Surrender of marketing authorization at same time as a variation application
9.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), where an applicant applies to vary a marketing authorization in the circumstances set out in paragraph 8(3) of Part 3 of Schedule 4, the fee payable under regulation 18(1) shall be refunded or waived.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), where an applicant on the same occasion submits more than one such application which relates to medicinal products containing the same active ingredients but no other active ingredient, sub-paragraph (1) shall apply only to one of those applications.
(3) Where in respect of any two or more of the applications mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) provision is made for fees of different amounts by paragraphs 46 and 47 of Part 4 of Schedule 2, sub-paragraph (1) shall apply to the application in respect of which of those paragraphs make provision for the higher or highest fee.