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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10602

26 April 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 38
SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) health
Medical devices - Council wants immediate coverage

Brussels, 25/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - European health ministers meeting on 23 and 24 April in Horsens for an informal meeting decided to make the Health Security Committee the central platform for managing crises that arise with regard to medical devices, following the PIP breast implant scandal. The Committee may henceforth be called upon to provide a swift, concrete response in the event of a crisis of European scale.

Danish Health Minister Astrid Krag was delighted by the consensus...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICY
EDUCATION - CULTURE
EXTERNAL ACTION
INSTITUTIONAL