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HCONRES 311 109th Congress House International Affairs Access to health care Administrative procedure Commerce Drug approvals Drugs East Asia Foreign Trade and International Finance Health International competitiveness Japan Law Medical economics Medical innovations Medical supplies Medical technology Nontariff trade barriers Prescription pricing Science, Technology, Communications Technological innovations

Urging Japan to honor its commitments under the 1986 Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges Japan to honor its commitments under the Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals by: (1) reducing regulatory barriers to the approval and adoption of new medical technologies; (2) meeting or exceeding agency performance goals for premarket approvals and adopting an appropriate, risk-based postmarket system consistent with globally accepted practices; (3) promoting pricing policies that encourage innovation and eliminating reimbursement policies based on inappropriate comparisons to markets outside Japan; (4) implementing fair and open processes and rules that do not disproportionately harm U.S. medical technology products; and (5) providing opportunities for consultation with trading partners.

What's happening now December 7, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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