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18th Apr 2008 by Simon Emeny
Changes on the way for Medical Device conformity
The Medical Devices Directive (MDD) 93/42/EEC is well established. As is common with the EU, they decided that it couldn’t be left alone and instituted a review on its functioning. In summary, the conclusions were that the existing legal framework is appropriate, but that its implementation could be improved, including further regulatory clarification.
2nd Feb 2008 by Simon Emeny
Product Conformity – The assurance that the totality of a firm’s output satisfies accepted standards. For many, product conformity involves conferring a brand mark to the approved activity.
15th Jan 2008
The fundamental ethos and creativity of cancer research is threatened by too much management and excessive regulation, says a Keynote Comment in The Lancet Oncology, January 2008 issue. The Comment also adds that there is a serious lack of regulation harmonization between countries, a recent blog reports.
14th Jan 2008
A blog by Richard on http://eureferendum.blogspot.com reviews the recent Financial Times story headed, “Industry attacks EU green legislation”.
8th Jan 2008
Regulations controlling the manufacturing, marketing and usage of medical devices in the EU are forcing manufacturers to incorporate language translation. Read the full blog by Shy Avni, posted 8th january 2008.
26th Nov 2007
Regardless of the political attitude: setting a limit on working hours is an essential employees’ right. In 1993 the European Union introduced the “Working Time Directive” - designed to protect the health and safety of workers.
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