Quality Working Party

The Joint Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use/Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use Quality Working Party (QWP) provides recommendations to the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) and the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) on matters relating directly or indirectly to the quality of human or veterinary medicinal products.

On request of either committee, the QWP is involved in:

• the preparation, review and update of quality guidelines;
• the provision of scientific advice on general and product-specific matters relating to quality;
• the resolution of national divergences regarding the assessment of quality issues;
• liaison with interested parties;
• international co-operation on quality-related matters, including with the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM).

All recommendations drawn up by the QWP are transmitted to the relevant committee for adoption.

Mandate, rules of procedure and work programme

More information on the QWP's responsibilities, composition, procedures and activities is available in the following documents: