Est. 1min 04-10-2001 (updated: 07-11-2012 ) Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Languages: Français | DeutschPrint Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram The European commission is preparing two Communications on e-Health that will provide quality criteria for health related websites and clarify the legal aspects of e-Health. The European Commission is currently preparing two communications on e-Health. The first communication will set quality criteria for websites on health. A draft of the guidelines for quality criteria for health related websites and definitions of key terms is open for comment until end of October 2001, through the Commission’s . The second communication will concern the legal aspects of e-Health, clarifying the impact of existing legislation on e-Health practices. This Communication will address issues such as: data protection, on-line liability, distance contracting, pharmaceutics selling and advertising, medical devise certification. Read more with Euractiv Commission presents White Paper on future transport policyThe Commission presented on Wednesday 12 September its White Paper on the future common transport policy. The 130-page document proposes 60 measures to overhaul the current transport policy in order to make it more sustainable and avoid huge economic losses due to congestion, pollution and accidents. Subscribe now to our newsletter EU Elections Decoded Email Address * Politics Newsletters BackgroundWhile an estimated 100,000 websites are providing health information of some sort, some are of highly questionable quality. In the context of the European Commission's "e-Europe" initiative, "e-Health" aims at establishing a legal framework and codes of conduct, to ensure that the benefits of the Internet are maximised. TimelineBoth Communications on e-Health are due to be published in March 2002, under the Spanish presidency.
