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During your involvement in producing a joint clinical assessment or a joint scientific consultation, you will encounter several entities who play different roles in the process. The table below helps you to get a better grip on the tasks of these actors, and in what kind of situations you may connect with them.

Who?	What Do They Do?	How They Interact With You?
European Commission HTA Secretariat	Identifies patients, carers, as well as clinical experts and other relevant experts via patient and health professional associations and other relevant sources. Assesses their Declarations of Interest and proposes a list of experts to be selected by the relevant subgroup (JCA or JSC). Support the entire production process by communicating with the Stakeholder Network and managing the secure HTA IT Platform, where the joint work takes place.	For all procedures: Invites you to fill in a Declaration of Interest for evaluation and manages your access to the HTA IT Platform. For Joint Clinical Assessments: Sends you the consolidated scope proposal and revised draft report prepared by the assessor and co-assessor for your written input via the HTA IT Platform. For Joint Scientific Consultations: Shares the amended briefing package with you via the HTA IT Platform, coordinates your input, and invites you to a meeting with the assessor, co-assessor, and health technology developer.
Assessor & Co-Assessor	Lead the clinical assessment and prepare the draft JCA or JSC report. They are experienced employees of national HTA bodies from across Europe.	They draft questions for you and use your input to inform the JCA or JSC. For JSCs, they chair the meeting for an exchange of views, where the health technology developer is also present. They may request additional input through a short interview.
JCA Subgroup	A group of representatives from HTA bodies or equivalent organisations across all EU countries, as well as Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. These representatives are employees delegated by their national authorities to provide input to and review the draft report, and eventually finalise the joint assessment scope and report.	They review your input on the assessment scope and report. They may invite you to join a dedicated part of their meeting if needed.
JSC Subgroup	A group of representatives from HTA bodies or equivalent organisations across EU countries. These representatives are employees delegated by their national authorities to advise health technology developers on the clinical development plans of their health technologies, and to summarise their conclusions in a JSC outcome document.	They review your input on the amended briefing package and list of issues. Members of the subgroup are also invited to the meeting for an exchange of views for individual JSCs.
Brussels Centre for Collaboration in Health	Organises the contractual process for the patient, carer, and clinical expert, as well as the practicalities of the production process. Handles administrative and coordinative matters.	They manage your contract, confidentiality agreement, and payments, and arrange meetings if needed.