EU ICSR Implementation Guide and EudraVigilance Business Rules

EMA technical package for EU-specific ICH E2B(R3) ICSR implementation, business rules, reference instances and testing files.

Resource family Standards, Data & Submission Tools
Resource type Eu Icsr Implementation Specification
Maintained by European Medicines Agency
Jurisdiction European Economic Area
Status Official EU technical implementation guidance
Access Public
Official link verified 2026-09-04
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The EU ICSR implementation package specifies how ICH E2B(R3) is implemented for electronic ICSR exchange within the European Economic Area.

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What it contains

The EMA page provides the EU ICSR implementation guide, EU-specific business-rule spreadsheets, reference instances, test files and links to relevant ICH E2B(R3) documentation.

Practical use

This is a technical implementation resource for safety-database teams, vendors, validation specialists and PV operations responsible for electronic reporting. It is particularly useful when resolving message validation failures, testing E2B(R3) mappings, implementing code-list changes or determining whether a requirement is ICH-generic or EU-specific.

The EU implementation layer supplements, rather than replaces, the underlying ICH E2B(R3) specification.