The Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacy in the EU

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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

0.75 Fte (2)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

6

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    The Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacy in the EU   (ASOP EU)

    EU Transparency Register

    273334013697-74 First registered on 27 May 2014

    Goals / Remit

    The Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacy in the EU (ASOP EU: www.asop.eu) is united by a single objective; that by taking concerted voluntary actions, and campaigning for appropriate legislation, a safer environment for patients who choose to buy their medicines online can be created. ASOP EU comprises a number of members and observers including representatives from consumer, healthcare and patient groups, shippers, branded and generic pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacy stakeholders, wholesalers and traders, advertising networks, internet advertising and search companies, law enforcement and regulatory bodies. Similar organisations also exist in the United States, in particular the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies - Global (ASOP: http://buysaferx.pharmacy).

    ASOP EU seeks to be actively involved with all global actors and seeks to cooperate closely with Europol, Interpol, EUIPO, OECD and the Council of Europe

    Main EU files targeted

    Campaigning to ensure that implementation of the Falsified Medicines Directive continues to be successfyl, particularly the implementation of the safety features in the hospital sector which became mandatory on February 9th 2019 as well as the Common Logo. These will be achieved by raising public awareness through educational campaigns as well as EU Parliament roundtables. And also by collaboration with appropriate government medical regulatory bodies. Close liaison with its sister global organisation ASOP Global and also other not for profit organisations such NABP and Fight the Fakes, to effect the best collaboration to support each other's goals.

    More recently 2021/2, ASOP EU has been campaigning to ensure the Digital Services Act covers the appropriate areas of the Internet especially all Intermediaries and to ensure transparency of any business entity (by the provision of genuine and proven contact details).

    Address

    Head Office
    London Road, 1386
    Leigh on Sea SS9 2UJ
    UNITED KINGDOM
    EU Office
    20 Madeira Park
    Tunbridge Wells tn2 5sx
    UNITED KINGDOM

    Website

    https://buysaferx.pharmacy/eu/

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    2

    Employment timeLobbyists
    50%1
    25%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    0.75

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    The ASOP EU coalition implements a series of activities with its Members and Observers with a major focus on raising public awareness, catalysing voluntary sector actions and campaigning for improvements to policy and legislation. Members participate through teleconferencing and key face to face meetings in close liaison with its ASOP Global counterpart with whom it has a MOU. This is a vital area of activity to protect patients from the rising tide of falsified / counterfeit medicines across Europe and the world. We would urge you to join this important patient safety initiative. In 2019 it has been active with the Youth IGF movement and has contributed via Instagram to world wide educational activity to educate about the fake news surrounded COVID_19 cures.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    EU Health Coalition https://www.euhealthcoalition.eu/
    KYBC community www.kybc.eu
    NABP .pharmacy support group https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/dotpharmacy/#:~:text=NABP%20reviews%20pharmacies%20with%20an,to%20the%20verified%20websites%20list.
    EUIPO Civil Society member
    Established as a Member of the Committee of Parties - Medicrime Convention
    EU Health Coalition

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    27,000€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Grants

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    Cancer

    Communication activities

    The organisation has completed in 2018 a comprehensive educational campaign via the use of Search engine "adwords" via a Google AdWord Grant which can help the patient and consumer find educational information that will help them to buy their medicines online (where it is legal to do so) more safely. In 2017, the plan was to extend this campaign to 5 Member Sates namely, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK). This was achieved. In 2018 ASOP EU held meetings with Member States regulatory body meetings to share best practice meetings with those who are responsible for the implementation of the Falsified Medicines Directive and in particular the implementation of the Common Logo. In 2019 the ASOP EU was acknowledged as a contributor to a significant OECD/EUIPO report Illicit Trade - Trade in Pharmaceutical Products https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/trade-in-counterfeit-pharmaceutical-products. ASOP EU is an active supporter and member of the Advisory group of the NABP top level domain .pharmacy https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/dotpharmacy/#:~:text=NABP%20reviews%20pharmacies%20with%20an,to%20the%20verified%20websites%20list. In 2021 ASOP EU received official "Observer" status at the MediCrime Convention - The Committee of the parties and has been contributing to the development of this international convention. In addition, ASOP EU has been campaigning to extend the scope of the Digital Services Act and to establish the KYBC principles for all intermediaries and has written letters to the EU parliament/Council and the Commission https://www.kybc.eu/media-positions/#open-letters

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    6 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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