- Trade rules and agreements can be crucial in determining access to medical technologies. When a trade restriction is not applied correctly or when barriers are put in place in a way which makes it difficult for patients to access technologies, this can have an important impact on the sector. MedTech Europe engages in trade negotiations to ensure access to medical technologies around the globe. This includes working on bilateral EU trade agreements and initiatives (e.g., the EU-US Trade and Technology Council) as well as engaging at the multilateral level on World Trade Organisation (WTO) activities on technical barriers to trade.
- MedTech Europe is also involved in discussions at the level of the World Customs Organization (WCO) to ensure a clear and consistent application of customs rules to medical technologies. The goal is to facilitate trade, explore questions related to tariffs, sanctions, and embargoes, and discuss and revise the classification of devices under the Harmonised System (HS) of tariff.
Trade & Customs
As a global industry, trade negotiations and customs rules play an important role in bringing medical technologies to customers and patients around the world. MedTech Europe is actively engaged in trade and customs issues at European and international level.
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Jesús Rueda Rodríguez
Director General
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Director General
Jesús heads the International Affairs team. He is involved in the work at the international level acting as representative to WHO, ISO and as liaison to other associations on all regulatory matters.
Directly involved in the discussions on the revision and recast of the IVD Directive, he previously lead the regulatory debates that affect IVDs at EU level until 2016.
A Spanish national with a biochemistry background, he is also fluent in English and French.
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Diana Kanecka
Senior Manager International Affairs
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Senior Manager International Affairs
Diana Kanecka works at the International Affairs team at MedTech Europe where she is responsible for coordinating several projects aimed at enabling trade and overcoming barriers to the market for medical technologies. Previously, Diana worked within MedTech Europe on several regulatory topics following IVD, medical device and chemicals legislation. Diana is a Polish national and she holds a Master’s degree in European Union law from the King’s College of London and a Master’s degree in interdisciplinary European studies/European single market from the College of Europe. Diana has a strong interest in trade policy and regulatory topics. She was also an active member of the European Health Parliament initiative where she worked with the committee on the ‘economic dimension of healthcare’ on development of recommendations on the future of healthcare systems.
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Dario Belluomini
Manager International Affairs
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Manager International Affairs
Dario moved to MedTech Europe’s International Affairs team in May 2021 to work on market access related topics, including trade policy initiatives and international regulatory matters. He had originally joined the association’s Market Data team in 2019, where he took care of several market trackers and other ad hoc projects of the association, including the European medical technology Data Hub.
Following his traineeship at the European Commission, he also briefly worked in the heating and cooling sector, where he monitored the latest market, policy and technology trends for climate-friendly technologies. During his studies he also done internships at the University of Lisbon and at two start-ups in Italy.
He has a Master’s degree in International Economics at the University of Antwerp and a Master’s degree in Development Economics at the University of Florence.
An Italian national, he speaks Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and some Dutch. Outside of work he enjoys photography, running and classic books.
