Recital 23

Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

(23) The decision taken by the World Health Assembly during its Special Session on 1 December 2021 is set to start a global process for a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2022/451 (21), the Union should engage with the WHO and its Member States to develop a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. The Union will engage with the WHO and its Member States to develop a new legally binding instrument that complements the IHR, thereby strengthening multilateralism and the global health architecture. The Union should also support efforts to strengthen the implementation of and compliance with the IHR.

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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.