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United Kingdom: Export ban imposed on 82 medicines in response to the COVID-19 outbreak

Announcement

20 Mar 2020

On 20 March 2020, the UK authorities announced the introduction of an export ban on 82 difference pharmaceutical-related goods due to anticipated shortages in the country following the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

21 Mar 2020

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Removed: 06 Nov 2025
Export ban In force
On 21 March 2020, the Department of Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom added 82 goods to the medicines that cannot be parallel exported from the UK list. The export ban was introduced on the...
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