AstraZeneca PLC

EU Legislative Interests

AstraZeneca monitors and follows policy of relevance for the biopharmaceutical sector. It interacts with the EU institutions and engages in issues relating to healthcare, pharmaceuticals, patient safety, research and innovation, competitiveness and internal market, intellectual property, trade, simplification, sustainability, and public health including: - Reform of the General Pharmaceutical Legislation (Regulation 726/2004 and Directive 2001/83/EC) - European Biotech Act - Critical Medicines Act - Environmental Omnibus - Sustainable healthcare financing

Communication Activities

Engaging with EU policy makers and stakeholders, directly or withe trade associations. AstraZeneca monitors and follows policy of relevance for the biopharmaceutical sector. It interacts with the EU institutions and engages in issues relating to healthcare, pharmaceuticals, patient safety, research and innovation, trade, competitiveness, and internal market. AstraZeneca partnered with stakeholders over several initiatives over the past registrable period: - Contributed to the Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience's EU Report on Investing in Health for a Competitive, Secure, and Resilient Europe: A Strategic Call to Action: https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_PHSSR_European_Union_Investing_in_Health_2025.pdf - Sponsored and participated in the Politico EU Health Care Summit - Sponsored and participated in the Economist Impact's World Cancer Series: Europe even

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Member Of

AstraZeneca is a Member of: - European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) - www.efpia.eu; (including their national trade association members) - International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium (IPAC) - www.ipacinhaler.org - European Roundtable For Industry (ERT) - www.ert.eu - Vaccines Europe AstraZeneca also sponsors / contributes to patient advocacy or relevant expert groups, the following of which engage with EU institutions: - European Federation of Allergies and Airways (EFA) - https://www.efanet.org - European Cancer Organisation - European Patient Forum - European Patient Safety Foundation - Heart Failure Policy Network - Lung Cancer Policy Network - EUPATI - European Patients Academy on Therapeutic Innovation - European Kidney Patient Federation - European Kidney Health Alliance - World Bladder Cancer Patients Organisation - Advance Breast Cancer Global Alliance - European Policy Centre