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The new Health portfolio includes responsibility for pharmaceutical products and medical devices
CPME publication date: Friday, November 27, 2009Today the European Commission president Mr Barroso announced the portfolios of the new EU Commission. The new Health and Consumer Policy portfolio will now include responsibility for pharmaceutical products and medical devices.
Changes for DG SANCO
- The Pharmaceutical Products and Cosmetics Units, which was previously under the responsibility of DG Enterprise, now moves to DG SANCO. consequently the European Medicines Agency comes under the Health and Consumer portfolio;
- The Biotechnology, Pesticides and Health Unit ENV D.4 moves to DG SANCO from DG Environment (ENV).
- The Consumer Contract and Marketing Law SANCO B.2 moves from DG SANCO to DG Justice, Liberty and Security (JLS) as part of the Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship portfolio.
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