Procedure descriptions
Import of medicinal products - apply for a licence
You require authorisation for the import of
- Medicinal products for human use, veterinary medicinal products, investigational medicinal products
- Active substances of human, animal or microbial origin or which are produced by genetic engineering, or
- other substances of human origin intended for the manufacture of medicinal products
Responsible department
Regierungspräsidium Tübingen - Control centre for pharmacovigilance Baden-Württemberg
Details
Prerequisite
- A qualified person is available
- Suitable rooms and facilities are available for the activities intended with the import, testing and storage of the medicinal products
- It is ensured that the activities are carried out in accordance with the state of the art in science and technology
Procedure
You can apply informally to the competent authority for authorisation. Your application must contain the following information:
- exact name of the applicant and details of the legal form
- Designation of the business premises (name, street, town)
- Details of the activities planned at the business premises in connection with the import
- Information on external warehouses
- Name, telephone and fax number, e-mail address
- a competent person
- a responsible person in the case of the import of medicinal products of human origin for direct human use
- tabular information on the medicinal products intended for import
- Details of the organisations responsible for testing
Tipcontact the competent authority before submitting the application to clarify the details.
Once the complete documentation has been submitted, the competent authority will carry out a final inspection. Only then will it decide whether to grant the import licence or reject the application by issuing a decision.
Deadlines
The licence must always be applied for before starting the activity. The import activity may only commence once you have received the licence.
Required documents
- Extract from the commercial register
- Proof of availability of the premises, for example:
- Copy of the rental agreement or
- Extract from the land register
- Floor plans of the company buildings and rooms for testing and storage
- for external warehouses: floor plans
- Proof of the required expertise and reliability of the competent person (certified copy of certificates, certificate of good conduct for official purposes)
- current company description ("Site Master File"), quality assurance manual, list of procedural instructions
Costs
Depending on the individual case
Processing time
Depending on, among other things
- the type of medicinal products for which you are applying for authorisation and
- whether an inspection abroad is required
For new applications: at least 4 weeks from submission of the complete documentation, maximum 3 months
For required foreign inspection minimum required lead time: 6 months
Miscellaneous
none
Legal basis
Arzeimittelgesetz (AMG):
- § 15 Sachkenntnis
- § 72 Einfuhrerlaubnis
Artikel 61 EU-Verordnung 536/2014 (Erlaubnis)
Artikel 88 EU-Verordnung 2019/6 (Erlaubnis)
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg, 03.03.2025