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S.I. No. 684/2011 - Irish Medicines Board (Fees) Regulations 2011.

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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th December, 2011.
I, ROISÍN SHORTALL, Minister of State at the Department of Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 13 and 32 (as amended by sections 15 and 16 of the Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (No. 3 of 2006)) of the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995 (No. 29 of 1995) and the Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 493 of 2011 ), hereby make the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Irish Medicines Board (Fees) Regulations 2011.
2. (1) In these Regulations—
“Act” means the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995 (No. 29 of 1995), as amended by s. 197 of the Finance Act 1999 (No. 2 of 1999), by Regulation 3 of the European Communities (In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 304 of 2001 ), by Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Medical Devices) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 444 of 2001), by Regulation 3 of the European Communities (Medical Devices) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 576 of 2002), by the Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (No. 3 of 2006) and by the European Communities (Amendment of the Medicines Board Act 1995) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 542 of 2007 );
“Board” means the Irish Medicines Board established by section 3 of the Act;
“certificate of free sale” means a certificate of free sale issued under section 4(1)(k)(ii) of the Act;
“certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration granted pursuant to the Medicinal Products (Control of Placing on the Market) Regulations 2007 to 2010;
“certificate of traditional-use registration” means a certificate of traditional-use registration granted pursuant to the Medicinal Products (Control of Placing on the Market) Regulations 2007 to 2010 in respect of a traditional herbal medicinal product;
“certification of documents” means the certification, under section 4(1)(k)(ii) of the Act, of documents not being certificates of free sale or export certificates;
“complex dossier” refers to an application accompanied by a full dossier in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC;
“decentralised procedure” means the decentralised procedure for human medicinal products provided for in Directive 2001/83/EC;
“Directive 2001/83/EC” means Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 20011 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, as amended by Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 20032 , Commission Directive 2003/63/EC of 25 June 20033 , Directive 2004/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 20044 , Directive 2004/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 20045 , Regulation (EC) No. 1901/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 20066 , Regulation (EC) No. 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 13 November 20077 , Directive 2008/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 20088 , Directive 2009/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 20099 Commission Directive 2009/120/EC of 14 September 200910 . Directive 2010/84/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 201011 and Directive 2011/62/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 201112 .
“export certificate” means a certificate issued under section 4(1)(k)(ii) of the Act;
“homeopathic medicinal product” has the meaning assigned to it by the Medicinal Products (Control of Placing on the Market) Regulations 2007 to 2010;
“manufacturer’s authorisation” means an authorisation granted pursuant to the Medicinal Products (Control of Manufacture) Regulations 2007 to 2010;
“marketing authorisation” means an authorisation granted pursuant to the Medicinal Products (Control of Placing on the Market) Regulations 2007 to 2010;
“mutual recognition procedure” means the mutual recognition procedure for human medicinal products provided for in Directive 2001/83/EC;
“national rules scheme” means the national rules governing the granting of marketing authorisation in respect of homeopathic medicinal products, as provided in Regulation 11 of the Medicinal Products (Control of Placing on the Market) Regulations 2007 to 2010;
“parallel import licence” has the meaning assigned to it by the Medicinal Products (Control of Placing on the Market) Regulations 2007 to 2010;
“reduced dossier — complex” refers to an application for a generic medicinal product accompanied by a reduced dossier but containing additional data in circumstances required by Directive 2001/83/EC;
“reduced dossier — standard” refers to an application for a generic medicinal product accompanied by a reduced dossier in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC;
“service item” means an application for a medicinal product designated by the Board as qualifying for a reduced application fee on the basis that the product has limited but important uses for which no alternative authorised product exists;
“subsequent extension applications” means applications in relation to additional pharmaceutical forms and strengths of a medicinal product, made subsequent to the first application in relation to that product;
“switching applications” means applications for a change in the classification of medicinal products under Title VI of Directive 2001/83/EC;
“traditional herbal medicinal product” has the meaning assigned to it by the Medicinal Products (Control of Placing on the Market) Regulations 2007 to 2010;
“type IB variation” and “type II standard variation” shall be classified by the Board in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2008 of 24 November 200813 ;
“wholesaler’s authorisation” means an authorisation granted pursuant to the Medicinal Products (Control of Wholesale Distribution) Regulations 2007 to 2010;
(2) In these Regulations, unless otherwise indicated—
(a) any reference to a Regulation is a reference to a Regulation of these Regulations, and
(b) any reference to the Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations.
3. Subject to Regulation 4, there shall be paid to the Board in respect of each and every matter set out in column 1 of the Schedule the fee as set out in column 2 of the Schedule.
4. The Board may, in circumstances where it considers it appropriate to do so, waive, remit or refund, either in whole or in part, any fee that would otherwise be payable to it under Regulation 3.
5. The Irish Medicines Board (Fees) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 632 of 2010 ) are hereby revoked.
SCHEDULE
COLUMN 1
COLUMN 2
Fees for national applications for marketing authorisations

