Amendments to the EU variations regulation and new variations guidelines

Last updated: 4 March 2026 To view updates, click on the ‘+’ sign below. This post provides information on the changes to the EU the variation Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 and guidelines. Legal Framework What are some of the changes introduced…

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FAST-EU, an initiative that enables an accelerated assessment of multinational clinical trials in the European Union

Last updated: 13 February 2026 For updates, click on the ‘+’ sign below. This post aims to provide basic information on the FAST-EU initiative. The information is by no means exhaustive. What is the FAST-Initiative? FAST-EU (Facilitating and Accelerating Strategic…

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Ongoing EMA and WHO supported reliance pilot programme for the submission of post-authorisation changes to non-EU national authorities

About the reliance pilot programme EMA and WHO are supporting a pilot programme that enables pharmaceutical companies to submit EMA-approved post-authorisation changes (i.e. variations) to multiple non-EU national authorities. Why is the reliance pilot programme deemed necessary? Regulatory authorities use reliance extensively when…

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