# The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, Regulation 3A: Preparation and assembly of medicinal products used for vaccination against an infectious disease or in the reformulation of such products

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

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) Regulation 17(1) does not apply in circumstances where a medicinal product used under relevant arrangements for vaccination against an infectious disease is labelled by a holder of a wholesale dealer’s licence to take account of a change to the shelf life of the product because of the thawing of the product.
(4) Chapter 1 of Part 13 (requirements for packaging and package leaflets relating to medicinal products)—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) is to be construed as permitting labelling in accordance with paragraph (3), in the case of a product which is otherwise labelled in accordance with that Part.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation—
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“relevant arrangements” has the meaning given in regulation 19(4C) (exemptions from requirement for wholesale dealer’s licence).
(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/regulation/3A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-regulations-2012/regulation-3A
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