EU’s Proposed Emergency Approval Route For Crisis-Related Products – Would It Work?
Executive Summary
The temporary emergency marketing authorization, or TEMA, would be similar to the existing conditional approval while lasting only for the duration of the health crisis. But one law firm queries whether the new mechanism would be any faster in practice.
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