The European Parliament has drafted a proposal for an amending regulation to the Medical Device Regulation laying out – among other things - how a new European Medical Device Office should be created and what its role should be.
Surprise EU Document Emerges With Proposal For European Medical Device Office
Industry will be well acquainted with the proposal's content since it reflects its own work on the much-needed further development of the Medical Device Regulation

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