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The Eucomed Compliance Panel Independent body created by Eucomed to ensure consistent interpretation of the Eucomed Code of Ethical Business Practices Complaint resolution and enforcement function Supervises the EthicalMedtech Conference Vetting System created by Eucomed and managed by a Compliance Officer * Need for a single conference vetting system The problem was that every Eucomed member company had to make its own decision as to whether or not a conference was compliant with the Eucomed Code To solve this problem, the Eucomed Board created a centralised decision-making system under the supervision of the Compliance Panel to assess third party educational conferences The Board also decided not to follow the EFPIA route - The Eucomed EthicalMedtech Conference Vetting decisions are binding on Eucomed members * The Conference Vetting System (CVS) The system operates independently of Eucomed to ensure objectivity in conference assessments Separate website visual identity: www.ethicalmedtech.eu Pilot phase began on March 21, 2012 The full operational phase started on October 1, 2012 Assessment decisions are made by the EthicalMedTech Compliance Officer * Who can submit conferences for assessment? Eucomed members: Direct corporate members National associations Associated national associations Conference organizers Including medical and scientific societies Members of the national associations (indirect members) Have to file a submission through their national association Extension of the CVS will take place over time * What conferences are subject to assessment? Currently only European conferences Participants from more than one European country Europe: EEA countries Switzerland Associate members’ countries N.B: The Compliance Panel may, exceptionally and at its discretion, extend the scope to national and/or international conferences. * EU 27 + Iceland, Liechtenstein Norway Russia, Turkey and the Middle East The Assessment Criteria Geographic Loc