# Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, Article 87

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Member States shall prohibit any advertising of a medicinal product in respect of which a marketing authorization has not been granted in accordance with Community law.
2. All parts of the advertising of a medicinal product must comply with the particulars listed in the summary of product characteristics.
3. The advertising of a medicinal product:
shall encourage the rational use of the medicinal product, by presenting it objectively and without exaggerating its properties,
shall not be misleading.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2001/83/article/87 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-83/article-87
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