Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (in German: Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte – "BfArM") is the medical regulatory body in Germany. It operates under the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). It is headquartered in Bonn, Germany. Its president is Prof. Dr. Karl Broich.
Portfolio of the BMG.
Alongside the "Paul-Ehrlich-Institut" (PEI), the BfArM is one of the two independent federal higher authorities in the German health sector. Further authorities within the portfolio of the BMG are: 
History.
In 2010 BfArM announced that it will accept pure electronic filings (eCTD or NeeS) from mid-February 2010 (previously a full paper copy was required). Only those documents requiring signature will be required in paper.