Agenda

Conferences organized by the Chair  

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

April 4th, 2008 (6:00pm -8:00pm)

"OBÉSITÉ 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 Management 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 Management 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 RÉSOLUTION DES DIFFÉRENDS À 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 Management 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 (18:00-19:30)

"CONSUMER RESPONSE TO NUTRITION INFORMATION ON FOOD LABELS"

Speakers:

• Ms Josephine Wills, Director General, EUFIC

The conference was held in English at ESSEC Management Education - Palais du CNIT- 2 place de la Défense – 92053 Paris La Défense .

Program: 17:45 welcome / 18:00 – 19:30 Conference / 19:30 – 20:30 Cocktail

Conference report

March 8 th, 2006 (18:00-20:00)

"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 Management Education - Palais du CNIT- 2 place de la Défense – 92053 Paris La Défense .

Program: 17:45 welcome / 18:00 – 20:00 Conference / 20:00 – 20:30 Cocktail

Conference report

January 16 th, 2006 (18:00-20:00)

“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 Management Education - Palais du CNIT- 2 place de la Défense – 92053 Paris La Défense.

Program: 17:45 welcome / 18:00 – 20:00 Conference / 20:00 – 20:30 Cocktail

Conference report  

To take part in the European Chair for Excellence in Food Chains Conferences, please contact Ms. Christine CANTREL.