Regulation (EU) 2022/641: what it means for Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

to ensure the continuity of supply of investigational medicinal products to Northern Ireland, as well as to Cyprus, Ireland and Malta. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council lays down the rules for investigational medicinal products intended to be used in clinical trials in the Union. According to the Regulation, read in conjunction with…

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Pharmaceutical and life-sciences companies face EU rules on medicines authorisation, clinical trials and supply-chain integrity across the single market. These are the EU acts most likely to apply.

Regulation (EU) 2022/641 sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers medicinal products. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.

• Regulation (EU) 2023/1182 on specific rules relating to medicinal products for human use intended to be placed on the market in Northern Ireland32023R1182
• Regulation (EU) 2022/839 laying down transitional rules for the packaging and labelling of veterinary medicinal products authorised or registered in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC or Regulation (EC) No 726/200432022R0839
• Regulation (EU) 2022/123 on a reinforced role for the European Medicines Agency in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices32022R0123
• Regulation (EU) 2020/1043 on the conduct of clinical trials with and supply of medicinal products for human use containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms intended to treat or prevent coronavirus disease (COVID-19)32020R1043

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