What is HMA EMA?
The Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) is a network of the heads of the 'national competent authorities', the agencies responsible for the regulation of human and veterinary medicines in the individual countries of the European Economic Area (EEA).
What is EU DCP?
The decentralised procedure ( DCP ) is a European authorisation route resulting in a mutually recognised product ( MRP ). ... DCP may be used if the product is not already authorised in any Member State, but does not want to use the centralised procedure, or the product is not eligible for the centralised procedure.
What is CMS and RMS?
The Member State that has already authorised the product is known as the Reference Member State ( RMS ). The RMS submits their evaluation of the product to other Member State/s, these are known as Concerned Member States ( CMS ).