Medicines (Products for Animal Use—Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2001

PART IIU.K. REPLACEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 OF PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

1.  The application fee for a minor variation (Type 1) to a marketing authorisation (other than a mutually recognised marketing authorisation) as referred to in Annex 1 to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 541/95 (concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation granted by a competent authority of a member State M1) shall be as follows:—U.K.

Fee
Type of application£
1.Change following modification(s) to the manufacturing authorisation560
2.Change in the name of the medicinal product (either invented name or common name)560
3.Change in the name and/or address of the marketing authorisation holder220
4.Replacement of an excipient with a comparable excipient (excluding adjuvants for vaccines and biologically derived excipients)560
5.Change in the colouring system of the product (addition, deletion or replacement of colourant(s))560
6.Change in the flavouring system of the product (addition, deletion or replacement of flavour(s))560
7.Change in coating weight of tablets or change in weight of capsule shells560
8.Change in the qualitative composition of immediate packaging material560
9.Deletion of an indication560
10.Deletion of a route of administration560
10a.Addition or replacement of measuring device for dosage forms560
11.Change in the manufacturer(s) of active substance560
11a.Change in name of manufacturer of active substance220
11b.Change in supplier of intermediate compound used in the manufacture of the active substance560
12Minor change of manufacturing process of the active substance560
12a.Change in specification of starting material or intermediate used in the manufacture of the active substance560
13.Batch size of active substance560
14.Change in specification of active substance560
15.Minor change in manufacture of the medicinal product560
15a.Change in in-process controls applied during the manufacture of the product560
16.Change in the batch size of finished product560
17.Change in specification of the medicinal product560
18.Synthesis or recovery of non-pharmacopoeial excipients which had been described in the original dossier560
19.Change in specification of excipients in the medicinal product (excluding adjuvants for vaccines)560
20.Extension of shelf life as foreseen at time of authorisation560
20a.Extension of the shelf life or retest period of the active substance560
21.Change in shelf life after first opening560
22.Change in shelf life after reconstitution560
23.Change in the storage conditions560
24.Change in test procedure of active substance560
24a.Change in test procedure for a starting material or intermediate used in the manufacture of the active substance560
25.Change in the test procedures of the medicinal product560
26.Changes to comply with supplements to pharmacopoeias560
27.Change in test procedures of non-pharmacopoeial excipients560
28.Change in test procedure of immediate packaging560
29.Change in test procedure of administrative device560
30.Change in pack size for a medicinal product560
31.Change in container shape560
32.Change of imprints, bossing or other markings (except scoring) on tablets or printing on capsules, including addition or changes of inks used for product marking560
33.Change of dimensions of tablets, capsules, suppositories or pessaries without change of quantitive composition and mean mass560
34.Change in the manufacturing process of a non proteinaceous component due to the subsequent introduction of a biotechnology step560

Marginal Citations

M1OJ No. L55, 11.3.95, p. 7 as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1146/98, OJ No. L159, 3.6.98, p.31.

2.  The application fee for any other variation to a marketing authorisation (other than a mutually recognised marketing authorisation), or for any variation to a product licence, shall be £2,220 except in the following cases, where the fee shall be the amount specified:—U.K.

Fee
Type of application£
a.Change which is made where there is identical supporting data relating to another product which is also being changed, all the products are from the same marketing authorisation holder and the change is identical to the first change and is made at the same time220
b.Change of distributor where no other aspects of the dossier are changed and the marketing authorisation holder remains the same220
c.Change of marketing authorisation holder where no other aspects of the dossier are changed220
d.Simple dosage instruction changes where the change is not the result of safety concerns, no new studies are required to support the change and the dose rate in mg/kg body weight remains the same560
e.Addition or change to user safety warnings where no other aspects of the dossier are changed, no user safety warnings are removed, no new studies are required to support the change and the proposed warnings serve to increase the protection of the user560
f.Corrections or simple text lay out changes to summary of product characteristics and/or product literature where the changes are not a result of safety concerns, no new studies are required to support the change and no other aspects of the dossier are changed560

2A.  Notwithstanding the above, the fee for a variation where the licence relates solely to an emergency vaccine shall be £40 for each variation.U.K.