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Guidance: Exporting active substances manufactured in Great Britain for use in EEA and Northern Ireland

Medicines Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

August 8
14:57 2024

This guidance explains how to obtain a Written Confirmation for each shipment of Active Substances manufactured in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) that is exported to the EEA or Northern Ireland.

Importation of active substances into Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) without a Written Confirmation is accepted from the following list of countries:

  • European Economic Area (EEA) countries
  • USA
  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
  • Brazil
  • Australia
  • Israel
  • Switzerland

as well as from Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland will also continue to align with all relevant EU rules relating to the placing on the market of manufactured goods.

Further guidance is available on?importation of active substances from countries on a list.

Updates to this page

Published 31 December 2020
Last updated 8 August 2024 +show all updates
  1. Updated 'Register of Written Confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers' to August 2024.

  2. Updated 'Register of Written Confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers'.

  3. Updated the Written Confirmation PDF

  4. Updated 'Register of Written Confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers' .

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  6. Updated Register of Written Confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers

  7. Updated file "Register of Written Confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers"

  8. Updated Register of Written Confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers

  9. Updated 'Register of Written Confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers'

  10. Update to post-Brexit protocols

  11. Updated the written confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers

  12. Updated 'Register of Written Confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers'

  13. Updated register of written confirmations

  14. Updated Register of Written Confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers

  15. Published an updated version of the Register of Written Confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers.

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