Clarity ‘Urgently Needed’ Over EU SPC Manufacturing Waiver

Industry Body Calls For Legislative Simplification In Wake Of German Court Decision

In the wake of a German court decision that Medicines for Europe says “adopted an inordinately restrictive interpretation of the SPC manufacturing waiver,” the association has called for clarity and simplification of the SPC manufacturing waiver legislation, claiming that its use could otherwise be undermined.

Classes showing eye test with "SPC" letters visible
Clarity is needed over the EU SPC manufacturing waiver legislation • Source: Shutterstock/David Wallace

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