Herbal Medicinals committee
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
First meeting of the European Union's Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products will take place Sept. 23 in Canary Wharf, London. Members of the European Commission, European Parliament and commitee chairman will speak, after which attendees may participate in a Q&A session. The committee was formed as part of Directive 2004/24/EC, which "helps to clarify and streamline rules for marketing of herbal medicines in the European Union [and] also establishes a simplified procedure for registration of traditional herbal medicines within the Community" (1"The Tan Sheet" June 21, 2004, p. 13)...
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