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On 6 January 2023, the European Commission adopted a proposal allowing more time to certify medical devices to mitigate the risk of shortages. The proposal: Further details are provided below. What does the length of the proposed extension period depend…
Last updated: 20 December 2022 See updates at the end of this post. Report and minutes from the CMDh meeting held on 8-10 November 2022 The reports from the CMDh meetings (also called press releases) reflect highlights/important outcomes of each…
The European Commission (EC), the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have published Version 1.0 of the recommendation paper on decentralised elements in clinical trials . The 33 page document was adopted by the Accelerate Clinical Trials in…
Last updated: 28 November 2022 See updates at the end of this post. Anonymisation of Protected Personal Data and assessment of Commercially Confidential Information during the preparation of RMPs (main body and annexes 4 and 6) EMA has published the…
Last updated: 21 September 2022 See list of updates at the end of the post. Report and minutes from the CMDh meeting held on 19-20 July 2022 The CMDh minutes are a full record of the CMDh meetings (minus redaction…
Updates to the EU Compilation of Union Procedures on Inspections and Exchange of Information, were adopted in September 2021 with a period of 9 months (following publication) before coming into force i.e. June 2022. The changes are relevant for holders of GMP…
On 24 May 2022, the European Commission published a notice to stakeholders on the status of the EU-Switzerland mutual recognition agreement (MRA) for IVDs. Accordingly, affected stakeholders (e.g. manufacturers, EU importers and distributors, authorised representatives) are required to act in accordance…
The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) has published the following updates: Guidance No About the guidance MDCG 2022-2 Guidance on general principles of clinical evidence for In Vitro Diagnosticmedical devices (IVDs) This document outlines the general principles of clinical evidence…
The following commission implementing decisions on the harmonised standards for medical devices drafted in support of the Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) of the European Parliament and of the Council have been published thus far: Commission Implementing Decision (EU)…
The European Commission has published a comprehensive study report on medicines shortages in the EU. A very brief overview of the study is available here. About medicines shortages in the EU Medicine shortages present a growing problem for many EU/EEA…