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(17) This Regulation should establish a framework to address the issue of shortages of medicinal products and medical devices during public health emergencies and major events. However, those shortages are a persistent problem that has been increasingly affecting the health and lives of Union citizens for decades. Therefore, this Regulation should be a first step towards improving the Union response to that persistent problem. The Commission should subsequently assess the expansion of that framework to ensure that the issue of shortages of medicinal products and medical devices is addressed.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.