Asia Reg Roundup: Vietnam's Medtech Filers Under More Deadline Pressures
Executive Summary
Stakeholders aired concern in Vietnam this summer about the amount of time available for companies to meet the new national device regulatory system's July 1 deadline for class A, lowest-risk, medical device applications. There are now worries over whether the next deadline, December 31, will be met for the higher-risk category devices, according to local experts Jack Wong and May Ng in this regional update that also includes updates from Malaysia, Bangladesh and Hong Kong.
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