Limited European Union's new rule of traditional Chinese medicine

Limited European Union's new rule of traditional Chinese medicine
EU Committee releases the press Communique on the 29th, announces European Union " traditional plant medicine order " will implement in an all-round way from May 1, can't be sold and used on European Union market as medicines by traditional Chinese medicine that is registered when the time comes. According to officer of European Union, there is not a traditional Chinese medicine to pass, register so far. European Union " traditional plant medicine order " that came into force on April 30, 2004 requires traditional plant medicine including traditional Chinese medicine to apply for the registration to the responsible institution of member state, could continue selling and using on European Union market as medicines after examine and approve and agree to only. In order to let the plant medicine trade finish registering, the new order provides the transition period of 7. That is to say, in the transition period of 7 years of April 30, 2011, traditional plant medicine can still be sold and used, but must finish registering as soon as possible, otherwise have no chance with European Union medicines market from May 1. Spokesmans responsible for medical affairs of the hygiene of EU Committee Frederick and Vincent introduce to the reporter, according to incomplete statistics, transition pass the intersection of plant and medicine that register smoothly during this period in 350 kind about, but no traditional Chinese medicine is passed, registered. It is reported, too high registration " threshold " It is difficult to pass the main reason registered to become traditional Chinese medicine. Vincent says, European Union's order is not to want to completely forbid traditional Chinese medicine, will not cause this kind of situation either, European Union has already noticed this concern concerned in China. He says, what European Union's order is directed against is plant medicine, even if it is after May 1, some traditional Chinese medicine can still be sold as before as the food or health product and used, so long as does not indicate it is a medicine to treat or prevent a certain disease that does not need to register, it is that medicine or food will depend on member states to divide specifically.

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