E-DRUG: Round Table "EU FTAs & Transit of generic medicines: What answer from the European Commission?"- March 24 12:45-14:30, European Parliament
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European Parliament Working Group on Innovation, Access to Medicines and
Poverty-Related Diseases
Putting Patients' Needs First:
Supporting better innovation, access to medicines and healthcare
to combat poverty related diseases
ROUND TABLE
EU FTAs & Transit of generic medicines: What answer from the European
Commission?
European Parliament, Brussels
Room ASP 5G 315
24 March 2010 12:45-14:30
AGENDA
Opening words, David Martin, MEP and Chair of the Working Group on
Innovation, Access to Medicines and Poverty-Related Diseases
Moderator, Alexandra Heumber, EU & IP Policy Advisor, MSF Access to
Essential Medicines Campaign
EU Free Trade Agreements and Access to Medicines
Jiraporn Limpananont, Ph.D., Social Pharmacy Research Unit, Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Economic and Health
impact of TRIPS Plus provisions in FTAs
Respondent: Patrick Ravillard, Policy Officer, Public Procurement and
Intellectual Property Unit, DG Trade, European Commission
Transit of generic medicines
Frederick M. Abbott, Professor of International Law, Florida State
University College of Law, Freedom of transit for generic pharmaceuticals
and EU border measures: recognizing the limits of patents
Respondent: John Taylor, Head of Sector for IPR customs enforcement, DG
Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Discussion
Conclusion remarks: David Martin and Alexandra Heumber
Think to bring your lunch
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