| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L 231, Pages 12-16 |
| Publication Date | 17/07/2020 |
| Content Type | Legislation, Policy-making |
Summary:Regulation (EU) 2020/1043 - adopted by the co-legislators on 15 July 2020 - introducing a temporary derogation for certain rules on clinical trials involving genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the framework of the development of a vaccine or treatment for COVID-19 (coronavirus). This is a text with EEA relevance. Further information:The environmental risks of all medicinal products are assessed as part of the marketing authorisation procedures, including for medicinal products that contain or consist of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The purpose of existing EU legislation on GMOs is to protect human health and the environment. However, the specific characteristics of the setting of clinical trials in a situation of public health emergency are not foreseen within it. The public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic required the need for development of vaccines and therapies which are safe, efficacious as soon as possible. Due to the sort of some of the vaccines under development, there is also a need to adapt the regulatory framework on GMOs so so that the conduct of clinical trials with these vaccines can start within the shortest possible timelines while ensuring the rights, safety, dignity and well-being of those individuals that take part in a clinical trial, as well as the reliability and robustness of the data generated and adequate protection of the environment and of human health via the environment. This Regulation therefore provides for a temporary derogation from EU legislation on GMOs to ensure that the conduct of clinical trials in the territory of several Member States with investigational medicinal products containing or consisting of GMOs intended to treat or prevent COVID-19 (coronavirus) is not delayed. The draft law was adopted by the European Commission on 17 June 2020 in the framework of its EU Strategy for COVID-19 vaccines. The plenary of the European Parliament endorsed it on 10 July, followed by the Council of the European Union on 14 July. The Act was signed by the co-legislators on the following day and published in the Official Journal on 17 July 2020. On 6 March 2024, the European Commission published a Notice stating that the conditions for the application of Regulation (EU) 2020/1043 are no longer fulfilled. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/1043/oj |
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| Subject Categories | Health |
| Subject Tags | Medicines | Medical Devices, Public Health |
| Keywords | COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Genetically Modified Organisms [GMOs] |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
