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India: The Ministry of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) issues guidelines for the implementation of public purchase orders-April, 2018

India: The Ministry of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) issues guidelines for the implementation of public purchase orders-April, 2018

  • 2019-11-15 02:57:23

The Ministry of Industrial Policy and Promotion, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the Indian government have recently issued Public Purchase Order No. 17 in order to force procurement entities to use local suppliers as the priority procurement preference for medical equipment, as well as other products and services related to the pharmaceutical sector. (PPO) guidelines.

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PHILIPPINES: Guidelines on the Issuance of Clearance for Customs Release of Radiation Devices by the Food and Drug Administration - Center for Device Regulation, Radiation Health and Research - January 2018

PHILIPPINES: Guidelines on the Issuance of Clearance for Customs Release of Radiation Devices by the Food and Drug Administration - Center for Device Regulation, Radiation Health and Research - January 2018

  • 2020-02-14 14:50:54

On November 16th of 2017, Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the importation and exportation of radiation devices that can be ionizing and non-ionizing shall not be allowed to enter the country unless a Clearance for Customs Release (CFCR) has been issued by the Center for Device Regulation,

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THAILAND: Ministry of Public Health Announces Medical Device Definitions that Manufacturer and Importer Must Proceed Medical Device to be Notified Registration – September, 2020

THAILAND: Ministry of Public Health Announces Medical Device Definitions that Manufacturer and Importer Must Proceed Medical Device to be Notified Registration – September, 2020

  • 2020-09-15 06:58:50

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has announced a set of medical device definition for manufacturers and importers to follow when registering their medical device according to risk-based classification, to gradually endorse the transition of Thailand away from policy-based classification.

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