Germany Heads List Of EU Countries Taking On UK’s RMS Roles
Executive Summary
Companies still need to replace the UK as their reference member state for around 6,000 products in Europe’s decentralized and mutual recognition procedures. Of the switches that have been completed so far, many have gone to Germany.
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