Based on the above, on 2 June 2008, the UK issued a Rapid Alert informing Members States, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and the European Commission (EC) in accordance with Article 107 of Directive 2001/ 83/ EC, as amended of its intention to vary the marketing authorisation of all oral formulations of moxifloxacin containing medicinal products to remove the indications in ABS and AECB and to restrict the indication in CAP.