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Japan, EU to Expand GMP MRA to Cover Europe; Types of Products Covered Might also Be Expanded
The mutual recognition agreement (MRA) for GMP that Japan has concluded with 15 European countries is expected to be expand to cover the entire EU including Eastern Europe in the near future. However, a number of EU member states, which…
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