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Article R5121-117 of the French Public Health Code

The proprietary medicinal product for which parallel import authorisation is sought may differ from the proprietary medicinal product which has already obtained marketing authorisation in France, as regards:

1° The period of stability, special storage precautions when these are stricter than those of the proprietary medicinal product which has obtained marketing authorisation in France;

2° Size, shape, colour, engraving, printing or any other marking;

3° The composition of the excipients;

4° The date of the last revision of the package leaflet.

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Article R5121-117

La spécialité pharmaceutique pour laquelle l’autorisation d’importation parallèle est sollicitée peut différer de la spécialité ayant déjà obtenu l’autorisation de mise sur le marché en France, en ce qui concerne :

1° La durée de stabilité, les précautions particulières de conservation lorsqu’elles sont plus strictes que celles de la spécialité pharmaceutique ayant obtenu l’autorisation de mise sur le marché en France ;

2° La taille, la forme, la couleur, la gravure, l’impression ou tout autre marquage ;

3° La composition en excipients ;

4° La date de la dernière révision de la notice.

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