Complex dossier
National application
15,211
Each additional form (same time)
5,090
Each additional strength (same time)
656
Additional drug master file submitted
3,251
Reduced dossier — complex
National application
11,329
Each additional form (same time)
5,090
Each additional strength (same time)
656
Additional drug master file submitted
3,251
Reduced dossier — standard
National application
7,658
Each additional form (same time)
5,090
Each additional strength (same time)
656
Additional drug master file submitted
3,251
Subsequent extension applications
First additional form
7,658
Each additional form (same time)
5,090
First additional strength (existing form)
2,756
Each additional strength (same time)
656
Additional drug master file submitted
3,251
Fees for applications for marketing authorisations using mutual recognition procedure and decentralised procedure
Complex dossier
Mutual recognition incoming
10,647
Each additional form (same time)
3,660
Each additional strength (same time)
656
Outgoing mutual recognition supplement
10,962
Decentralised incoming
15,211
Decentralised outgoing
40,000
Each additional form (same time)
5,090
Each additional strength (same time)
656
Reduced dossier — complex
Mutual recognition incoming
8,077
Each additional form (same time)
3,251
Each additional strength (same time)
656
Outgoing mutual recognition supplement
10,962
Decentralised incoming
11,329
Decentralised outgoing
30,000
Each additional form (same time)
5,090
Each additional strength (same time)
656
Reduced dossier — standard
Mutual recognition incoming
5,350
Each additional form (same time)
2,859
Each additional strength (same time)
656
Outgoing mutual recognition supplement
7,126
Decentralised incoming
7,658
Decentralised outgoing
20,000
Each additional form (same time)
5,090
Each additional strength (same time)
656
Subsequent extension applications
Mutual recognition incoming (first additional form)
5,350
Mutual recognition incoming (first additional strength)
1,929
Mutual recognition incoming (subsequent additional strength)
656
Outgoing mutual recognition/decentralised supplement (additional form)
2,859
Outgoing mutual recognition/decentralised supplement (additional strength)
656
Decentralised incoming (first additional form)
7,658
Decentralised outgoing (first additional form)
20,000
Each additional form (same time)
5,090
First additional strength (existing form)
2,756
Each additional strength (same time)
656
Switching applications
Switching applications
5,000
Fees for parallel import licences
Application fee — per country at the same time or by variation
1,662
Each additional strength per country
495
Each additional form per country
495
Parallel imports of dual pack registrations
831
Registration of parallel imports — each additional strength or form
495
Parallel imports where the originator is not on the Irish market
5,000
Change of ownership
525
Fees for variations to national marketing authorisations
Type IB variation
468
Type IB variation — reduced rate
234
Type II complex variation
2,601
Type II standard variation
506
Type II standard variation — reduced rate
253
Notifications under Article 61(3) of Directive 2001/83/ EC
250
Notifications under Article 61(3) of Directive 2001/83/EC — reduced rate
125
Multiple variations capped fee (per product range)
6,200
Multiple variations capped fee (per product)
4,400
Introduction of standard statements from European institutions
1 to 5 authorisations
1,500
6 to 10 authorisations
3,000
11 to 20 authorisations
6,000
21 to 40 authorisations
12,000
41 to 100 authorisations
20,000
101 authorisations and above
30,000
Fees for variations to marketing authorisations under mutual recognition procedure and decentralised procedure
Type IB variation outgoing mutual recognition / decentralised supplement
345
Type IB variation — mutual recognition incoming
338
Type IB variation — mutual recognition incoming — reduced rate
174
Type II complex variation — outgoing mutual recognition / decentralised supplement
525
Type II complex variation — mutual recognition incoming
1,797
Type II standard variation — mutual recognition incoming
338
Type II standard variation — mutual recognition incoming — reduced rate
174
Type II standard variation — outgoing mutual recognition / decentralised supplement
338
Notifications made under Article 61(3) of Directive 2001/83/EC
250
Notifications made under Article 61(3) of Directive 2001/83/EC — reduced rate
125
Fees for the granting of a marketing authorisation on transfer to another company
Change of ownership — related company — 1st marketing authorisation within a range
900
Change of ownership — related company — additional marketing authorisations within a range
321
Change of ownership — non-related company — 1st marketing authorisation within a range
1,316
Change of ownership — non-related company — additional marketing authorisations within a range
321
Other fees relating to the granting of marketing authorisations
Service item
612
Fees for applications for wholesaler’s authorisations
Application fee
555
Variation to authorisation — minor site technical
400
Variation to authorisations — administrative
219
Variation to authorisation — technical
603
