The European Commission has proposed to amend the EU pharmaceutical legislation so that drug companies can continue to carry out batch testing and release in Great Britain for medicines intended solely for the Northern Ireland market.
EU Revamps Plans To Ease Medicines Trade Between GB and NI
Proposals on medicines put forward by the European Commission are part of a package of measures to improve the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol by relaxing checks on goods moving across the Irish sea.
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