EC Clinical Trials · September 21, 2025

Key guidance documents for the Clinical Trials Regulation

Guidance documents supporting the Clinical Trials Regulation, which governs investigational medicinal product trials in the EU.

High obligation Framework Clinical Trials & Research EU-wide Clinical trials

Clinical trials are scientifically controlled studies undertaken in humans to establish or confirm the safety and effectiveness of investigational medicinal products (IMPs). Clinical trials in the EU are governed by theClinical Trials Regulation, which became effective on 31 January 2022.

Dates and deadlines

Applies from

2022-01-31

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