LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• Guidance on allowing limited cooperation among businesses
• EU approves Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export Controls
• Commission waives customs duties and VAT on import of medical equipment from non-EU countries
• EU notifies WTO on coronavirus-related actions
Medicines, Medical Devices, and Personal Protective Equipment
• Guidelines on optimal and rational supply of medicines to avoid shortages during COVID-19 outbreak
• MDCG Guidance on temporary extraordinary measures related to medical device Notified Body audits during COVID-19 quarantine orders and travel restrictions
• Guidance on collection and transfusion of convalescent COVID-19 plasma
• First-time “ERAvsCorona” action plan
• EU authorities establish new drug shortage reporting system
• Commission Guidance on medical devices, active implantable medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices in the COVID-19 context
Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection
• European Commission recommendation on use of mobile applications in the context of COVID-19 • European Data Protection Board 20th plenary session
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