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China Responds to European Union’s Medical Device Restrictions With Restrictions of Its Own

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China has imposed restrictions on procurement of European medical devices, following the European Union’s vote to limit Chinese companies from participating in public procurement tenders for medical device contracts last...more

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China announces new restrictions on the participation of certain EU-origin medical devices in government procurement activities

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China imposed new restrictions on the eligibility of certain medical devices originating from the EU in government procurement activities effective July 6, 2025. New restrictions do not apply to EU companies participating in...more

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EU adopts restrictions on access of Chinese companies to EU public procurement for medical devices

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Following approval by EU Member States in the Trade Barriers Committee, on 19 June 2025, the European Commission adopted the first measure (Implementing regulation - EU - 2025/1197 - EN - EUR-Lex) under the International...more

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EU imposes first International Procurement Instrument measure restricting Chinese access to medical devices procurement

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Adopted in 2022, the IPI allows the Commission to investigate alleged non-EU country measures or practices against EU economic operators that limit access to the public procurement and concession markets of non-EU countries....more

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EU restricts Chinese access to public procurement of medical devices

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Last Friday, the European Commission announced its first International Procurement Instrument (IPI) measure, excluding “economic operators” from China from participation in EU public procurement procedures for medical devices...more

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EUROPE – European Commission Excludes Chinese Medical Device Manufacturers from EU Public Procurement Contracts

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On June 19, 2025, the European Commission (“EU Commission”) adopted Regulation 2025/1197 imposing restrictive measures on Chinese medical devices in its first use of the European Union’s International Procurement Instrument...more

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European Union Votes to Curb China’s Access to Medical Device Market

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The European Union has “agreed overwhelmingly” to limit Chinese medical device manufacturers’ access to public procurement contracts in Europe, Bloomberg reports. On Monday June 2, 2025, European Union (EU) countries...more

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Regulatory Landscape for AI-enabled MedTech in APAC

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Regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in Asia Pacific remains nascent, mostly governed by existing regulatory frameworks designed for other technologies and products. It’s a work in progress. AI techniques – machine...more

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AI Regulation and Legal Trends in the U.S and Abroad

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The Evolving Role of AI/ML in Healthcare - The use of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) in healthcare is evolving rapidly and introducing new challenges. Not only are medical devices using AI for diagnostics,...more

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First International Procurement Instrument case relating to EU medical devices in China’s public procurement market. The key...

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On 14 January 2025, the European Commission ("Commission") published the findings of its first investigation under the EU's International Procurement Instrument ("IPI"). Findings of the investigation concludes that China...more

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A new European trade tool: The first investigation under the International Procurement Instrument

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The European Commission has launched its first investigation into a non-EU country's procurement practices leveraging its new tool, the International Procurement Instrument. This investigation looks at the public procurement...more

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COVID-19- European Commission's recommendation on conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures

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On 16 March 2020, the European Commission published Recommendation (EU) 2020/403 of 13 March on conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures within the context of the COVID-19 threat. The objective of the...more

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Life Sciences International Review - Q2 2019

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EU – REGULATORY - Brexit, Notified Bodies, and Medical Devices - The House of Commons Library published a briefing paper on June 12 on the UK’s product standards and safety marking compliance in light of Brexit. In the...more

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International News Life Sciences - Winter 2018

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Data Inspections in China: Increased Supervision and Compliance - Data protection inspections have become more frequent for companies with operations in China. Many companies are struggling for guidance on how to comply. ...more

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BioArctic Announces Patent Allowance Entitled Spinal Cord Devices and Methods for Promoting Axonal Regeneration

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BioArctic AB, a public Swedish biopharma company, recently announced that they received allowance of a patent application directed to a method of promoting axonal regeneration using a biodegradable spinal cord device. The...more

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Review of International Regulation of Social Media Promotions at the 2016 RAPS Conference

The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) held its annual Convergence conference last week in San Jose. The event certainly illustrated RAPS’s global influence given that the attendees represented many of the...more

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Global Food, Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Newsletter - 3rd Edition

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Welcome - We are pleased to provide you with the Fall edition of the Global Food, Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics newsletter. This newsletter provides updates on important issues and developments across these...more

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Global Food, Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Newsletter

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Welcome - We are pleased to provide you with the Spring edition of the Global Food, Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics newsletter. As stated in our inaugural issue, this newsletter provides updates on important...more

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