About EUROMCONTACT

Welcome to the EUROMCONTACT website. EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES OF CONTACT LENS (AND LENS CARE) MANUFACTURERS This site offers information for:

  • Contact lens manufacturers and distributors (Members and non members)
  • Regulatory Affairs people or groups
  • European or National Authorities
  • Other contact lens organizations interested or active in the field of contact lenses or lens care
  • Press

Who we are:

Euromcontact, the European Federation of National Associations and International Companies of Contact Lens (and Lens Care) Manufacturers, is a non-profit organization.

It has two types of members:
a) consisting of the National Associations of Manufacturers, representing Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, with Holland being a former and potential future member, and

b) the international companies of Alcon, AMO Ltd., Bausch & Lomb, Ciba Vision, CooperVision, and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and Menicon.

Membership is open to properly constituted National Associations of all member states of the European Community, EFTA , European areas and of international companies of manufacturers of contact lens products.

Mission statement

The aims and objectives EUROMCONTACT are:
  • To represent the requirements and views of the European contact lens industry to the Commission and Parliament of the European Community.
  • To have established uniform legislation and procedures for the manufacture, standardization and testing of the products and to maintain these regulations and procedures up to date in the light of industrial and commercial developments.
  • To exchange statistics on the size and state of the market in member countries and elsewhere in accordance with European law.
  • To promote the expansion of the European market and opportunities for export.
  • To maintain a high standard of consumer relations within the European Community and in all other markets.
  • To seek to ensure fair competition.
  • To safeguard economic, industrial and trade interests of the European sector of the industry.

Board

President: Helmer Schweizer,
Secretary General: Anne-Marie Wolters.
Secretary: Albert Noguera, Representing the Spanish Association AEO and General Manager of CONOPTICA, Spain.
Treasurer: Giuliano Nannini, Representing the Italian Association Assottica and General Manager Bausch & Lomb Inc., Italy.

Contact details

Secretariat:
EUROMCONTACT
c/o Signis s.p.r.l.
11 Rue du Moulin d'Hollers
B-1495 Villers-la-Ville- Belgium
Phone /Fax: +32 71 877 567
Mobile: +32 475 41 0006
secretariat@euromcontact.org

Secretary: Albert Noguera, Representing the Spanish Association AEO and Technical Manager of CONOPTICA, Spain.