Merger or sale of companies: Pharmaceutical sector

Where the merger or sale of a company entails issuing a new health permit, the same authorisation procedure shall be followed for pharmaceutical laboratories.

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The same procedure shall be followed for registering manufacturers of active substances for pharmaceutical use.

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The merger or sale of the company entails issuing a new health licence; accordingly, the same procedure for applying to modify the previous operating licence shall be followed for healthcare product facilities.

Where to carry out corporate mergers:

When applying for a licence modification, there is a specific section for corporate mergers in the ‘ Instalaciones de productos sanitarios, IPS ’ (healthcare product facilities) application.

For the merger or sale of a company, a notarial act must be produced proving:

• the merger or sale of the company,
• and stating that the same facilities, staff, and resources will be maintained.

Any change in the data declared means a statement of compliance with the established procedures must be submitted.

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Any change in the declared data implies the presentation of a Responsible Statement in accordance with the established procedures.

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Where it entails issuing a new health permit, the same authorisation procedure shall be followed for manufacturing, importing, or storing biocides under the AEMPS.

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