Heads of Medicines Agencies

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Heads of Medicines Agencies
HMA
 

English name Heads of Medicines Agencies
Organization type Association of national approval authorities
founding

1995

HMA

The Heads of Medicines Agencies ( HMA , English H eads of M edicines A gencies ) is established in 1995, merger of the national regulatory authorities for human and veterinary use in the European Economic Area (EEA) .

tasks

The aim of the HMA is to promote the exchange between the approval authorities of the member states in order to offer a central point within the drug approval system of the Community for the heads of the approval authorities as well as a forum for the exchange of information on topics of common interest.

According to its own description, the group is responsible for the following areas:

  • Support the community by offering highly qualified scientific resources
  • Formulation of balanced perspectives on the European procedures and their effects on the approval authorities of the member states
  • Take the lead and oversee the mutual recognition procedures within the European system
  • Elaboration and provision of practical solutions for problems of the member states arising within the system
  • Provision of a communication medium between the competent authorities of the member states, the Commission and the EMEA.

organization

The group routinely meets twice during each Council Presidency , with the chair being passed to the Member State holding the Council Presidency and also providing the Secretariat. If this is not possible due to circumstances, the member states elect a chairperson and the secretariat. The heads of the competent authorities of the previous, current and future Council Presidencies are responsible for the continuity of work. The association currently includes 30 countries and over 40 licensing authorities.

The European Medicines Agency is a member of the HMA. The German organizations represented in the HMA are

Web links

Homepage of the HMA

Individual evidence

  1. German self-description of the HMA ( memento from October 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. Highlights & Achievements (PDF)
  3. ^ Description of the HMA by the EMA