Doctors, pharmacists, nurses, vets, dentists, truss-makers, opticians, hospital directors, hospital equipment purchasers, chiropodists, midwives, laboratory directors, bio-medical operatives, wholesalers, physiotherapists, mediators, care workers , nutritionists, hospital technicians, clinical psychologists, etc. In other words, all healthcare professionals who distribute, purchase (or arrange for the purchase of), prescribe, recommend, dispense, or [...]

Companies which in Belgium manufacture, import, deliver and/or distribute medicinal products and/or have a marketing authorisation for a medicinal product and/or have a CE marking for a medical device and/or manufacture, import, deliver, distribute and/or rent-out medical devices, and invite or sponsor one or more healthcare professionals who practise [...]

This is the legal wording coming from article 10 of the Law on medicinal products. Two situations are concerned: The scientific programme of the event takes place over several consecutive calendar days. Ex.: it commences on day A and finishes on day B (regardless of the actual duration of the [...]

A scientific programme is considered to be detailed when it contains per day: a detailed timetable (not only from 9.00am to 12 noon and from 1.00pm to 5.00pm but per units of 20 or 30 minutes, for example, or per topic), also mentioning the date of the meeting. and a detailed [...]

5.1.1. In general For all types of events of a purely scientific nature: national or international congresses, investigator meetings, expert meetings, symposia, seminars, scientific satellite symposia, training sessions on the proper use of medicines or medical devices, scientific training sessions, advisory boards, live surgery meetings, scientific information sessions, etc. [...]

A scientific event organized by a third party may be organized by a separate company specializing in conference organization or by an organization in the healthcare sector. When such a scientific event is sponsored by industry, a visa (V2) is required in the following cases: For events that take [...]

Approval would be given in such a case but healthcare professionals must then finance the additional dinner and overnight stay themselves as it would be, in principle, reasonably possible to arrive in Paris on the same morning (leaving Brussels via Thalys, for example at 7.30am or 8.15am) and arrive [...]

GENERAL RULES around the provision of meals (for consultants: see below) Meals may only be offered immediately before, during or immediately after a scientific activity (i.e., not along the way, at an airport or train station).Indeed, in accordance with Article 5.2 of Mdeon’s Code of Ethics, the hospitality offered must be [...]

Yes. Only activities of a scientific nature may be sponsored. Consequently, if registration fees of a scientific event organized by healthcare professionals include a social activity (meals are not considered to be as such, contrary to a sightseeing tour or attendance at a show, etc.), there are two [...]

10.1.a. General overview Train travel can be in either economy class or business class (second or first class). Travel by plane happens in standard economy class. Travelling by plane in business class is only authorized if (cumulative conditions): the invited/sponsored healthcare professional participates in the scientific event as a consultant, and the outward and / or return [...]