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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11559

27 May 2016
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) health
No support from Commission on interinstitutional agreement on medical devices

Brussels, 26/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Union will soon have new standards for ensuring the quality and safety of medical devices and in vitro medical devices. On Wednesday 25 May, the European Parliament and Council managed to reach an agreement on two proposals for a regulation on the subject. The Commission, however, did not support the compromise.

The legislative proposals date from 2012 and provide rules for the marketing and follow up of medical devices and in vitro...

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