Evaluating and publicly designating regulatory authorities as WHO listed authorities: policy document

Book excerpt: This policy on the evaluation and designation of regulatory authorities as WHO listed authorities (WLA) was developed following broad public consultation and the review of written comments received from the publication of a concept note, which informed the drafting of a first version of the WLA policy and operational guidance, as well as international consultative meetings with Member States and interested stakeholders. It also considers recommendations from the fifty-second meeting of the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (ECSPP) on the replacement of the term “stringent regulatory authority” with “WHO listed authority”. The ECSPP recommendations were based on comments received on the proposed elements of a replacement definition for Stringent Regulatory Authorities (SRAs) posted by WHO for public comment in August 2017 that was intended to provide a more transparent, robust and equitable measure of regulatory performance.