Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products

Coordinates: 50°50′10″N 4°20′00″E / 50.83611°N 4.33333°E / 50.83611; 4.33333
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Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products
Federaal Agentschap voor Geneesmiddelen en Gezondheidsproducten (FAGG in Dutch)
Agence fédérale des médicaments et des produits de santé (FAMHP in French)
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1, 2007 (2007-01-01)
Preceding
Jurisdiction Belgium
HeadquartersSaint-Gilles, Brussels
50°50′10″N 4°20′00″E / 50.83611°N 4.33333°E / 50.83611; 4.33333
Employees458 (anno 2016)
Annual budgetCa. 70,000,000 EUR
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent departmentFederal Public Service Health
Websitewww.famhp.be

The Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products of Belgium is responsible for the approval and registration of new medication in Belgium and for pharmacovigilance. Xavier De Cuyper is General Administrator of the agency.

The Dutch name is Federaal Agentschap voor Geneesmiddelen en Gezondheidsproducten (FAGG) and in French it is called Agence Fédérale des Médicaments et des Produits de Santé (AFMPS).

The agency succeeded the Directoraat-generaal Geneesmiddelen / Direction Générale des Médicaments of the Federal Public Service Health as the new Competent Authority on 1 January 2007.

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