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The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004

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The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004, Section 43A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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43A.(1) The licensing authority must publish a list of countries which it is satisfied have a regulatory framework applicable to investigational medicinal products exported to Great Britain that is equivalent to the regulatory framework in Great Britain, in that the respective control and enforcement activities in those countries ensure an equivalent level of protection of public health.

(2) In order to determine whether a country should be included in the list referred to in paragraph (1), the licensing authority may, in particular, take into account—

(a)the country's system for ensuring that each batch of an investigational medicinal product has been manufactured and checked in accordance with the requirements of its legislation and any authorisation in respect of the clinical trial in which the product is to be used;

(b)the country's rules for good manufacturing practice;

(c)the regularity of inspections to verify compliance with good manufacturing practice;

(d)the effectiveness of enforcement of good manufacturing practice;

(e)the regularity and rapidity of information provided by that country relating to non-compliant manufacturers of investigational medicinal products;

(f)any on-site review of that country's regulatory system undertaken by the licensing authority;

(g)any on-site inspection of a manufacturing site in that country observed by the licensing authority; and

(h)any other relevant documentation available to the licensing authority.

(3) The licensing authority must—

(a)review the countries it has included in the list referred to in paragraph (1) to determine if it is still satisfied that the country should remain on that list, and if it is not so satisfied, remove that country from the list; and

(b)undertake such a review at least every three years beginning with the date on which that country is included in that list.]

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