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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Implementation date
21 Mar 2020
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Updated: 20 Mar 2020
Export ban
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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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