New Commission Website on pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
The European Commission, DG III, has launched a new Website covering the latest developments in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. This Website provides access to the latest information and relevant documents concerning the Commission's activities in these sectors. The main elements of the site include: - A "what's new" section which highlights the latest information on new developments such as marketing authorizations given to new medicinal products, Commission proposals and press releases; - Information on contacts and work programmes; - Up-to-date information on the rules governing medicinal products in the EU including the relevant legislation and guidelines; - Summaries of discussions held during the Frankfurt Round Tables on completing the Single Market in pharmaceuticals; - Telematics projects for inter-authority communications in the pharmaceuticals and cosmetics fields; - A Community Register listing all medicinal products for human and veterinary use which have been approved through the centralized procedure; - Information from the International Nomenclature of Cosmetics Ingredients (ICNI), on ingredients present in cosmetics products, is also available.