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 Mnster, 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 PARLIAMENTS 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 KNSS, Chair, Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC),
EMA
Ioanna CHINOU, Chair, Working Party on Community Monographs and
Community List (MLWP), EMA
Marisa DELB, Italian Medicines Agency

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17.45
12.45 Lunch
ENSURING THE RIGHT ASSESSMENT OF FOOD SUPPLEMENTS AND HEALTH CLAIMS
Chair: Michle 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
Parliaments 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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