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Agenda
Conferences organized by the Chair
 Tuesday, March 17th, 2009: "The evolution of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and its impact on retailers-manufacturers relationships"
Monday, October 20th, 2008: "Innovation and Food Safety: competition or collaboration?"
Monday, April 4th, 2008: "Obésité chez l’enfant : des pistes pour l’industrie alimentaire. Quelles leçons tirer de l'exemple du Québec ?"
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008: "Prévention de l'obésité, les actions menées par l'industrie alimentaire."
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007: "Impacts de la résolution des différends à l'OMC sur l'avenir des IAA."
Tuesday, December the 5th 2006: "Consumer response to nutrition information on label"
Wednesday, march the 8th 2006 : "Comparison between US and EU food trade rules with regards to health factors"
Monday, January 16 th 2006: “International trade regulation towards food and health: Obstacles or opportunities?”
News
The Parliament has voted, in the second reading, to accept tougher rules for nutritional and health claims:
- Foods with high content of more than one of the elements fat, sugar or salt will be banned for carrying a nutritional claim.
- Nutritional profiles will be laid down by the Commission in consultation with the food industry and consumer bodies on the basis of information from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- The EFSA has 5-7 months to check a new claim before it is allowed to go on sale
- A 'register' of authorised health claims will be developed. Manufacturers do thus not need to go through the authorisation process each time they wish to introduce a product with a particular health claim, put they can consult the register to see the rules to be observed for a particular, already authorised claim.
- As a transitional measure, existing nutrition claims (such as 'low in fat') will be able to remain on the market for 2 years, and existing health claims (such as 'reduces cholesterol') for three years .
- A political agreement on the Parliament's amendments expected in the Council soon.
- The formal adoption by Council expected by autumn 2006.
- The Regulation will enter into force within 20 days of its publication in the Official Journal
Reference: European parliament
March 17th, 2009 (6:00pm -8:00pm)
"THE EVOLUTION OF THE GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE (GFSI) AND
ITS IMPACT ON RETAILERS-MANUFACTURERS RELATIONSHIPS"
Speaker:
- Ms Catherine FRANCOIS, Director, Food Safety Programmes, CIES – The Food Business Forum
The conference was held in English at ESSEC Executive Education - Palais du CNIT - 2 place de la Défense – 92053 Paris La Défense.
Program: 6:00pm welcome / 6:15pm - 7:30pm Conference / 7:30pm - 8:00pm Cocktail
Conference report
October 20th, 2008 (10:00am - 12:00am)
"INNOVATION AND FOOD SAFETY: COMPETITION OR COLLABORATION?"
Presentations and speakers:
- Consumer expectations - Olivier FOURCADET, Co-chairman of the European Chair For Excellence in Food Chains, ESSEC Group
- Improving food safety management together - Hervé GOMICHON, Quality, Responsibility & Risk Management Director, Carrefour Group
- Innovation to better serve consumers - Yves REY, Group Quality Director, Danone Group
- Characteristics of the food business: managing competition and collaboration - Nicole COUTRELIS, Jurist, Coutrelis & Associés
The conference was held in English at SIAL exhibition - Parc des Expositions de Paris - Nord Villepinte
Conference report
April 4th, 2008 (6:00pm -8:00pm)
"OBESITE CHEZ L'ENFANT : DES PISTES POUR L'INDUSTRIE ALIMENTAIRE.
QUELLES LEÇONS TIRER DE L'EXEMPLE DU QUEBEC ?"
Speaker:
- Ms Marie MARQUIS, Professeure agrégée, Département nutrition de la Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal
The conference was held in French at ESSEC Executive Education - Palais du CNIT - 2 place de la Défense – 92053 Paris La Défense.
Program: 6:00pm welcome / 6:15pm - 7:30pm Conference / 7:30pm - 8:00pm Cocktail
 Conference report
See also:
Bibliographie
Pistes de réflexions
January 29th, 2008 (6:00pm-8:00pm)
"PREVENTION DE L'OBESITE, LES ACTIONS MENEES PAR L'INDUSTRIE ALIMENTAIRE"
Speaker:
- Ms Catherine CHAPALAIN, Directeur Général, Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires (ANIA)
The conference was held in French at ESSEC Executive Education - Palais du CNIT - 2 place de la Défense – 92053 Paris La Défense.
Program: 6:00pm welcome / 6:15pm - 7:30pm Conference / 7:30pm - 8:00pm Cocktail
Conference report
April 4th, 2007 (6:30pm-7:45pm)
"IMPACTS DE LA RESOLUTION DES DIFFERENDS A L’OMC SUR L’AVENIR DES IAA"
Speakers:
- Ms Gretchen STANTON, Senior Counsellor Agriculture and Commodities Division- World Trade Organisation
- Maître Nicole COUTRELIS, Attorney, COUTRELIS & ASSOCIES, Paris- Brussels.
The conference was held in French at ESSEC Executive Education - Palais du CNIT - 2 place de la Défense – 92053 Paris La Défense.
Program: 6:15pm welcome / 6:30pm - 7:45pm Conference / 7:30pm - 8:30pm Cocktail
Conference report
See also:
Memorandum d'accord sur les règles et procédures régissant le règlement des différends
Règlement des différends à l'OMC : la force de l'argument et non l'argument de la force
Accord sur l'application des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires
Accord sur les obstacles techniques au commerce
December 5 th, 2006 (6:30pm-7:30pm)
"CONSUMER RESPONSE TO NUTRITION INFORMATION ON FOOD LABELS"
Speakers:
- Ms Josephine Wills, Director General, EUFIC
The conference was held in English at ESSEC Executive Education - Palais du CNIT - 2 place de la Défense – 92053 Paris La Défense.
Program: 5:45pm welcome / 6:00pm – 7:30pm Conference / 7:30pm – 8:30pm Cocktail
Conference report
March 8 th, 2006 (6:00pm-8:00pm)
"COMPARISON BETWEEN US AND EU FOOD TRADE RULES WITH REGARD TO HEALTH FACTORS"
Speakers:
- Ms Diane Mc COLL, Attorney, Cabinet HYMAN PHELPS & Mc NAMARA, Washington, DC.
- Maître Nicole COUTRELIS, Attorney, COUTRELIS & ASSOCIES, Paris-Brussels.
The conference was held in English at ESSEC Executive Education - Palais du CNIT - 2 place de la Défense – 92053 Paris La Défense.
Program: 5:45pm welcome / 6:00pm – 8:00pm Conference / 8:00pm – 8:30pm Cocktail
Conference report
January 16 th, 2006 (6:00pm-8:00pm)
“INTERNATIONAL TRADE REGULATION TOWARDS
FOOD AND HEALTH: OBSTACLES OR OPPORTUNITIES?”
Speakers:
- Nicole COUTRELIS, Attorney, COUTRELIS & ASSOCIES, Paris – Brussels.
- Annie LOC’H, Manager of food legal issues, Danone group.
The conference was held at ESSEC Executive Education - Palais du CNIT - 2 place de la Défense – 92053 Paris La Défense.
Program: 5:45pm welcome / 6:00pm – 8:00pm Conference / 8:00pm – 8:30pm Cocktail
Conference report
To take part in the European Chair for Excellence in Food Chains Conferences, please contact Ms. Christine CANTREL.
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