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Companies Given More Time to Meet Malaysian Labeling Rules

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

Medical device regulators in Malaysia have implemented an additional three-year transitional period for manufacturers to comply with labeling requirements.

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Malaysia extends transition period for labeling rules • Source: Shutterstock

Malaysia’s Medical Device Authority is giving manufacturers three more years to meet labeling requirements in accordance with the Sixth Schedule of Medical Device Regulations 2012.

In 2016, MDA implemented a transition period of two years for manufacturers to comply with the medical device labeling obligations. In a circular issued this month, it said that...

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