# Council Decision of 10 May 2010 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Korea, on the other part (2013/40/EU), Article 21: Health


1. The Parties agree to encourage mutual cooperation and information exchange in the fields of health and the effective management of cross-border health problems.
2. The Parties shall seek to promote information exchange and mutual cooperation, inter alia, as follows:
(a) information exchange on the surveillance of infectious diseases, including pandemic influenza, and on the early warning and countermeasures;
(b) information exchange on the health strategies and the public health plans;
(c) information exchange on health promotion policies, such as anti-smoking campaigns, obesity prevention and disease control;
(d) information exchange to the extent possible in the field of pharmaceutical safety and approval;
(e) information exchange to the extent possible, as well as joint research in the field of food safety such as food laws and regulations, emergency alert, etc.;
(f) cooperation in R&D related aspects, such as advanced treatment and innovative, orphan drugs;
(g) information exchange and cooperation regarding e-health policy.
3. The Parties shall endeavour to promote implementation of international health agreements such as the International Health Regulations and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/40/attachment/1/article/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-40/attachment-1/article-21
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