Regulation 50 Accompanying material
United Kingdom
An applicant for the grant of a UK marketing authorisation for a relevant medicinal product must provide the material specified in Schedule 8 in relation to the product.
An applicant for the grant of a parallel import licence for a relevant medicinal product must provide the material specified in Schedule 8A in relation to the product.
An applicant for the grant of a UK marketing authorisation for a relevant medicinal product must provide—
in the case of an application under the unfettered access route—
the material specified in Schedule 8C, and
any material specified in Schedule 8 which is not included in the material specified in Schedule 8C, and
in all other cases, the material specified in Schedule 8,
in relation to the product.
An applicant for the grant of a UK marketing authorisation F3or parallel import licence for a radionuclide generator must, in addition, provide—
a general description of the system together with a detailed description of the components of the system which may affect the composition or quality of the daughter nucleid preparation; and
qualitative and quantitative particulars of the eluate or the sublimate.
The applicant must also, if requested by the licensing authority to do so, provide the licensing authority with material or information that the licensing authority reasonably considers necessary for dealing with the application.
Paragraph (4) does not apply in respect of an application under the unfettered access route.
If any of the medicinal products to which the application for a UK marketing authorisation relates—
in the case of a UKMA(NI) or a F6UKMA(UK)(Category 2), is liable to be imported from a country other than an EEA State, or
in the case of a F7UKMA(UK)(Category 1), is liable to be imported,
the material or information referred to in paragraph (3) may include an undertaking from the manufacturer of the product to comply with the matters set out in Schedule 9.
In addition to the information referred to in Part 1, paragraph 1.2, fourth paragraph of Annex 1 to the 2001 Directive, an applicant for the grant of a UK marketing authorisation for an MM medicinal product must also provide a copy of the MM master file for that product.
In addition to the information referred to in Part 1, paragraph 1.2, fourth paragraph of Annex 1 to the Directive, an applicant for the grant of a UK marketing authorisation for a POC medicinal product must also provide a copy of the POC master file for that product.
The licensing authority may publish, for the purposes of applications made pursuant to this regulation—
guidance on the presentation and content of the material specified in Schedule 8;
scientific guidelines relating to the quality, safety and efficacy of medicinal products; and
guidelines describing the active substance manufacturing process and process controls.
Unless replaced by guidance or guidelines published under the power conferred by paragraph (5B), the following guidance and guidelines continue to apply as they applied immediately before IP completion day (subject to any amendments or variations published under that paragraph)—
the guidance published by the European Commission in the rules governing medicinal products in the European Community, Volume 2B, Notice to Applicants, Medicinal Products for human use, Presentation and content of the dossier, Common Technical Document;
the scientific guidelines relating to the quality, safety and efficacy of medicinal products as adopted by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use and published by the EMA and the other pharmaceutical Community guidelines published by the European Commission in the different volumes of the rules governing medicinal products in the European Community; and
guidelines published by the EMA for the purposes of paragraph 3.2.1.2 of Part I of Annex I to the 2001 Directive.
F14Unless the application is for a parallel import licence this regulation is subject to—
regulation 50A (requirement for certain applications to include results of paediatric investigation plan);
regulation 50E (application for paediatric use marketing authorisation);
regulation 50F (other applications including paediatric indications);
regulation 50G (applications relating to orphan medicinal products);
regulation 50H (applications relating to advanced therapy medicinal products);
regulation 50I (applications relating to conditional marketing authorisations);
regulation 50J (applications relating to medicinal products containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms);
regulation 51 (application for UKMA(NI) relating to generic medicinal products);
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regulation 51B (application for UKMA(UK) relating to generic medicinal products);
regulation 52 (application for UKMA(NI) relating to certain medicinal products that do not qualify as generic etc);
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regulation 52B (application for UKMA(UK) relating to certain medicinal products that do not qualify as generic etc);
regulation 53 (application for UKMA(NI) relating to similar biological medicinal products);
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regulation 53B (application for UKMA(UK) relating to similar biological medicinal products);
regulation 54 (applications relating to products in well-established medicinal use);
regulation 55 (applications relating to new combinations of active substances);
regulation 56 (applications containing information supplied in relation to another medicinal product with consent); and
Schedule 10 (applications relating to national homoeopathic products).
