[Ip-health] TRIPs-Access to medicines Hearing European Parliament Tuesday 5 June-Brussels

Fri Jun 1 15:32:12 2007

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FYI- the European Parliament is organising an hearing on Access to
medicines/TRIPs issue.
(It is not a public hearing. if you want to attend you need to already have=
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EP badge)

 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE

TRIPS and Access to Medicines

Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 9.00 - 11.15 am

ASP A1G-2, Brussels

Opening by Mr Helmuth Markov, Chairman of the Committee on International Tr=
ade

09.00 - 10.00

STUDY ON "ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICINES - LESSONS LEARNED SINCE THE DOHA
DECLARATION ON THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND POLICY OPTIONS FOR

THE EUROPEAN UNION"

Presentation of the study by

Professor Frederick M. Abbott, Edward Ball Eminent Scholar Professor of
International Law, Florida State University College of Law

Professor Jerome H. Reichmann, Bunyan S. Womble Professor of Law at Duke
University School of Law, Durham N.C.

Questions and comments by Members

10.00 - 11.15

MINI-HEARING ON TRIPS AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES

Presentation by a speaker from EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical
Industries and Associations) (tbc)

Presentation by Mr Greg Perry, Director General, EGA (European Generic
Medicines Association)

Presentation by Dr Elil Renganathan MD PhD, Executive Secretary, WHO
Secretariat on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (tbc)

Presentation by Mr Paul Cawthorne, Head of Mission in Thailand,

M=E9decins Sans Fronti=E8res

Presentation by Professor Carlos M. Correa, Director, Center for
Interdisciplinary Studies of Industrial Property and Economics, Law Faculty=
,
University of Buenos Aires

Questions and comments by Members

Conclusions

Alexandra Heumber
EU Advocacy Liaison Officer
M=E9decins Sans Fronti=E8res
Access to Essential Medicines Campaign
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