EU Proposes To Chop EMA Committees, Drop Five-Year Renewals

The EMA, Not The Commission, Would Decide On Orphan Designation

The EU’s legislative revision proposals include stripping down the European Medicines Agency’s committee structure, abolishing the five-yearly marketing authorization renewal requirement, and doing away with the “sunset clause” that requires a product to be launched in at least one EU country within three years of approval.

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The EU has big plans in hand for medicines regulation • Source: Shutterstock

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