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17 December 2020Generics

Lawyers warn of Irish Sea split over SPCs

The UK is facing a divergence in supplementary protection certificate (SPC) regulations across the Irish Sea post-Brexit.

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MSF urges EU to rid market of ‘avoidable suffering’ from SPCs
30 November 2020   Médecins Sans Frontières has warned that the European Commission’s commitment to the supplementary protection certificate system risks undermining its promise to improve drug accessibility.
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