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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10697

27 September 2012
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) healthcare
John Dalli unveils tighter rules for medical devices

Brussels, 26/09/2012 (Agence Europe) - On 26 September, the European Commission unveiled a draft update of existing rules for medical devices in two new regulations, one on medical devices and one on invitro diagnosic devices. The proposals were eagerly awaited in the wake of the scandal of dangerous PIP breast implants, that revealed shortcomings in the current rules and gave rise to massive fraud. Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner John Dalli said “Just a few months ago, everybody...

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