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Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2372 of 24 October 2022 on a framework of measures for ensuring the supply of crisis-relevant medical countermeasures in the event of a public health emergency at Union level · European Union

2. Where appropriate, Member States may mandate the Commission to act as a central purchasing body to procure crisis-relevant medical countermeasures and raw materials on their behalf, under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall be free to participate in the procurement procedure, including through opt-out mechanisms and, in duly justified cases, through opt-in mechanisms. The Commission shall, in close coordination with the Health Crisis Board, draw up the proposal for a framework agreement to be signed by Member States that wish to be represented by the Commission (‘participating Member States’) to act as a central purchasing body for crisis-relevant medical countermeasures.

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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.