news release - gains european ce marking
NEWS RELEASE Visiomed gains European CE marking Australia, 15 March 2006: Visiomed Group Ltd (ASX:VSG) is pleased to provide the following update on recent progress related to expansion of the Company’s Funhaler® incentive asthma spacer into overseas markets. Visiomed gains European CE marking Visiomed has been informed that it has compiled the necessary quality systems and product technical documentation for CE marking, and as such has applied the CE marking to the Funhaler®. The European Commission describes CE Marking as a "Passport to Europe" which allows manufacturers to freely circulate their products within the European market. The letters 'CE' are an abbreviation of the French term "Conformité Européene", they indicate that the manufacturer is compliant with all applicable EEC legal requirements of the EU Directives. CE Marking is now mandatory for medical products sold within the EU. With application of CE Marking the Company's Funhaler now has free access for sales within the 28 countries in the European Economic Area or EEA comprising: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, United Kingdom, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. Visiomed has appointed UK-based Priory Analysts, specializing in Medical Devices and European Regulatory Affairs, as the Company's European Authorized Representative. The Funhaler® asthma spacer is currently TGA registered in Australia and has received US FDA clearance for sales into the United States. Dr. William Dolphin, Visiomed’s Chief Executive Officer, said “Visiomed continues to make great progress in operations, sales and marketing activities; the initiatives put in place are yielding results as evidenced by the Company’s recently released half year report showing a 20% increase in revenue and 40% decrease in losses over the same period last year. The business is on track and the gaining of European CE marking represents a significant milestone in the Company’s plans for expansion into international markets. “
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