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Welcome to the Global Harmonization Task Force Website

The Global Harmonization Task Force was conceived in 1992 in an effort to achieve greater uniformity between national medical device regulatory systems. This is being done with two aims in mind: enhancing patient safety and increasing access to safe, effective and clinically beneficial medical technologies around the world.

A partnership between regulatory authorities and regulated industry, the GHTF is comprised of five Founding Members: European Union, United States, Canada, Australia and Japan. The chairmanship is rotated among the Founding Members and presently resides with Australia.

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SG1 Meeting Minutes (Added minutes from Nov 2009) (15 July 2010)
SG1 Meeting Minutes (Added minutes from Oct 2009 and Jan 2010) (21 May 2010)
Steering Committee Meeting Minutes (Added minutes from 10-12 November 2009 - Vancouver, Canada) (5 May 2010)
SG5 Final Documents (Added "Clinical Investigations" and "Post Market Clinical Follow-Up Studies") (26 April 2010)
Steering Committee Final Documents (Added "Roles and Responsibilities") (26 April 2010)
SG1 Proposed Documents (Added "Label and Instructions for Use for Medical Devices") (26 April 2010)
SG2 Meeting Minutes (Added minutes from 3-5 November 2009 - Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong) (3 March 2010)
APEC - Funded Medical Devices Regulatory Harmonization Delegation Visit to Canada and the United States (5 January 2010)
2010 Meeting Calendar (Steering Committee Meeting - date changed to 2-4 November 2010) (15 December 2009)

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Updated 15 July 2010

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