About the Expert Committee: An Expert Committee is the highest official advisory body to the Director-General of WHO as well as to all the Organization’s Member States. An Expert Committee is established by the WHO World Health Assembly (WHA) or by an Executive Board decision.
Rules of procedure: WHO Expert Committees are governed through specific rules of procedure. The Regulations for Expert Advisory Panels and Committees can be found in the WHO Basic Documents. More importantly, they can be found in the Constitution of the World Health Organization. Reference is made to Expert Committees in Chapter V, Article 18, as well as in Chapter VIII, Articles 38-40. In addition to the Constitution of the of the World Health Organization, regulations for Expert Advisory Panels and Committees are also included in a special annex entitled Rules of Procedure for Expert Committees in the Regulations for Expert Advisory Panels and Committees.
WHO Technical Report Series: The WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations meets annually and their reports (WHO Technical Report Series) include all the adopted guidelines in the form of annexes.
WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (ECSPP): WHO Technical Report Series
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TRS 1025 - 54th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 1025, 2020) (Publication date: 21 April 2020)
TRS 1019 - 53rd report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 1019, 2020) (Publication date: 1 June 2019)
TRS 1010 - 52nd report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 1010, 2018) (Publication date: 16 May 2018)
TRS 1003 - 51st report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 1003, 2017) (Publication date: 14 June 2017)
TRS 996 - 50th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 996, 2016) (Publication date: 1 June 2016)
TRS 992 - 49th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 992, 2015) (Publication date: 21 May 2015)
TRS 986 - 48th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 986, 2014) (Publication date: 1 June 2014)
TRS 981 - 47th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 981, 2013) (Publication date: 1 May2013)
TRS 970 - 46th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 970, 2012) (Publication date: 1 June 2012)
TRS 961 - 45th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 961, 2011) (Publication date: 13 April 2011)
TRS 957 - 44th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 957, 2010) (Publication date: 1 June 2010)
TRS 953 - 43rd report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 953, 2009) (Publication date: 1 June 2009)
TRS 948 - 42nd report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 948, 2008) (Publication date: 1 June 2008)
TRS 943 - 41st report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 943, 2007) (Publication date: 1 June 2007)
TRS 929 - 39th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 929, 2005) (Publication date: 1 June 2005)
TRS 917 - 38th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 917, 2004) (Publication date: 1 June 2004)
TRS 908 - 37th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 908, 2003) (Publication date: 1 June 2003)
TRS 902 - 36th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 902, 2002) (Publication date: 1 June 2002)
TRS 885 -35th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 885, 1999) (Publication date: 1 June 1999)
TRS 863 - 34th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 863, 1996) (Publication date: 1 June 1996)
TRS 834 - 33rd report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 834, 1993) (Publication date: 1 June 1993)
TRS 823 - 32nd report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 823, 1992) (Publication date: 1 June 1992)
TRS 790 - 31st report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 790, 1990) (Publication date: 1 June 1990)
TRS 748 - 30th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 748, 1987) (Publication date: 1 June 1987)
TRS 704 - 29th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 704, 1984) (Publication date: 1 June 1984)
TRS 681 - 28th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 681, 1982) (Publication date: 1 June 1982)
TRS 645 - 27th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 645, 1980) (Publication date: 1 June 1980)
TRS 614 - 26th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 614, 1977) (Publication date: 1 June 1977)
TRS 567 - 25th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 567, 1975) (Publication date: 1 June 1975)
TRS 487 - 24th report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 487, 1972) (Publication date: 1 June 1972)
TRS 463 - 23rd report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 463, 1971) (Publication date: 1 June 1971)
TRS 418 - 22nd report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 418, 1969) (Publication date: 1 June 1969)
TRS 307 - 21st report of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (WHO Technical Report Series 307, 1965) (Publication date: 1 June 1965)
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