EU Targets Generics, Inspection Shortfalls & Environmental Assessments
Executive Summary
As the European Commission prepares to publish its proposals for overhauling the EU pharmaceutical legislation at the end of the year, member states have been discussing a range of technical and legal issues such as the scope of the centralized approval procedure, the use of electronic product information and the shortage of inspection capacities.
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