European Parliament Committee Proposes Enhanced Device Reg Reforms
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee approved amendments to the EU Commission’s proposal. The package includes tougher pre-market regulation and more stringent scrutiny of notified bodies compared to what the Commission floated last year.
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