European Association of Hearing Aid Professionals - Association Européenne des Audioprothésistes
Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
AEA strives to improve the quality of hearing care services, ensure a transparent, fair and competitive market, and safeguard freedom of choice in the interest of the end-user. The A.E.A. has established the following objectives in the general interest of the parties represented: To be a recognised contact for the European, international and national authorities; To promote relationships with partners for research and the resolution of problems of mutual interest; To designate and appoint its own representatives or delegates to entities or commissions wherever such representation is requested or accepted; To support harmonisation of the professional practice of Hearing Aid Professionals in Europe; In order to achieve these objectives, the A.E.A. may establish consulting relationships and collaboration relationships with European, international and national public or private organisations.
EU Legislative Interests
European Medical Device Regulation - MDR EN ISO 21388:2021 - Acoustics - Hearing aid fitting management (HAFM) Decision 2009/490 - 2009/490/EC: Commission Decision of 23 June 2009 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for personal music players pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC All EU regulations related to quality hearing care, safe listening, inclusion of hard of hearing people.
Communication Activities
Lunch Debate for World Hearing Day from the European Parliament (both in person and online) every year close to the 3rd of March in collaboration with WHO - see AEA website
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
UIA - UNION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS - https://uia.org/ World Hearing Forum (WHO) - https://www.who.int/activities/promoting-world-hearing-forum
Organisation Members
https://www.aea-audio.org/portal/index.php/member-countries
Additional Information
Our AEA management works pro-bono and doesn't receive a salary for their activities they perform for the AEA