The Human Medicines Regulations 2012

[F1 Wholesale dealer's licence used to distribute a medicinal product imported from an EEA State before IP completion day U.K.

2.— (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), a person (“P”) who is the holder of a wholesale dealer's licence which—

(a) was granted before IP completion day by the licensing authority;

(b) was in force immediately before IP completion day and remains in force on IP completion day (whether or not it is suspended); and

(c) was used by P to distribute a medicinal product, which was imported from an EEA State, by way of wholesale dealing, or to possess a medicinal product imported from an EEA State for such a purpose,

is deemed on and after IP completion day to hold a wholesale dealing licence granted under Part 3 (manufacture and distribution of medicinal products and active substances) that permits the operation of importing medicinal products from an approved country for import for the purposes specified in paragraph (c).

(2) After the end of the period of 6 months beginning with IP completion day, P is deemed to continue hold a wholesale dealer's licence that permits the operation of importing medicinal products from an approved country for import by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) only if, before the end of that period, P has notified the licensing authority in writing of—

(a) P's intention to continue to import medicinal products from an approved country for import; and

(b) either—

(i) P's intention to appoint a responsible person (import) who will carry out the functions under regulation 45AA(4) (requirement as to responsible persons where licence holder imports from an approved country for import) in respect of the licence, or

(ii) that P will only import medicinal products from an approved country for import to which an exemption in regulation 45AA(2) applies.

(3) Unless P has notified the licensing authority as provided for in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii), after the end of the period of 2 years beginning with IP completion day, P is deemed to continue to hold a wholesale dealer's licence that permits the operation of importing medicinal products from an approved country for import by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) only if, before the end of that period, P has notified the licensing authority in writing of the name, address and qualifications of a person who—

(a) is included in the register under regulation 45AB(1); and

(b) will carry out the functions under regulation 45AA(4) in respect of the licence.

(4) From IP completion day, until the date on which P notifies the licensing authority of the information specified in sub-paragraph (3), the responsible person in respect of that licence under regulation 45 must carry out the functions under regulation 45AA(4).

(5) As soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of the information specified in paragraph (3), the licensing authority must provide P with written notice that the responsible person (import) is named on the licence.

(6) Where P has notified the licensing authority as provided for in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii), the licensing authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify P in writing that the wholesale dealer's licence includes import of a medicinal product from an approved country for import limited to medicinal products to which an exemption in regulation 45AA(2) applies.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 33A inserted (31.12.2020) by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/775), reg. 1, Sch. 7 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1488, reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 193); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)