Fees for applications for manufacturer’s authorisations
Application fee
1,853
Variation to authorisation — administrative
274
Variation to authorisation — technical
768
Fees for the granting of a manufacturer’s authorisation or a wholesaler’s authorisation on transfer to another company
Manufacture — related companies
1,107
Manufacture — unrelated companies
1,853
Wholesale — related companies
365
Wholesale — unrelated companies
555
Fees for applications in relation to medical devices and cosmetic products
Certificates of free sale — standard (4 certs per request)
147
Certificates of free sale — fast track (4 certs per request)
277
Duplicate certificates of free sale — each (available at time of initial request)
23
Fees for applications in relation to homeopathic medicinal products
New national / decentralised registration standard charge — single stock
678
New national / decentralised registration standard charge — 2 or more stocks
1,016
New application — national rules scheme standard fee — single stock
1,016
New application — national rules scheme standard fee — 2 or more stocks
1,500
Mutual recognition incoming application standard fee — single stock
452
Mutual recognition incoming application standard fee — 2 or more stocks
678
Outgoing mutual recognition / decentralised supplement
564
National variation — registration and national rules scheme
339
National variation — reduced rate — registration and national rules scheme
170
Mutual recognition incoming variation
226
Mutual recognition incoming variation — reduced rate
113
Variation — outgoing mutual recognition / decentralised supplement
170
Fees applications in relation to traditional herbal medicinal products
National applications for certificates of traditional-use registration
National application
4,888
National application where there is a monograph
3,000
Each additional form (same time)
4,072
Each additional strength (same time)
525
Additional drug master file submitted
3,251
Applications for certificates of traditional-use registration under mutual recognition procedure and decentralised procedure
Mutual recognition incoming
3,418
Mutual recognition incoming — each additional form (same time)
2,287
Mutual recognition incoming — each additional strength (same time)
525
Outgoing mutual recognition / decentralised supplement
4,445
Decentralised outgoing/incoming
4,888
Each additional form (same time)
4,072
Each additional strength (same time)
525
Fees for export certificates and certification of documents
Standard
147
Fast track
277
Annual maintenance fees
Marketing authorisations and registrations
First 10 marketing authorisations
650
Additional marketing authorisations
812
Dormant marketing authorisations
420
Parallel import registration
113
Dual pack registration
55
Homeopathic medicinal products
55
Traditional herbal medicinal products
113
Manufacturer’s authorisations
Major site (more than 250 employees)
16,669
Large site (150-250 employees)
11,112
Medium site (50-149 employees)
7,409
Small site (less than 50 employees)
3,703
Wholesaler’s authorisations
Large full line
2,771
Medium full line
1,576
Minor site
400
Inspection fees
Per day (per member of the inspection team)
1,489
Part of day (per hour, per member of the inspection team)
213
Enforcement fees
Manufacturers
Major site (more than 250 employees)
2,400
Large site (150-250 employees)
1,800
Medium site (50-149 employees)
600
Small site (less than 50 employees)
200
Wholesalers
Large full line
600
Medium full line and short line
200
Marketing authorisation / parallel import licence holders
> 50 marketing authorisations / parallel import licences
3,150
31-50 marketing authorisations / parallel import licences
1,000
16-30 marketing authorisations / parallel import licences
600
6-15 marketing authorisations / parallel import licences
200
(Note: Companies classed as both manufacturer and wholesaler are charged the higher of the two applicable charges. Marketing authorisation holders pay the marketing authorisation holder fee in addition to any manufacturer / wholesaler fee.)
Given under my hand, 21 December 2011.
21 December 2011.
RÓISÍN SHORTALL,
Minister of State at the Department of Health.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal instrument.)
The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for the revision of fees payable to the Irish Medicines Board pursuant to Section 13 of the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995 .
These Regulations revoke the Irish Medicines Board (Fees) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 632 of 2010 ).
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2 OJ L 33, 8.2.2003, p. 30.

3 OJ L 159, 27.6.2003, p. 46.

4 OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 85.

5 OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 34.

6 OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 1.

7 OJ L 324, 10.12.2007, p. 121.

8 OJ L 81, 20.3.2008, p. 51.

9 OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 33.

10 OJ L 242, 15.9.2009, p. 3.

11 OJ L 348, 31.12.2010, p. 74.

12 OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 74.

13 OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 7.

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