CONSUMER POLICY

“I welcome today’s plenary vote in the European Parliament on medical devices and in vitro diagnostics medical devices. I would also like to thank the rapporteurs – Dagmar Roth-Behrendt and Peter Liese – for their determination, commitment and the sense of urgency they have demonstrated in dealing with these two important proposals. This paves the way for a rapid adoption of these Regulations under the next mandate of the European Parliament. It is now up to the Council to finalise its position swiftly so that we can adopt this legislation as soon as possible. This is critical to ensure a high level of safety of European consumers and patients and maintain Europe as a place for leading edge innovation in this area.”

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