Programme for International Conference on Trade and Healthcare The Erasmus Observatory on Health Law 10 December 2009 HEALTHCARE & TRADE IN HEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES Session I: The WTO Perspective on Healthcare and Health Insurance Services Keynote Address: Economic Globalisation and its Consequences to Health Systems Trade Liberalisation and Health Policy; the Framework Public Services, Health Services and the GATS Insurance Services and Health Insurance Services under the GATS WTO Implications of National and Cultural Differences in Understandings of Health Risk Session II: The European Union Perspective on Healthcare and Health Insurance Services Keynote Address: to be announced Intra-Community Trade and National Health Policies: The Framework Services of general economic interest in services trade Health insurance services and EU competition law EU Law and the Netherlands Act on Health Insurance: The Current State of Affairs 11 DECEMBER 2009 HEALTHCARE & TRADE IN PHARMACEUTICALS Session III: Intellectual Property in Trade Agreements and Pharmaceuticals Keynote Address: IP Rights and Access to Pharmaceuticals IP and Trade; an Economic Analysis IP and Trade; a Legal Analysis The TRIPS Agreement and Public Health Session IV: Parallel Imports a Panacea for Public Health and Pharmaceutical Competition? Keynote Address: IP, Trade and Pharmaceuticals in the Union Parallel Imports; an Economic Analysis Parallel Imports; a Legal Analysis Session I – The WTO Perspective on Healthcare and Health Insurance Services Within the WTO in general, and in relation to the GATS in particular, the distinction between the goal of liberalisation of trade and the goal of allowing Members to pursue their own health policies has always been at the forefront of attention. This session will look at some of the areas in which the relation between trade and health becomes evident. Session II - The EU Perspective on Healthcare and Health Insurance Services The internal market of the European Union has already had a significant impact on the regulation of national health systems and of health insurance services. Discussion in this session will focus on the broader implications of EC competition regulations in general, and of the concept of services of general economic interest in particular, on the regulation of health and health insurance services, both at the level of the Union and that of its Member States. Session III - IP in Trade Agreements and Pharmaceuticals Changes in the TRIPS Agreement promise increased use of the flexibilities in pursuit of public health needs for all WTO Members. At the same time there is a growing trend in the use of measures that are described as TRIPS Plus mechanism within trade agreements which are increasingly challenged for producing the reverse effect. How are these contradictory developments being reflected in law and what economic outcomes are they producing? What does this mean for public health? Discussion will be centred on exploring this dichotomy and issues surrounding it in reference to public health. Session IV – Parallel Imports a Panacea for Public Health and Pharmaceutical Competition? Parallel Imports, whilst accepted as one of the legitimate tools within the arsenal of flexibilities on public health within TRIPS, remain hotly contested. The controversy largely lies in the tension between IP law on the one hand and competition and free movement of goods on the other. Nowhere is this conflict more pronounced than through the diverse jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice. This session will take an in-depth look into the experiences of the European Union in this area and seeks to draw out lessons which can be learnt for general application within the wider WTO setting for public health. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM International Conference on Healthcare and Trade Please print and return by e-mail, regular mail or fax. Please note that this is how you will be indicated on your badge and the list of participants. 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