The Paediatric Committee should be primarily responsible for the assessment and agreement of paediatric investigation plans and for the system of waivers and deferrals thereof ; to do this the Committee must be independent of the pharmaceutical industry and be composed of members with recognised and documented international-level experience and knowledge of that industry.
Lai pildītu šos uzdevumus, šai komitejai ir jābūt neatkarīgai no zāļu ražošanas nozares un tās sastāvā jābūt personām ar atzītu un pierādītu starptautiska līmeņa pieredzi un zināšanām šajā jomā.