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Global Regulatory Resources

Official references for pharmaceutical, biologic, medical device and IVD quality professionals. Explore manufacturing, quality systems, investigations and post-market requirements by jurisdiction.

Start with the jurisdiction where you manufacture or market your product. Within each juristiction, you can select your regulation or guidance type, specific to your industry. Use the international frameworks and standards alongside local requirements, checking how each jurisdiction adopts them. The labels distinguish laws and regulations from guidance, standards and audit programs.

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24 jurisdictions · 6 international frameworks · Link check: November 3, 2026

Find your jurisdiction

Select a jurisdiction to explore its references. Labels distinguish laws, regulations, guidance, standards, audit programs and directories.

ArgentinaANMAT

Spanish sources. Use the regulatory directories to check amendments and the requirements applicable to the product and establishment.

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

AustraliaTGA

Shared legislation & safety

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

BrazilANVISA

Shared legislation & safety

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

CanadaHealth Canada

Shared legislation & safety

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

ChinaNMPA

NMPA’s English resources provide a starting point. Consult the operative Chinese instruments and applicable annexes for implementation.

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

European Union / EEAEuropean Commission, EMA and national competent authorities

Regional resources are grouped here; national competent-authority duties may apply in addition. Check the conditions and dates of any legacy-device transition.

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

IndiaCDSCO

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

IndonesiaBPOM · Ministry of Health

Indonesian sources. Regulation 5/2026 replaces several older instruments; the retained GMP provisions of Regulation 20/2017 must be read alongside it.

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

IsraelMinistry of Health · AMAR

Most technical sources are in Hebrew. AMAR is the Ministry of Health’s Medical Devices Division; use its procedures for registration and quality documentation.

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

JapanMHLW / PMDA

PMDA provides English explanatory resources and tentative legal translations. Consult the Japanese instruments for the operative legal text.

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

MalaysiaNPRA · MDA

NPRA regulates pharmaceuticals; MDA regulates medical devices and IVDs. The official directories provide English resources and, where available, Malay legal texts.

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

MexicoCOFEPRIS / Secretaría de Salud

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

New ZealandMedsafe / Ministry of Health

Device notification through WAND is distinct from regulatory approval; consult device-category exemptions and IVD guidance.

Shared legislation & safety

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

Saudi ArabiaSFDA

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

SingaporeHSA

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

South AfricaSAHPRA

Shared legislation & safety

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

South KoreaMFDS

Shared legislation & safety

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

SwitzerlandSwissmedic

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

TaiwanTFDA / Ministry of Health and Welfare

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

ThailandThai FDA

English overviews help with navigation; consult the Thai legal texts and current notifications for operative requirements.

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

Turkey (Türkiye)TİTCK

The GMP guide is available in English. Device PDFs below are the original 2021 texts; check subsequent amendments and transition provisions before applying them.

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

United KingdomMHRA

Device requirements differ between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Use the MHRA framework guidance to identify the applicable route.

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

United StatesFDA

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

VietnamMinistry of Health · DAV

Vietnamese sources. Read the device decree with its amendments and current implementing guidance; older transitional deadlines should not be treated as ongoing permissions.

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics

Medical Devices / IVDs

International Frameworks & Standards

Harmonization resources, audit programs and standards complement national requirements. Their adoption and legal effect vary by jurisdiction.

ICH

ICH develops harmonized pharmaceutical technical guidelines; implementation occurs through participating regulatory systems.

PIC/S

PIC/S promotes cooperation among pharmaceutical inspectorates and harmonization of GMP. Check the GMP edition adopted by the relevant regulator.

WHO

WHO issues global public-health norms, standards and regulatory guidance, including pharmaceutical and device resources.

IMDRF / GHTF

IMDRF is a forum for device regulatory harmonization. It also hosts retained final guidance from its predecessor, GHTF, separately from archived documents.

MDSAP

MDSAP is a device regulatory audit program. Acceptance and use depend on the participating authority and applicable scope.

ISO

ISO develops international standards. A standard’s regulatory recognition, applicable edition and legal effect depend on the jurisdiction.

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