<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On Monday, 10 February, hospitals in the Netherlands called(1) for the introduction of a requirement for factories to notify the authorities of any impending shortages of medical devices. They fear that care may be acutely endangered due to the requirement for medical devices to comply with more stringent European rules from 26 May onwards. The European Medical Devices Regulation makes it compulsory to demonstrate by means of various tests that a product is safe and effective.1.What is the Commission’s assessment of the above-mentioned news, and is it aware of any impending shortages in other Member States because manufacturers may not have medical devices approved (or reapproved) in time?2.What impact does the Commission expect that Brexit will have on the number of approved EU inspection bodies that assess the safety of medical devices, as it has already fallen from 55 to 9 in recent years? And if the current number of approved inspection bodies is too small: how does the Commission intend to ensure that medical devices are certified in good time?3.In what concrete ways does the Commission intend to avert impending shortages of medical devices, and does it agree that a European requirement for manufacturers to notify impending shortages is one of the options?  (1)https://fd.nl/cookiewall?target=%2Fondernemen%2F1333728%2Facuut-gevaar-voor-zorg-door-tekort-aan-medische-hulpmiddelen"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [3]. </s>
On Monday, 10 February, hospitals in the Netherlands called(1) for the introduction of a requirement for factories to notify the authorities of any impending shortages of medical devices. They fear that care may be acutely endangered due to the requirement for medical devices to comply with more stringent European rules from 26 May onwards. The European Medical Devices Regulation makes it compulsory to demonstrate by means of various tests that a product is safe and effective.1.What is the Commission’s assessment of the above-mentioned news, and is it aware of any impending shortages in other Member States because manufacturers may not have medical devices approved (or reapproved) in time?2.What impact does the Commission expect that Brexit will have on the number of approved EU inspection bodies that assess the safety of medical devices, as it has already fallen from 55 to 9 in recent years? And if the current number of approved inspection bodies is too small: how does the Commission intend to ensure that medical devices are certified in good time?3.In what concrete ways does the Commission intend to avert impending shortages of medical devices, and does it agree that a European requirement for manufacturers to notify impending shortages is one of the options?  (1)https://fd.nl/cookiewall?target=%2Fondernemen%2F1333728%2Facuut-gevaar-voor-zorg-door-tekort-aan-medische-hulpmiddelen