Fresh Challenge To EMA's Access To Documents Policy Raises Hopes For Clarity
Executive Summary
As the European Medicines Agency's policy on access to documents faces yet another legal challenge, the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs is hoping the verdict will demystify what constitutes commercially confidential information in a marketing authorization application.
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