About HMA
The Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) is a network of the heads of the National Competent Authorities (NCA) whose organisations are responsible for the regulation of medicinal products for human and veterinary use in the European Economic Area.
The HMA co-operates with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Commission in the operation of the European medicines regulatory network and it is a unique model for cooperation and worksharing on statutory as well as voluntary regulatory activities.
The HMA is coordinated and supervised by a Management Group and it is supported by several Working Groups, covering specific areas of responsibility, and by a Permanent Secretariat.
Main Activities
The HMA:
- addresses key strategic issues for the network, such as the exchange of information, IT developments and sharing of best practices
- focuses on the development, co-ordination and consistency of the European medicines regulatory system
- ensures the most effective and efficient use of resources across the network. This includes developing and overseeing arrangements for work-sharing
- co-ordinates the mutual recognition (MRP) and decentralised procedures (DCP).
Member agencies support the network by providing high-quality professional and scientific resources to all areas of medicines regulation including centralised, MRP, DCP and national procedures.
ABOUT HMA | RECENTLY PUBLISHED
CTCG News and events
modified 28/10/2024
CTCG Members and representatives
modified 28/10/2024
Key documents list
modified 21/10/2024
Letter from the HMA Core Group for Medical Devices to the European Commission
modified 21/10/2024
European medicines agencies network strategy to 2028 – launch of public…
modified 09/10/2024
HMPWG Subworking Groups
modified 08/10/2024
Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostics Regulations: publication of a consensus…
modified 03/10/2024
HMPWG Introduction/Mandate/Rules of Procedure
modified 02/10/2024
HMA MANAGEMENT GROUP
The Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) Management Group, as…
modified 01/10/2024
BEMA Programmes
modified 25/09/2024
DOWNLOADS
HMA leaflet 'Protecting and Promoting Public and Animal Health in Europe | pdf
Updated July 2019