Antallet af nye ansøgninger under den centraliserede procedure var i 1998 sammenligneligt med det foregående år, medens arbejdsbyrden i forbindelse med vedligeholdelse af centraliserede markedsføringstilladelser øgedes betydeligt.
The number of new centralised applications received during 1998 is comparable to the previous year, whereas the workload arising from the maintenance of centralised marketing authorisations increased significantly.