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Back With A Bang: ‘Brexit Bill’ For UK’s Medical Devices Due For 2nd Reading On 2 March

The process of regulating for a future outside the EU gets fully underway in the UK parliament

26 Feb 2020

Parliamentary debate next week on the post-Brexit regulatory adjustments ahead for the UK medical devices industry will coincide with the opening of post-Brexit EU trade talks by the UK government. After a period of nervous calm, Brexit will be back with a bang.

The UK Medicines and Medical Devices bill is due to enter its second reading in the House of Commons on 2 March, the same day that EU/UK Brexit free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations are scheduled to begin.

All eyes will be on the opening salvos between the UK and the European Commission, as the two begin the...