About HMA

The Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) is a network of the heads of the National Competent Authorities (NCA) whose organisations are responsible for the regulation of medicinal products for human and veterinary use in the European Economic Area.
The HMA co-operates with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Commission in the operation of the European medicines regulatory network and it is a unique model for cooperation and worksharing on statutory as well as voluntary regulatory activities.
The HMA is coordinated and supervised by a Management Group and it is supported by several Working Groups, covering specific areas of responsibility, and by a Permanent Secretariat.
Main Activities
The HMA:
- addresses key strategic issues for the network, such as the exchange of information, IT developments and sharing of best practices
- focuses on the development, co-ordination and consistency of the European medicines regulatory system
- ensures the most effective and efficient use of resources across the network. This includes developing and overseeing arrangements for work-sharing
- co-ordinates the mutual recognition (MRP) and decentralised procedures (DCP).
Member agencies support the network by providing high-quality professional and scientific resources to all areas of medicines regulation including centralised, MRP, DCP and national procedures.
ABOUT HMA | RECENTLY PUBLISHED
HMA Procedures and Governance | pdf For the Permanent Secretariat Support to the...
added 23/03/2021
HMA/EMA Joint Big Data Steering Group Key documents
added 21/03/2021
CTFG Key documents list
modified 10/02/2021
CTFG News and events
modified 25/01/2021
New HMA PS email address
added 01/01/2021
EU-IN Members and Representatives
added 28/12/2020
WGCP Members and Representatives
added 28/12/2020
WGQM Members and Representatives
added 28/12/2020
Joint strategy sets direction for EMA and EU medicines regulatory agencies to...
added 08/12/2020
HMA/EMA statement on approval of vaccines
added 10/11/2020
DOWNLOADS
HMA leaflet 'Protecting and Promoting Public and Animal Health in Europe | pdf
Updated July 2019