</li><br> <li>Discussion.</li></ul>
<b>1. b) Implementation of the Doha Declaration in developing
countries: EU activities regarding EPAs and FTAs in view of its
implementation</b><br><br> <ul><li>Panel Presentations by: Luis
Morago (OXFAM), Lena Sund (DG DEV), Jakob Cornides (DG TRADE),
Claudia Colla (DG MARKT);</li><br> <li>Discussion.</li></ul> <b>2.
Use of compulsory licensing and data exclusivity in the
EU</b><br><br> <ul><li>Panel Presentations by: Michelles Childs
(CPTECH), Claudia Colla (DG MARKT), Jakob Cornides (DG TRADE),
Thomas Heynisch (DG ENTR);</li><br> <li>Discussion.</li></ul>
<b>3. EC Plans for the implementation of Resolution 59/24 on Public
health, innovation, essential health research and intellectual
property rights: towards a global strategy and plan of
action</b><br><br> <ul><li>Panel Presentations by: Alexandra
Heumber (MSF), Nicholas Fahy (DG SANCO);</li><br>
<li>Discussion.</li></ul> Background document: <a target=blank
href=http://trade-info.cec.eu.int/doclib/html/130622.htm>Meeting
proposal submitted by the above NGOs </a> <br><br>Travel expenses
will be reimbursed in accordance with the guidelines <a target=blank
href=http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/global/csd/trav_exp.htm>here.</a>
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Michelle Childs -Head of European Affairs
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