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The Agency shall publish the Pharmacopoeia.
2
It shall involve the interested parties in the drafting of the Pharmacopoeia. In particular, it shall call upon experts and working groups.
3
It shall participate in the development of the European Pharmacopoeia (Pharmacopoeia Europaea) in accordance with international conventions and transpose it into federal law. It may enact additional regulations valid for Switzerland (Pharmacopoeia Helvetica).
4
The Pharmacopoeia shall be published separately from the Official Compilation of Federal Legislation. The Federal Council shall regulate the details of publication and in particular shall stipulate the languages in which it shall be published.