CHAPTER III GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE VERIFICATION OF THE SAFETY FEATURES

Article 12Unique identifiers which have been decommissioned

A medicinal product bearing a unique identifier which has been decommissioned shall not be further distributed or supplied to the public except in any of the following situations:

(a)

the unique identifier was decommissioned in accordance with Article 22(a) and the medicinal product is distributed for the purpose of exporting it outside the Union;

(b)

the unique identifier was decommissioned earlier than the time of supplying the medicinal product to the public, pursuant to Articles 23, 26, 28 or 41;

(c)

the unique identifier was decommissioned in accordance with Article 22(b) or (c) or Article 40, and the medicinal product is provided to the person responsible for its disposal;

(d)

the unique identifier was decommissioned in accordance with Article 22(d) and the medicinal product is provided to the national competent authorities.