Europe's industry gets its way on French high-risk issue
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The French government has finally withdrawn controversial plans that would have delayed market entry for some unspecified high-risk devices. It pulled them just weeks before the deadline for EU member states to send comments to the European Commission. France was the only EU country planning to take this measure, which industry - and many other regulators in Europe - perceived as being a barrier to trade.