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The US and EU have confirmed a trade agreement involving US import tariffs of 15% on prescription medicines. Generics manufacturers will face a maximum tariff of 2.5%.

In the ongoing dispute over US import tariffs on European pharmaceuticals, the European Commission has acquiesced to a 15% tariff on EU pharmaceutical exports to the United States, as well as to the imposition of the same rate on EU investments exceeding US$600m in the US, without formal resistance. Industry associations have reacted with strong criticism.