EU Opens Investigation Into China’s Medical Device Procurement

The European Union launched an investigation into China’s medical device procurement, as the bloc seeks to address concerns that Beijing’s policies unfairly favor domestic suppliers.

The probe, first reported by Bloomberg last week, will focus on information gathering from companies and member states and will need to be concluded within nine months. If the EU finds a lack of reciprocity in procurement markets then it could restrict Chinese access to the bloc’s tenders.