Founded in 1995, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralized agency of the European Union (EU). The EMA regulates medicines, medical devices and herbal products for human use under ‘Human Regulatory’.

The EU legal framework for the authorization, manufacture and distribution can be found in Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 and Directive 2001/83/EC.

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