ECJ CENSURES IRELAND AND CZECH REPUBLIC OVER FAILING TO IMPLEMENT EU MEDICINE LAWS

BY KEITH NUTHALL THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has censured the Czech Republic and Ireland for failing to implement key recent European Union (EU) regulations controlling the approval and testing of pharmaceuticals. The Czechs were found by the court failing to implement EU directive 2004/27/EC on the EU code relating to medicinal products for human use; and 2005/28/EC laying down principles and detailed guidelines for good clinical practice as regards investigational medicinal products for human use. Meanwhile, the Ireland has failed to implement ...


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