Holders of a Certificate of Suitability to the monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia (CEP) must inform the EDQM of any change(s) to the information provided in the initial application.

In addition, a CEP must be renewed once, 5 years after the issue date of the original CEP for it to remain valid (regardless of revisions in the interim period).

The themed topics below help companies to understand how to notify EDQM of changes, get them approved and how to renew their CEP.

Classification

In accordance with the current European Regulation on variations to marketing applications, changes are classified into three categories:

  • notifications (for changes not expected to impact quality),
  • minor changes (for changes which may impact quality)
  • and major changes (for changes which are likely to impact quality) ...

Submit changes

Holders of a Certificate of Suitability to the monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia (CEP) should send, in electronic format, the following documentation to the Certification of Substances Department (DCEP) of the EDQM ...
 

 

 

 

Sister files

The sister file procedure is intended to facilitate the submission of similar dossiers within the Certification Procedure, and to allow applicants to benefit from a fast-track procedure and harmonised assessments ...

 

 

 

 

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