Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council

Tuesday 18th June 2013 Written Statements

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Anna Soubry)]

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will meet on 20-21 June in Luxembourg. The health and consumer affairs part of the Council will be taken 21 June.

The main agenda items will be the following legislative proposals:

the tobacco products directive—it is expected that the presidency will aim to agree a general approach;

clinical trials regulation—where the presidency will report progress on negotiations;

medical devices regulations—where the presidency will report progress on negotiations.

Under any other business, the presidency is likely to provide information on the serious cross-border threats decision and matters relating to the import of active pharmaceutical ingredients in accordance with the falsified medicines directive; the transparency directive; and the EU drugs action plan.

The Lithuanian delegation will also give information on the priorities for their forthcoming presidency, which will run from July until December 2013.