Example of letter, sent by BEUC. Specially important is for MEPs to support CONS 40 and 41 on “commercial confidentiality” that is being used as an excuse for Big Pharma secrecy.
Dear Member of the ENVI committee,
On 29 May you will be voting on amendments to the Commission Proposal for a Regulation on clinical trials.
BEUC, the European Consumer Organization, welcomes all the efforts made so far by the European Parliament and asks you to supports all the proposed compromise and consolidated amendments as they significantly improve the Commission proposal especially with regard to ethics committee, transparency, informed consent and protection of the trials subjects.
In particular we would like to draw your attention on the issue of transparency and urge you to support CONS AM 40 and 41.
Recent drugs related scandals undermined consumers’ confidence in regulators and ultimately in the safety of the medicines. The vote is a unique opportunity to restore public trust and to bring more openness in the pharmaceutical sector.
Clinical trials results are useful not only for researchers and health professionals but also for the general public. Consumers, as patients, carers and potential users of medicines, want to be more involved in the decisions regarding their health and they have the right to access information on clinical trials. The disclosure of trials data empowers consumers and contributes to better quality of health care.
At present only half of clinical trials results are published and some trials are not even registered. Information on what was done and what was found in these trials could be lost forever to doctors and researchers, leading to bad treatment decisions, missed opportunities for evidence based medicine and trials being repeated.
The volunteers taking part to a trial do so in the spirit of altruism and for the benefit of society therefore the results of the trials belong to them and to society at large : once a marketing authorization has been granted the clinical trials data should not be considered commercially confidential. The European Medicine Agency policy on transparency and access to documents should be upheld and reinforced.
We hope that you will take these elements into account during the vote and we remain at your disposal should you wish to discuss this further.
Your sincerely,
MEPs on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee
Title Surname Name Country E-mail Party
Ms KADENBACH Karin Austria karin.kadenbach@europarl.europa.eu Sozialdemokratische
Partei Österreichs
Dr SEEBER Richard Austria richard.seeber@europarl.europa.eu Österreichische
Volkspartei
Ms DELVAUX Anne Belgium anne.delvaux@europarl.europa.eu Centre Démocrate
Humaniste
RIES Frédérique Belgium frederique.ries@europarl.europa.eu Mouvement Réformateur
Dr PANAYOTOV Vladko
Todorov Bulgaria vladkotodorov.panayotov@europarl.europa.eu Movement for
Rights and Freedoms
Dr PARVANOVA Antonyia Bulgaria antonyia.parvanova@europarl.europa.eu National Movement for
Stability and Progress
Dr CABRNOCH Milan Czech
Republic milan.cabrnoch@europarl.europa.eu Ob?anská demokratická
strana
Dr OUZKÝ Miroslav Czech
Republic miroslav.ouzky@europarl.europa.eu Ob?anská demokratická
strana
Dr POC Pavel Czech
Republic pavel.poc@europarl.europa.eu ?eská strana sociáln?
demokratická
Mr JØRGENSEN Dan Denmark dan.jorgensen@europarl.europa.eu Socialdemokratiet
ROSBACH Anna Denmark anna.rosbach@europarl.europa.eu Løsgænger
Ms HASSI Satu Finland satu.hassi@europarl.europa.eu Vihreä liitto
Dr KORHOLA Eija-Riitta Finland eija-riitta.korhola@europarl.europa.eu Kansallinen Kokoomus
Ms AUCONIE Sophie France sophie.auconie@europarl.europa.eu Nouveau Centre
Ms BÉLIER Sandrine France sandrine.belier@europarl.europa.eu Europe Écologie
COCHET Yves France yves.cochet@europarl.europa.eu Europe Écologie
Ms GROSSETÊTE Françoise France francoise.grossetete@europarl.europa.eu Union pour un
Mouvement Populaire
Dr LEPAGE Corinne France corinne.lepage@europarl.europa.eu Citoyenneté Action
Participation pour
le 21ème siècle
PARGNEAUX Gilles France gilles.pargneaux@europarl.europa.eu Parti socialiste
Mr GROOTE Matthias Germany matthias.groote@europarl.europa.eu Sozialdemokratische Partei
Deutschlands
Mr FLORENZ Karl-Heinz Germany karl-heinz.florenz@europarl.europa.eu Christlich Demokratische
Union Deutschlands
Ms KLASS Christa Germany christa.klass@europarl.europa.eu Christlich Demokratische
Union Deutschlands
Mr KRAHMER Holger Germany holger.krahmer@europarl.europa.eu Freie Demokratische Partei
Mr LEINEN Jo Germany jo.leinen@europarl.europa.eu Sozialdemokratische Partei
Deutschlands
Dr LIESE Peter Germany peter.liese@europarl.europa.eu Christlich Demokratische
Union Deutschlands
ROTH-
BEHRENDT Dagmar Germany dagmar.roth-behrendt@europarl.europa.eu Sozialdemokratische
Partei Deutschlands
Dr SCHNELLHARDT Horst Germany horst.schnellhardt@europarl.europa.eu Christlich Demokratische
Union Deutschlands
Dr ULMER Thomas Germany thomas.ulmer@europarl.europa.eu Christlich Demokratische
Union Deutschlands
Dr WEISGERBER Anja Germany anja.weisgerber@europarl.europa.eu Christlich-Soziale
Union in Bayern e.V.
