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1. The manufacturing and import of investigational medicinal products in the Union shall be subject to the holding of an authorisation. However, the import of investigational medicinal products from other parts of the United Kingdom into Northern Ireland and, until 31 December 2024, into Cyprus, Ireland and Malta shall not be subject to the holding of such an authorisation provided that all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a) the investigational medicinal products have undergone certification of batch release either in the Union or in parts of the United Kingdom other than Northern Ireland to verify compliance with the requirements set out in Article 63(1);

(b) the investigational medicinal products are only made available to subjects in the Member State into which those investigational medicinal products are imported or, if imported into Northern Ireland, are only made available to subjects in Northern Ireland.

2. In order to obtain the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1, the applicant shall meet the following requirements:

(a) it shall have at its disposal, for manufacture or import, suitable and sufficient premises, technical equipment and control facilities complying with the requirements set out in this Regulation;

(b) it shall have permanently and continuously at its disposal the services of at least one qualified person who fulfils the conditions of qualification set out in Article 49(2) and (3) of Directive 2001/83/EC (‘qualified person’).

3. The applicant shall specify, in the application for authorisation, the types and pharmaceutical forms of the investigational medicinal product manufactured or imported, the manufacturing or import operations, the manufacturing process where relevant, the site where the investigational medicinal products are to be manufactured or the site in the Union to which they are to be imported, and detailed information concerning the qualified person.

4. Articles 42 to 45, and point (e) of Article 46 of Directive 2001/83/EC shall apply mutatis mutandis to the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1.

5. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to any of the following processes:

(a) re-labelling or re-packaging, where those processes are carried out in hospitals, health centres or clinics, by pharmacists or other persons legally authorised in the Member State concerned to carry out such processes, and if the investigational medicinal products are intended to be used exclusively in hospitals, health centres or clinics taking part in the same clinical trial in the same Member State;

(b) preparation of radiopharmaceuticals used as diagnostic investigational medicinal products where this process is carried out in hospitals, health centres or clinics, by pharmacists or other persons legally authorised in the Member State concerned to carry out such process, and if the investigational medicinal products are intended to be used exclusively in hospitals, health centres or clinics taking part in the same clinical trial in the same Member State;

(c) the preparation of medicinal products referred to in points (1) and (2) of Article 3 of Directive 2001/83/EC for use as investigational medicinal products, where this process is carried out in hospitals, health centres or clinics legally authorised in the Member State concerned to carry out such process and if the investigational medicinal products are intended to be used exclusively in hospitals, health centres or clinics taking part in the same clinical trial in the same Member State.

6. Member States shall make the processes set out in paragraph 5 subject to appropriate and proportionate requirements to ensure subject safety and reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial. They shall subject the processes to regular inspections.