The licensing authority may make appropriate arrangements with any EEA State or the EMA in order to obtain the information it considers necessary to satisfy itself that a product to be imported under a parallel import licence is essentially similar to a product that has been granted a UK marketing authorisation.
If the licensing authority makes arrangements under paragraph (7), it must publish a list of the EEA States or the organisation with which it has made such arrangements.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 50(1A) inserted (E.W.S.) (1.10.2014) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1878), regs. 1, 6(2) and reg. 50(1A) inserted (N.I.) (1.10.2014) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.R. 2014/324), regs. 1(1), 6(2)
- F2
Reg. 50(1A) inserted after subparagraph (1) (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/775, regs. 1, 49(1A) (as inserted by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1488), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 37(a))
- F3
Words in reg. 50(2) inserted (E.W.S.) (1.10.2014) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1878), regs. 1, 4 and words in reg. 50(2) inserted (N.I.) (1.10.2014) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.R. 2014/324), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(c)
- F4
Reg. 50(3A) inserted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/775, regs. 1, 49(1B) (as inserted by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1488), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 37(a))
- F5
Reg. 50(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/775, regs. 1, 49(2) (as substituted by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1488), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 37(b))
- F6
Words in reg. 50(4)(a) substituted (1.1.2025) by The Human Medicines (Amendments relating to the Windsor Framework) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/832), regs. 1(1), 27(a)(i)
- F7
Words in reg. 50(4)(b) substituted (1.1.2025) by The Human Medicines (Amendments relating to the Windsor Framework) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/832), regs. 1(1), 27(a)(ii)
- F8
Words in reg. 50(5) inserted (23.7.2025) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (Modular Manufacture and Point of Care) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/87), regs. 1(2), 16(2)
- F9
Words in reg. 50(5) inserted (E.W.S.) (1.10.2014) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1878), regs. 1, 6(4) and words in reg. 50(5) inserted (N.I.) (1.10.2014) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.R. 2014/324), regs. 1(1), 6(4)
- F10
Reg. 50(5AA)(5AB) inserted (23.7.2025) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (Modular Manufacture and Point of Care) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/87), regs. 1(2), 16(3)
- F11
Reg. 50(5A)-(5C) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/775), regs. 1, 49(3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1488, reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 37(c)(i)(ii)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F12
Words in reg. 50(5A) omitted (1.1.2025) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendments relating to the Windsor Framework) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/832), regs. 1(1), 27(b)(i)
- F13
Words in reg. 50(5A) substituted (1.1.2025) by The Human Medicines (Amendments relating to the Windsor Framework) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/832), regs. 1(1), 27(b)(ii)
- F14
Words in reg. 50(6) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.10.2014) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1878), regs. 1, 6(5) and words in reg. 50(6) substituted (N.I.) (1.10.2014) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.R. 2014/324), regs. 1(1), 6(5)
- F15
Reg. 50(6)(za)-(zg) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/775), regs. 1, 49(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F16
Reg. 50(6)(a)-(ab) substituted for reg. 50(6)(a) (31.12.2020) by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/775), regs. 1, 49(4A) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1488, reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 37(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F17
Reg. 50(6)(aa) omitted (1.1.2025) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendments relating to the Windsor Framework) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/832), regs. 1(1), 27(c)
- F18
Reg. 50(6)(b)-(bb) substituted for reg. 50(6)(b) (31.12.2020) by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/775), regs. 1, 49(4A) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1488, reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 37(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F19
Reg. 50(6)(ba) omitted (1.1.2025) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendments relating to the Windsor Framework) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/832), regs. 1(1), 27(c)
- F20
Reg. 50(6)(c)-(cb) substituted for reg. 50(6)(c) (31.12.2020) by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/775), regs. 1, 49(4A) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1488, reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 37(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F21
Reg. 50(6)(ca) omitted (1.1.2025) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendments relating to the Windsor Framework) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/832), regs. 1(1), 27(c)
- F22
Reg. 50(7)(8) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/775), regs. 1, 49(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)