HMPC:
The Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) is the committee at the European Medicines Agency that is responsible for preparing the Agency’s opinions on herbal medicines.
It was established in September 2004, replacing the Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products’ Working Party on Herbal Medicinal Products, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
and Directive 2004/24/EC, which introduced a simplified registration procedure for traditional herbal medicines in European Union (EU) Member States.