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Important Articles
Related to Legislation
Regulatory Government
and Private Legal Regulatory Bodies
- European
Commission (part
of the membership board of the EMEA) Tel: (32-2) 299 4374 Fax: (32-2)
296 6615 E-mail
- EMEA
European Medicinal Evaluation Agency This agency's peer review
evaluation system works through a network of European experts usually
associated with ministries of health or higher learning institution.
They act as a quality control board with health care products. Numerous
documents and legislation are on their sight which is downloadable or
available for a fee. The agency represents 15 European Union countries
plus Norway and Iceland. Many of the country's Ministries of Health
can be accessed from this site and this is of importance particularly
to access the Occupational Safety and Health requirements to practice
and to access the statistics of the health conditions of the area you
may be practicing rulings on product usage and professional practice
standards. Email
- RCHM
(Regulations for Chinese Herbal Medicine) RCHM
was set up in 1987 to regulate the practice of Chinese Herbal Medicine
in the UK. They represent over 300 qualified Chinese Herbalists. Along
with the professional bodies of the other main alternative and complementary
therapies of acupuncture and homeopathy, they are working towards official
recognition of all practitioners. Access the restricted
substances list.
Active Organizations
in Legislation
- British/European
Herbal Practitioners Association (B/EHPA)
Representatives of practitioners of herbal medicine, the EHPA
and the RCHM, meet with the European Commission and the EMEA
and MCA, acting in a coordinated way. Check site for various
e-mail addresses on the website for different questions.
- RCHM
is a founding member of the B/EHPA as well as a member of the
FIH (Foundation for Integrative Healthcare (FIH) and is active
in legislation of herbal medicine.
- European
Federation of Oriental Medicine (EFOM)
This site is in dutch, however the links are in English.
This site is in dutch so am unable to translate it's impact
on the Oriental Laws and Regulations. Email
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- National
Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIHM) is
closely involved in the legislation of herbal medicine. They
are the founding members of the European Herbal Practitioners
Association. Tel: (44/0) 1392 426022 Fax: 44/0 1392 498963 E-mail
UNITED
KINGDOM
- MCA,
Medicines Control Agency, is in contact with the EMEA(the European
Medicines Evaluation Agency)
- Foundation
for Integrated Medicine
(FIH) set up by Prince Charles to promote the use of complementary
medicine alongside biomedicine. See recommendations in the area
of research, regulation, education and training, and the delivery
of integrated care.
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