Vietnam Medtech Fast-Tracking System In Discussion, ASEAN News Catch-Up, And 2019 Asian Diaries Dates

Vietnam is the focus of this brief update to the regular Asian Medtech Associations Regulatory Networking discussions, hosted by Medtech Insight, along with the Asia Regulatory and Quality Consultancy (ARQon) and the Asia Regulatory Professionals Association (ARPA).

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Vietnam’s Decree 169, an amendment of Decree 36, is already in place, bringing with it more breathing space for overseas medtech companies in extending existing import licenses until the end of 2019.

However, the amendment also affected the classifications of previously submitted applications. Thus, product license holders in Vietnam are required to...

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