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Regulatory Update, Medical Devices
COFEPRIS has published a new agreement recognizing the evaluations and approvals from key international regulatory authorities and the WHO Prequalification Program for sanitary registrations of medicines and medical devices. This move, effective 60 business days after publication, aims to expedite access to quality health inputs by adopting a "reliance" approach, simplifying import procedures for essential products during health crises.
Regulatory Update, IPS
This Decree, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on June 2, 2025, establishes a regulatory framework aimed at promoting investment within Mexico to strengthen the pharmaceutical industry, the production of medicines, health inputs, and medical devices, as well as fostering scientific research. Its main objective is to reduce import dependency and ensure the availability of these essential products, using consolidated public procurement as a lever for economic development.
Regulatory Update
COFEPRIS is undergoing a significant transformation under "Plan México," aiming to become an agile, transparent, and internationally harmonized agency. This includes a push for 100% digitization of procedures, fostering clinical research, streamlining regulatory pathways, and modernizing the regulatory framework to boost investment and ensure public health.
Regulatory Update
The simplification of procedures for the application of the advertising permit for products and services, as well as for health supplies, and for the export support certificate procedures, has been published.
Regulatory Update
In Mexico, the Official Mexican Standard NOM-241-SSA1-2025, Good Manufacturing Practices for Medical Devices, has been published, updating the previous version issued in 2021. This modification, in addition to providing more explicit guidelines, aims to enhance regulatory alignment at the international level.
