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Viewing cable 06WARSAW1223, POLAND: Health Ministry Moves Forward on Foreign

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06WARSAW1223 2006-06-21 13:38 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Warsaw 
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Anne W McNeill  10/20/2006 02:51:20 PM  From  DB/Inbox:  Search Results

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UNCLAS        WARSAW 01223

SIPDIS
CXWARSAW:
    ACTION: ECON
    INFO:   POL ADM MGT ORA FCS DCM AMB PAS

DISSEMINATION: ECOX
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: ECON:RRORVIG
DRAFTED: ECON:DMBIRDSEY
CLEARED: ECON:

VZCZCWRI757
RR RUEHC RUCPDOC RUEHKW RUEHBS
DE RUEHWR #1223 1721338
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 211338Z JUN 06
FM AMEMBASSY WARSAW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1087
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
INFO RUEHKW/AMCONSUL KRAKOW 1155
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
 
UNCLAS WARSAW 001223 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR EUR/NCE/MSESSUMS 
STATE PASS USTR FOR DONNELLY/ERRION 
COMMERCE FOR 4232/ITA/MAC/EUR/OECA/MROGERS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD EINV PL
SUBJECT: POLAND: Health Ministry Moves Forward on Foreign 
Drug Price Cuts 
 
1. (SBU) According to a pharmaceutical LAWG group member, 
the Ministry of Health has published its ordinances for 
cutting official prices for imported pharmaceuticals by 13 
percent.  The ordinances were published in the Polish 
language Journal of Law no. 101, on 19 June 2006.  The 
publication of the ordinances is the formal next step 
required to implement the draft regulations on July 1. 
 
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Inter-Ministerial Issues? 
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2. (SBU) The published ordinances themselves do not contain 
language regarding the price cuts.  However, they reference 
the "amending . . . [of] the level of payment" (i.e. the 13 
percent price cut) for drugs.  The Ministry's letter to the 
Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies 
reinforces this message (we understand Washington agencies 
have received this response from PhRMA).  Econoff spoke to 
Krzystof Januszek (protect), head of the WTO Unit at the 
Ministry of Economy, about the latest developments. 
Interestingly, he said that the Ministry had sent a letter 
to Piecha urging consultations not only with the affected 
foreign industry, but also WITH THE MINSITRY OF ECONOMY (his 
emphasis).  Although he was sufficiently discreet about the 
contents of the Ministry's letter, his assessment of the 
price cut issue does not appear to differ dramatically with 
our talking points.  Januszek added, however, that Piecha 
and the Ministry of Health "did not respond to the Economic 
Ministry's letter, not even with a phone call or an email." 
 
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Comment 
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3. (SBU) There may be an opportunity for the USG to exploit 
the apparent gap between the trade authorities and the 
Health Ministry.  But any enthusiasm for this approach 
should be tempered with the awareness that principals in the 
Ministry of Health seem not to care what anyone else thinks. 
ASHE