Parallel import is the importation – and subsequent marketing in the Netherlands – of a medicinal product authorised elsewhere in the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA), whilst a marketing authorisation has also been granted in the Netherlands. In order to be allowed to market a parallel import product, a parallel import marketing authorisation is needed. The parallel importer can apply to the MEB for a parallel import marketing authorisation.
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