LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• DG COMP COVID-19 website and mailbox for informal guidance
• Extension of State aid Temporary Framework
• Public short-term export credit insurance available
Trade / Export Controls
• Commission Guidance on customs issues related to COVID-19 crisis
• G20 trade ministerial meeting
• EU’s planned suspension of tariffs, VAT on medical supplies
• UK waives import duties and VAT on vital medical equipment
• Europe sells medical goods to Iran in first bypass of US sanctions
• INTA supports export authorization requirement for PPE, but urges to exempt the Western Balkans
Medicines, Medical Devices, and Personal Protective Equipment
• Commission Proposal to delay entry into full effect of Medical Devices Regulation
• EU Emergency Support Instrument for the healthcare sector
• Commission Guidance on public procurement framework in COVID-19 crisis
• UK MHRA Statement on Phase I clinical trials
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