Published Works
Brexit: Food Industry Implications The ePerspective
06 July 2016
Jacqueline Mailly
Senior EU Regulatory Affairs AdvisorBrussels
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +32 2 505 0919
Fax +32 2 505 0996
LanguagesDutch, English, French, German
Practice groupGlobal Regulatory
"Practice head Jacqueline Mailly 'works tirelessly‘, 'quickly gets to grip with the issues’, and ‘provides practical, easy-to-understand advice"
Legal 500
Widely recognised as a trusted adviser in EU food, feed and biotechnology regulation, Jacqueline is solution-driven, pragmatic and down-to-earth. Clients appreciate her ability to tune in to their specific needs and to quickly grasp technical issues. She dove-tails with in-house resources to create the most efficient and effective advisory team
Having practised in Brussels for more than 25 years, Jacqueline is familiar with the EU administrative procedures and the roles and responsibilities of administrators, scientists, private parties, and politicians in ensuring consumer, plant, and animal health and safety. She provides a comprehensive service, including compliance-based and strategic advice across the spectrum of food regulation, including advertising, health and nutrition claims, GMOs, contaminants, and food and feed safety. She assists companies on product recalls and crisis management and has been successful in fending off a number of potential bans on product sales in EU Member States. Clients say that she ‘works tirelessly’, ‘quickly gets to grip with the issues’, and ‘provides practical, easy-to-understand advice’ (The Legal 500).
Jacqueline also advises on certain specific areas of EU environmental policy and regulation and was awarded the Euromoney Europe Award 2013, Best in Environment for Women in Business.
Awards and recognitions
2018-2022
EU Regulatory: Food, Leading Individual
Legal 500 EMEA
2003-2022
EU Regulatory: Food
Legal 500 EMEA
2012-2015
EU Regulatory – Environment
The EU Legal 500
2014
Regulatory & Public Affairs – Europe-wide
Chambers Europe
2013
Best in environment for Women in Business
Euromoney Europe Award
Education and admissions
Education
Masters European Economics and European Integration, University of Amsterdam, 1990
French, English and European Law, University of Groningen, 1989
Memberships
Member Global Committee, Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI)
Member, AMCHAM EU Agro-Food Committee
Member, European Food Law Association (EFLA)
Representative experience
Advising a large international food and feed ingredient supplier on the applicability of the EU Novel Food Regulation regarding a multitude of food applications
Advising the food products division of a major international apparel company on the new EU Novel Foods Regulation and on its application for a novel food authorisation in the EU
Advising a major U.S. fruit juice producer on the EU regulatory review involved in using biotechnology in its production and subsequent export of fruit juice products to the EU
Advising a leading international spirit drinks company on the EU Regulatory Framework on organic products
Advising an international food supplement company on compliance with EU and national regulation in the area of product composition, labelling, marketing and health claims
Advising a global life sciences client on the applicability of EU GMO and GMM legislation
Advised an international confectionary products manufacturer on the potential regulatory implications of a change in brand name in respect of one of their products
Advising a global manufacturing company on EU food contact materials legislation and providing an assessment of this client's compliance with applicable Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) rules
Assisting an international food supplements manufacturer in a crisis where products were seized by Dutch customs upon EU entry for alleged non-compliance with EU and national food legislation
Advising an international beverage company on the EU regulatory framework for pesticide residues when importing products into the EU
Advising a multinational animal nutrition company on crisis management regarding the alleged unauthorised marketing of a specific feed supplement in Russia
