EU/US regulatory roadmap aims to boost trade:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The European Commission and the US government have developed a Roadmap for EU/US Regulatory Co-operation and Transparency. It outlines a broad range of activities intended to reduce costs, expand market opportunities and help minimise EU/US regulatory differences. Initiatives contained in the Roadmap include improving the regulatory environment, exchanging regulatory work plans and promoting exchanges of regulatory experts. Also proposed is the development of a model confidentiality agreement to support the sharing of confidential information under a range of EU/US regulatory co-operation projects. The Roadmap, as well as the 2002 Guidelines on Regulatory Co-operation and Transparency, are available at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/enterprise-policy /gov-relations/interntl-regul-coop-eu-us/index.htm