Interface Committees
A direct interface between the ANSM and stakeholders (manufacturers, patient associations, healthcare professionals) is ensured via “interface committees”.
These committees enable regular and constructive dialogue on general matters, in accordance with Agency’s rules of transparency.
Created and constituted by decision of the Director General, they bring together both stakeholder and Agency representatives:
- The Interface Committee working with patient or healthcare system user associations involved in the health products sector.
- The Medical Interface Committee with National Professional Councils (CNP), including representatives from the Federation of Medical Specialties (FSM) and the College of General Practitioners (CMG). Its objective is to promote the organisation and fluidity of exchanges between the Agency and the CNP.
- The Interface Committee working with pharmacist representatives: National Board of Pharmacists and the main pharmaceutical unions, in both the retail sector (FSPF and USPO) and hospital sector (SNPHPU, SYNPREFH). Its objective is to encourage dialogue, to give pharmacists the opportunity to contribute to the ANSM's activities and missions, and to better understand and take into consideration the expectations of pharmacists.
- Two interface committees with representatives of the pharmaceutical industries, and their associated working groups:
- Interface Committee working with medicinal product industry representatives;
- Interface Committee working with medical device and in vitro diagnostic medical device industry representatives;
- The “Innovation Support” Interface Committee. Its aim is to promote more regular exchanges between the Agency and stakeholders on the ground on innovation support mechanisms for all healthcare products.
List of Interface Committees
- Interface Committee working with patient associations
- Medical Interface Committee
- Interface Committee working with pharmacist representatives
- Interface Committee working with medicinal product industry representatives
- Interface Committee working with medical device and in vitro diagnostic medical device industry representatives
- "Innovation Support" Interface Committee