New EU Union Code for Medicinal Products

by name voted on 10.04.2024

Summary

A major update to EU pharmaceutical laws to improve medicine access, safety, and environmental protection.

9 10.04.2024

Report

health

economy

science

environment

human rights

social policy

public administration

administrative reform

business and competition

information technology and data processing

Key points

Modernization of the pharmaceutical legal framework to include advanced therapies like gene and cell therapy.
Strengthening environmental protections by requiring assessments of how medicines impact water, soil, and ecosystems.
Improving patient access to medicines, particularly for children and those with rare diseases through specific incentives.
Combating antimicrobial resistance by regulating how antibiotics are prescribed and disposed of.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

PfE

Verts/ALE

ECR

The Left

NI

ESN

Total

Speeches

32 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

S&D

2:07 min

18. Union code relating to medicinal products for human use ***I – Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and rules governing the European Medicines Agency ***I (joint debate – Pharmaceutical package)

Henna VIRKKUNEN

Henna VIRKKUNEN

PPE

1:26 min

18. Union code relating to medicinal products for human use ***I – Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and rules governing the European Medicines Agency ***I (joint debate – Pharmaceutical package)

Documents (PDFs)

Opinion on of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC - DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC Union code relating to medicinal products for human use

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