Jacqueline Mailly | Brussels | Hogan Lovells

Jacqueline Mailly

Senior EU Regulatory Affairs Advisor Global Regulatory

Languages

Dutch, English, French, German

Mailly Jacqueline

Jacqueline Mailly
Mailly Jacqueline
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"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 advisory team.

Having practised in Brussels for more than 30 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 has experience working with companies in the area of corporate social and environmental responsibility. She 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.

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"Practice head Jacqueline Mailly 'works tirelessly‘, 'quickly gets to grip with the issues’, and ‘provides practical, easy-to-understand advice"

Legal 500

Representative experience

Advising an international coalition active in the food sector on the draft EU Packaging and Packaging Waste legislation

Advising on the application of EU GMO legislation including classification, authorisation process and labelling of GMO-derived food and feed ingredients

Advising an international beverage company on the EU regulatory framework for pesticide residues when importing products into the EU

Advising a large international food and feed ingredient supplier on the applicability of the EU Novel Food Regulation regarding a multitude of food applications

Work with a major international food company’s regulatory team on the direction of future EU food and environmental policy and regulation, in view of the EC’s Green Deal and sustainability objectives

Represent a flavouring products company in a dispute with an EU member state relating to a product inspection and tests carried out showing false-positive traces of matter in the non-labelled product 

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 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 global life sciences client on the applicability of EU GMO and GMM legislation

Credentials

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)

Recognition

Leading Individual for EU Regulatory: Food

Legal 500 EMEA

2018-2024
EU Regulatory: Food (Band 1)

Legal 500 EMEA

2003-2023
EU Regulatory – Environment

The EU Legal 500

2012-2015
Regulatory & Public Affairs – Europe-wide

Chambers Europe

2014
Best in environment for Women in Business

Euromoney Europe Award

2013