European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations

Summary of the initiative

Name
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
Objective(s)
It was felt important to clearly set out ethical standards to be met by all members of EFPIA and of its specialised groups EBE and EVM and to ensure that relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and patient organisations take place in an ethical and transparent manner.

Description of the Initiative

    Sector

    Sector

    Contact Point - Commission
    SANTE D5 and D6

    Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

    PRIVATE ACT
    Year
    2007
    Title of Act
    EFPIA, Code of Practice on Relationships between the Pharmaceutical Industry and Patient Organisations

    Geographical Coverage

    Global coverage
    Participating Countries
    Austria

    Description

    Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
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    Target Group(s)
    Pharmaceutical companies.
    Type of Instrument(s)
    Unilateral code of conduct, effective from 1 July 2008.
    Type of Monitoring
    Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulateesConduct regular visits and spot checksInitiate complaints proceduresMaintain database of those bounded by the normsProduce regular reportsReceive complaints and verify if norms were breached or notReflexive dialogue with the - stakeholdersOther
    European Commission
    National public authority
    International public authority
    Private regulator (code owner)yesyes
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)
    Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
    The EFPIA Code Committee monitors the implementation of the code at national level through its members associations and prepares an annual report, based on the national reports, which is submitted to the Board.
    Type of Enforcement
    Faming, shaming and blamingJudicial sanctionsMembership suspension/exclusionPrivate finesOther
    Private Regulatoryes
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Court system
    Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)
    Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
    -

    Downloads

    SMO self- and co-regulation database - private code 123