Glossary Term

CMS (Concerned Member State)

Concerned Member State (CMS) is an EU regulatory term for a member state participating in a mutual recognition or decentralised drug approval procedure outside of the lead reference member state.

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Related terms
RMS EMA MAH
Further reading
EMA: Mutual Recognition Procedure Browse the HEOR resource database

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