European Parliament Gives Final Go Ahead To EMA’s New Roles In Devices Oversight
Executive Summary
The new EU regulation on increasing powers of the European Medicines Agency in future health crises applies as of 1 March; it controversially sees the agency become more involved in device oversight.
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