Since 1957, cyclically one Member State holds the Presidency in the European Union Council.

Which includes the:

• Coordination of over thousand meetings, official (discussions on current issues) and informal (discussions on long-term issues), in Brussels, Luxemburg and the Presidency Member State, including high-level meetings (European Council, summits with third countries’ leaders).
• Drafting of agreements between Member States, in particular on sensitive issues and controversies.
• Representing of the Council in the EU institutions, in particular European Commission and European Parliament.

Polish Presidency in the European Union Council begins in July 2011.

The Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products is planning on effectively using this period of time:

• active participation in the EU Council meetings, outside of Poland,
• presentation its position during European Commission work,
• organisation of 8 meetings in Poland, regarding the work of the EU Council.

Presidency 2004-2020

2004 January - June Ireland
July - December Netherlands

2005 January - June Luxemburg
July - December Great Britain

2006 January - June Austria
July - December Finland

2007 January - June Germany
July - December Portugal

2008 January - June Slovenia
 July - December France

2009 January - June Czech Republic
 July - December Sweden

2010 January - June Spain
July - December Belgium

2011 January - June Hungary
 July - December Poland

2012 January - June Denmark
 July - December Cyprus

2013 January - June Ireland
 July - December Lithuania

2014 January - June Greece
 July - December Italy

2015 January - June Latvia
July - December Luxemburg

2016 January - June Netherlands
July - December Slovakia

2017 January - June Malta
July - December Great Britain

2018 January - June Estonia
July - December Bulgaria

2019 January - June Austria
July - December Romania

2020 January - June Finland