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Nacionalni plan za retke bolesti – uporednopravni prikaz
National Plan For Rare Diseases – Comparative Legal Review

Author(s): Sanja Zlatanović
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), EU-Legislation
Published by: Institut za uporedno pravo
Keywords: Rare diseases; National Plan for Rare Diseases; health protection; European health care legislation;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper has been analyzed the documents of European Union in the field of Rare Diseases, particularly those related to adoption, implementation and evaluation of National Plans of Rare Diseases. The author takes as an example the French National Plan for Rare Diseases. France was the first country of the European Union which adopted the National Plan for Rare Diseases in 2004. In addition, the author, examines the situation in Germany related to the access of individuals suffering from rare diseases in the health care system, due to the fact that Germany has not enached the National Plan for Rare Diseases yet. However, Germany has taken action in that direction. The author also gives a critical assessment of the current situation in the field of legal regulation of rare diseases in Serbia and points out the significance and importance of adopting the National Plan for Rare Diseases as a mechanism of implementing the provisions of law related to rare diseases.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 290-305
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Serbian