The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and its member companies join the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations in raising significant concerns with a number of the proposed revisions to Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation EC 726/2004.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Industry association · United States
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Their record over time
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) filed 3 positions between 31 Jul 2023 and 8 Nov 2023, across 3 of the 583 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
What they argued
PhRMA has serious concerns with the ECs proposed regulation to establish a pan-EU compulsory licensing (CL) mechanism for crisis management. Although most respondents during the consultation process supported a coordinating role only for the EU institutions related to CLs, the proposed regulation goes significantly further.
PhRMA joins EFPIA in raising significant concerns with the European Commissions (ECs) proposal to establish a new mechanism for parties to oppose the grant of SPCs. While PhRMA supports the general intent of the proposed recast of the SPC Regulation to establish a centralized process for seeking SPCs in the EU without altering the substance of that protection, the proposed procedure includes redundant and…
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