As of March 2019, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will be relocating from their London headquarters to a new address in the Netherlands. The decision to relocate was made as a direct consequence of the United Kingdom’s planned withdrawal from the European Union.

What Documents are issued by EMA?

The EMA issue certificates relating to medicinal products for human and veterinary use. The certificate issued by the EMA, on behalf of the European Commission, confirms the product is compliant with good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations.

In a previous article, we discussed plans to replace the apostille within the EU for certain public documents. The legislation for this has been finalised and the changes are expected to be implemented on the 16^th of February 2019. Once these changes are in effect, certain public documents will no longer need the apostille or an official translation. 

In a drive by the European Commission to cut red tape the European Parliament held a vote to stop the use of apostilles on some public documents. This will mean that in the future less documents will need an apostille when being used within the EU.