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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/medicines

EU and Japan improve their cooperation in medicines sector

Brussels, 05/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 5 February, the European Commission announced the signing of confidentiality agreements with Japan in the pharmaceutical domain. These agreements are expected to facilitate cooperation between the authorities (AMM) in charge of authorising the marketing of medicines in Europe and Japan.

The European Commission's Directorate Enterprise and Industry, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)...

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(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Second allocation plan for Solvenia's greenhouse gas emissions quotas approved, subject to two minor changes
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EU supports Jacques Chirac's idea of creating UN agency for environment to fight urgent threats
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(EU) EU/SOCIAL/JHA:
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(EU) EU/AFRICA: Louis Michel and Alpha Oumar Konaré open consultations for joint EU/Africa strategy to be adopted at EU/Africa summit in Lisbon 2007
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: EU and Japan improve their cooperation in medicines sector
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Ms Fischer Boel repeats her wishes for future of CAP
(EU) EU/FiSHERIES:
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(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/ENVIRONMENT: Commission initiates public debate on education and awareness of environmental issues
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(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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