🚨 According to the possible items for College agendas, the @EU_Commission will present a Communication on the availability of #medicines on 24 October.
I welcome today’s agreement between @Europarl_EN and @EUCouncil on a new system for fees payable to @EMA_News.
It better reflects the Agency’s key role in assessing the quality, safety and efficacy of 🇪🇺 medicines.
➡️Another important step towards a strong #HealthUnion.
The first meeting of the Comitology Committee on Health Technology Assessment is happening on 15 Sep. Agenda👇
🔹Commission updates on Implementing Acts under #HTA Regulation & 1st Implementing Act on Joint Clinical Assessment for Medicinal Products.
🔗https://t.co/GO0xbS0sjg
🗣️The Commission is conducting a communication survey on #MDR & #IVDR aimed at better understanding the information needs around these regulations.
Check it out 👇
https://t.co/iETLFGRMvu
#medicaldevices
🚨 New indicative Plenary date for the vote on the #EHDS - 8 November. The vote was scheduled initially for 2 October.
✍️EP ENVI & LIBE still need to vote on the draft report.
#EUpolicy#health
We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of French MEP Véronique Trillet-Lenoir. This is a great loss for the EU health community 🇪🇺 Our thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time.
📄@EP_Environment just published the Report on the SoHO Regulation, as adopted in the Committee on 18 July - Rapporteur @ncolin_oesterle.
🔗https://t.co/7wdp8xADjD
📅Plenary vote: 11 September.
🩸 @EP_Environment MEPs want to reinforce measures to ensure improved protection for citizens that donate blood, tissues or cells, or are treated with these substances
@ncolin_oesterle report adopted ⬆️59 ⬇️4 ↔️4
#EPlenary vote in September
Details 👇
https://t.co/nxCdmRTZ8E
@EP_Environment is voting today the #SoHO report - @ncolin_oesterle. Check some of the key documents👇
🔹Compromise amendments: https://t.co/KXQjJs1cR6
🔹Voting list: https://t.co/HUax6rxdh6
🔹Draft report: https://t.co/zyzs1QPUgB
@EP_Environment is voting today the #SoHO report - @ncolin_oesterle. Check some of the key documents👇
🔹Compromise amendments: https://t.co/J6S9ZWaWYW
🔹Voting list: https://t.co/f13QydUVnh
🔹Draft report: https://t.co/tZLt2tNtpA
A dedicated HERA Board meeting with representatives of the member States' Ministries of Health, the Commission and the industry will take place on Thursday 20 July to discuss the matter further and agree on possible additional steps.
The availability of medicines is key in a strong #HealthUnion.
Today we take first steps to ensure that our immediate needs of key antibiotics are met to prepare for winter and avoid potential shortages.
They complement the ongoing work to develop 🇪🇺 list of critical medicines.
💊The @EU_Commission is working on a Communication called "Strategy for the EU on the stockpiling of medical countermeasures", aimed at providing recommendations to MS on developing & managing stockpiles of MCMs.
📆Planned for Q3 2023
🔗https://t.co/XubqNZBLOU
#medicines
🚨The @EU_Commission has fined Illumina & Grail €432 million and €1,000 respectively for implementing their proposed merger before approval by the Commission.
🔗Press release - https://t.co/7lWJAsdGna
#mergers#competition
📄81 amendments were tabled to the Report on #COVID19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future. The Report will be voted in Plenary next week.
Check the amendments 👇
https://t.co/vWzSjMpXuN
💡2 Implementing Decisions published in @EURLex today
🔹harmonised standards for sterilization of #healthcare products & biological evaluation of #medicaldevices - https://t.co/vMhZlnZszY
🔹harmonised standard for sterilization of health care products - https://t.co/cvUn6miYNn
💡The @EU_Commission is working on a Delegated Act aiming to include isopropylidene (IMDPAM) as a Category I substance in the EU rules on drug precursors.
📆 Foreseen adoption - Q4 2023
🔗Better Regulation page https://t.co/4oItOfX2dX
📆 @EP_PublicHealth is meeting for the last time before the summer break on 13 July. The agenda features a hearing on #medicines shortages.
🔗https://t.co/MhRxOsSbsX
#EUhealth