The conference was organised by the Croatian Drug Agency, the ministries of health and agriculture and the Croatian Institute for Veterinary Medicine, and it is being held under the auspices of the Croatian government.
The event gathered some 300 experts from Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Turkey, Great Britain, Ireland, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Portugal, France, Serbia, Germany, Slovakia, Austria and Poland.
The conference is part of the pre-accession strategy for the adjustment of legislation on drugs and medical equipment to EU standards.