Welcome Remarks

Dear Colleagues,

It is my great pleasure to extend a very warm welcome to all delegates and participants to the 20th ACCSQ PPWG Meeting. Indonesia is honored to host the fourth times of ACCSQ PPWG meeting.

As ever, we are delighted to welcome you here at the island of Gods to continue our important meeting. 

I am pleased to be able to see many friends from around the region in our midst today and I would like to express my personal appreciation for your being here, and for the collegiality that we have shared in ASEAN harmonization efforts over the years.

As we all know, the Pharmaceutical Product Working Group or PPWG was established in 1998 by the ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality. 

We have been working under the principle of PPWG to promote drug registration, trade, and cooperation as well as to eliminate technical barrier to trade. 

The PPWG aims to harmonize "ASEAN Technical Requirement on Pharmaceutical. To date, several significant achievements of the PPWG have been made, notably the ASEAN Common Technical Dossier (ACTD), ASEAN Common Technical Requirement (ACTR), and other relevant technical guidelines.

With the tremendous milestones achieved so far, it is reassuring to note that ASEAN’s drug regulatory authorities continue to work in very close partnership with one another and with the pharmaceutical industry to ensure the smooth functioning of implemented initiatives. 

I am also glad to note that the PPWG is exploring new areas for collaboration and harmonization.

As the host, we are very glad to assist all of you. So please do not hesitate to contact the organizing committee members should you need any assistance. Again, let me express my sincere welcome to all of you and wish you a fruitful and successful meeting and a most pleasant stay in Indonesia.

Dra. Lucky S. Slamet, M.Sc

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