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Eurasian Union For Medtech Gathers Pace, But Barriers Hamper Timely Completion

 
• By Ashley Yeo

The transition deadline for adoption of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) medtech principles across the five member states remains the end of 2021, but vital elements are still not resolved, giving rise, for the first time, to notions of a delay in adoption. This would be the pragmatic course, local market experts believe, but for now, efforts are aimed at completing the system on time.

[Editors' note: This is the first of two articles on progress towards the creation of the Eurasian Union's harmonized tools for medtech regulation, based on Informa's KNect 365 Life Sciences June 2017 Medtech Summit. Look out for the second article, "EAEU Medtech Agreement Will Have Upsides, But Manufacturers Should Plan Well," tomorrow.]

The start of 2022, in theory, should signal the replacement of the five individual medtech regulatory systems of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) with a single, decentralized system for the region

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