Coronavirus: CDSCO postpones requirement of Submission of notarized/ apostilled documents for Import and Registration of drugs

New Delhi: Through a recent notice Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services has informed about the submission of notarized/ apostilled documents for Import and Registration of drugs in view of COVID 19.

The notification for the same was made by Dr V.G Somani, Drugs Controller General(I) to PS to JS(R), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, NewDelhi.

The notification noted that the CDSCO office has received representation about difficulties in submission of a notary, apostilled and embassy attestation of regulatory documents such as Power of Attorney, Manufacturing Licence, GMP Certificate, COPP certificate etc. due to COVID-19 pandemic.

"The matter has been examined carefully in view of the situation due to COVID-19 outbreak and it has been decided that the applicant may submit applications for import registration as per the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 & Rules made thereunder along with self-attested documents and an undertaking that they will submit the notarized/ apostilled documents obtaining the same from the concerned authority after normalization of the situation in light of COVID-19," said the notice

"Such applications, as and when received, will be processed and, if found satisfactory, import registration may be issued with the condition that the firm shall submit notarized/ apostilled documents obtaining the same from the concerned authority after normalization of the situation in light of COVID-19," the document added

To read the full notice click on the following link:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/pdf_upload-127351.pdf