ENVI postpones 18 Feb meeting on EU medtech reg proposals
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The European Parliament has postponed the first exchange of views on the Commission's proposed medical device and IVD Regulations that were supposed to take place next Monday 18 February due to the horsemeat issue currently raging across Europe. The exchange was to take place within the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI). No decision has yet been made on a new date for the meeting.
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