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 the rules of transparency that underpin the Agency's operations.
Created and constituted in 2013 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 Interface Committee working with the College of General Practitioners contributes to greater understanding and consideration of the expectations of general practitioners and helps develop their contribution to the Agency's activities and missions.
- 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.
- Three 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;
- Interface Committee working with professional organisations representing the cosmetic products industries (this committee is no longer active).
List of Interface Committees
- "Innovation Support" Interface Committee
- Interface Committee working with the College of General Practitioners
- Interface Committee working with patient associations
- Interface Committee working with medical device and in vitro diagnostic medical device industry representatives
- Interface Committee working with medicinal product industry representatives
- Interface Committee working with pharmacist representatives