Objective: The webinar focused on regulatory cooperation and its role in facilitating access to medical technologies, especially in the context of COVID-19. While technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures for health-related products are vital for ensuring safety, efficacy and quality, differences between countries could prevent businesses from engaging in trade and supplying their products to patients in need. International regulatory cooperation can help reduce trade costs, while respecting differences in regulatory objectives. This cooperation may take several forms and depths of engagement.
World Trade Organization
Regulatory Cooperation during the COVID-19 Pandemic – June 2, 2021
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