Ms WILS Sabine Germany sabine.wils@europarl.europa.eu DIE LINKE.
Mr ARSENIS Kriton Greece kriton.arsenis@europarl.europa.eu Panhellenic Socialist
Movement
Dr SKYLAKAKIS Theodoros Greece theodoros.skylakakis@europarl.europa.eu –
BOKROS Lajos Hungary lajos.bokros@europarl.europa.eu Magyar Demokrata Fórum
Ms CHILDERS Nessa Ireland nessa.childers@europarl.europa.eu Labour Party
Mr BARTOLOZZI Paolo Italy paolo.bartolozzi@europarl.europa.eu Il Popolo della Libertà
Mr BERLATO Sergio Italy sergio.berlato@europarl.europa.eu Il Popolo della Libertà
Ms GARDINI Elisabetta Italy elisabetta.gardini@europarl.europa.eu Il Popolo della Libertà
PIRILLO Mario Italy mario.pirillo@europarl.europa.eu Partito Democratico
ROSSI Oreste Italy oreste.rossi@europarl.europa.eu Lega Nord
TATARELLA Salvatore Italy salvatore.tatarella@europarl.europa.eu Futuro e Libertà per l’Italia
Dr ŠADURSKIS K?rlis Latvia karlis.sadurskis@europarl.europa.eu Pilsonisk? Savien?ba
Ms MORK?NAIT?-
MIKUL?NIEN? Radvil? Lithuania radvile.morkunaite-mikuleniene@europarl.europa.eu T?vyn?s s?junga –
Lietuvos krikš?ionys
demokratai
GERBRANDY Gerben-
Jan Netherlands gerben-jan.gerbrandy@europarl.europa.eu Democraten 66
Mr EICKHOUT Bas Netherlands bas.eickhout@europarl.europa.eu GroenLinks
Ms de LANGE Esther Netherlands esther.delange@europarl.europa.eu Christen Democratisch
Appèl
LIOTARD Kartika
Tamara Netherlands kartikatamara.liotard@europarl.europa.eu Onafhankelijk lid
Mr CYMA?SKI Tadeusz Poland tadeusz.cymanski@europarl.europa.eu Solidarna Polska
HIBNER Jolanta
Emilia Poland jolantaemilia.hibner@europarl.europa.eu Platforma Obywatelska
SONIK Bogus?aw Poland boguslaw.sonik@europarl.europa.eu Platforma Obywatelska
Ms ESTRELA Edite Portugal edite.estrela@europarl.europa.eu Partido Socialista
Ms ANTONESCU Elena
Oana Romania oana.antonescu@europarl.europa.eu Partidul Democrat-Liberal
SÂRBU Daciana
Octavia Romania dacianaoctavia.sarbu@europarl.europa.eu Partidul Social Democrat
Dr T?N?SESCU Claudiu
Ciprian Romania claudiuciprian.tanasescu@europarl.europa.eu Partidul Social Democrat
Ms MAZEJ
KUKOVI? Zofija Slovenia zofija.mazejkukovic@europarl.europa.eu Slovenska demokratska
stranka
Dr AYUSO Pilar Spain pilar.ayuso@europarl.europa.eu Partido Popular
Dr GUTIÉRREZ-
CORTINES Cristina Spain cristina.gutierrez-cortines@europarl.europa.eu Partido Popular
PERELLO
RODRIGUEZ Andres Spain andres.perellorodriguez@europarl.europa.eu Partido Socialista
Obrero Español
Mr SCHLYTER Carl Sweden carl.schlyter@europarl.europa.eu Miljöpartiet de gröna
Ms WESTLUND Åsa Sweden asa.westlund@europarl.europa.eu Arbetarepartiet –
Socialdemokraterna
Ms ANDERSON Martina UK martina.anderson@europarl.europa.eu Sinn Féin
Mr CALLANAN Martin UK martin.callanan@europarl.europa.eu Conservative Party
Mr DAVIES Chris UK chris@chrisdaviesmep.org.uk Liberal Democrats Party
Ms EVANS Jill UK Jill.evans@europarl.europa.eu Plaid Cymru
Mr GRIFFIN Nick UK nick.griffin@europarl.europa.eu British National Party
Ms McAVAN Linda UK linda.mcavan@europarl.europa.eu Labour Party
Mr NUTTALL Paul UK paul.nuttall@europarl.europa.eu UKIP
Mrs WILLMOTT Glenis UK glenis.willmott@europarl.europa.eu Labour Party
Ms YANNAKOUDAKIS Marina UK marina.yannakoudakis@europarl.europa.eu Conservative Party