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Commercial Information Circulars

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e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref : EIC 191/2/8

10 May 2013

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 363/2013

Canada : Health Canada Amended Food and Drug Regulations to Strengthen Drug Safety

Health Canada announced on 8 May 2013 the amendment of Food and Drug Regulation to extend the requirement for Good Manufacturing Practices to active ingredients used in pharmaceutical drugs. These amendments will come into force on 8 November 2013. The announcement can be accessed at http://hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/_2013/2013-58-eng.php, and the amending regulations published in Canada Gazette as well as other relevant information can be found at http://hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/compli-conform/info-prod/drugs-drogues/actingred-eng.php.

ENQUIRIES

2.For enquiries concerning this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5682.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Linda Ng)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry



Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.