Sunday, December 7, 2008

Govt may not amend Drugs & Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2005

The industry associations' concerted efforts to rectify the Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2005 by incorporating certain provisions to safeguard the genuine manufacturers may not succeed as the Bill, which was passed by Parliament, has already been sent for the President consent. Once the Bill gets the President's seal of consent, the only formality left is to notify the Bill to decide the date of its validity.According to sources, senior health ministry officials have expressed their helplessness in the matter as the Bill has already gone out of the ministry's jurisdiction. The only department which can interfere at this late stage is the PMO (Prime Minister's Office) and the probability of PMO interference in this matter is remote, sources said.
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