The European Union has introduced comprehensive regulations for artificial intelligence (AI) systems, encapsulated in the EU AI Act (AI Act). The objective of the AI Act is to ensure that AI systems in the EU are safe,...more
On 21 May 2024, the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) published a revised version of the Questions & Answers for applicants, Marketing Authorisation Holders of medicinal products and notified bodies with respect to the...more
Since early this year, the COVID-19 virus substantially affects our daily life. Testing for the presence of or past exposure to the virus is an essential aspect of combatting the COVID-19 outbreak and a number of companies...more
10/22/2020
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On July 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the final guidance “Multiple Function Device Products: Policy and Considerations,” which describes FDA's regulatory approach and policy for products with multiple...more
On 3 April 2020, the European Commission issued a guidance on medical devices, active implantable medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices ("IVD") in the COVID-19 context....more
Following requests from numerous Member States, on 3 April the European Commission (“Commission“) adopted Commission Decision (EU) 2020/491 (“the Decision“), which provides for relief from import duties and VAT for goods...more
Given the challenges in maintaining the supplies of healthcare materials such as surgical masks and FFP2 and FFP3 face masks, the Belgian Task Force on shortages, a working group set up by the Belgian Federal Agency for...more
The Daily Report is a compilation of COVID-19 (coronavirus) news briefs from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time.
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4/9/2020
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In response to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the EU and various member states have taken measures to ensure continuity of supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) and address shortages of healthcare...more
The European Commission today announced that it is preparing a proposal to postpone the entry into application of the new Medical Devices Regulation (MDR). The proposed postponement would be for one year....more
On 16 March 2020, the European Commission published Recommendation (EU) 2020/403 of 13 March on conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures within the context of the COVID-19 threat. The objective of the...more
On 1 February 2019, the European Commission published a new Q&A document to give further guidance on the Notice to stakeholders-withdrawal of the United Kingdom and EU rules in the field of industrial products (“the Notice”)....more
2/14/2019
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On 1 February 2019, the European Commission published a new Q&A document to give further guidance on the Notice to stakeholders-withdrawal of the United Kingdom and EU rules in the field of industrial products (“the Notice”)....more
2/7/2019
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Today, the Belgian Minister of Health published the new Royal Decree of 19 December 2018 on the liberalisation of the distribution circuit for medical devices....more
On 20 November 2018, the European Commission published nine new documents intended to provide guidance to non-EU authorities and economic operators in relation to the Medical Devices Regulation (“MDR”) and In vitro Diagnostic...more
The European Commission just published an “implementing measures rolling plan” in relation to the MDR and IVDR which are scheduled to apply from 26 May 2020 and 26 May 2022 respectively....more