In 2007 the EBA monthly English Newsletter was replaced by some more new periodical issues: General Digest, Regional Digest, Lobbying Digest and Discount Digest. All of them, except for Lobbying, are issues, which can be accessed for free at the EBA web site: http://digest.eba.com.ua. These EBA Digests keep the EBA members updated on the Association's news and the calendar of events, latest achievements, on expansion of the EBA services etc.
We are glad to introduce you to:
• EBA General Digest, which comes out every Monday. It was launched on 13 February, 2007. It presents:
- Upcoming events; - General events update; - Hit of this week; - Committee meetings update; - News from the EU; - Hit of next week; - Information support; - News from members, etc.
• EBA Regional Digest, which comes out every 2 weeks on Tuesday or Wednesday. It was launched on 20 February, 2007. It presents:
- Upcoming events from: Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa, Zhytomyr; - Regional events update; - News from regional members, etc.
• EBA Discount Digest, which usually comes out every 2 weeks on Friday. It was launched on 6 April, 2007. It offers services, an amount eligible for discounts and company contact details. The Discount Digest is distributed among EBA members twice a month. It presents:
- New EBA Discount members; - Special discount offers; - Discount update, etc.
• EBA Lobbying Digest, which comes out every 2 weeks on Thursday. It was launched on 14 February, 2007. This Digest could be reached only by the representatives of the EBA member company using the password and it presents:
EBA Franchising WG Round Table
was held at the EBA office in Kyiv. The Round table gathered together the key specialists in franchising from business sector and state authorities. The participants discussed the Draft Law on State Registration of Commercial Concession (franchising) Agreements to be elaborated by the State Department of Intellectual Property (hereinafter - SDIP) in collaboration with the EBA Franchising Working Group members.
EBA Health Care Committee Registration Subcommittee
On 14 August 2008 Health Care Registration Subcommittee met at the EBA Kyiv-based office to analyse and discuss the Order of the Ministry of Health No. 391 dated 30 October 2002 On Medical Drug Production Quality Systems Certification Procedure.
EBA Fuel & Energy Committee ad-hoc WG
took place at the EBA office in Kyiv. The key subject of discussion was the EBA Position paper to be elaborated by the EBA Fuel and Energy Committee members in view of the upcoming EU – Ukraine Summit to be held on 9 September 2008 in France.