New provisions addressing harmonization of device regulations across US, Mexico and Canada’s borders – including regulators’ ability to use technically equivalent standards – were included in a newly concluded US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade accord that was agreed to in principal by the US Oct. 1. The accord is intended to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
AdvaMed has endorsed provisions in the deal regarding mutual acceptance of regulatory standards for medtech products across the three nations....
