Validity Of Import License And Registration Certificate For Drugs Extended For Six Months Due To The Covid Pandemic Situation.
Government has extended the validity of the import license along with the registration certificate by six months. This step has been taken to make sure the medicines are available in the country. On July 27 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare gave a notification affirming that drug supply should not be affected and it should remain accessible to the public. So, due to the ongoing pandemic, COVID-19 pharmaceutical companies have wished for extending the validity of the registration certificates for about six months. Thus, exercising the powers deliberated by section 26B under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the central government directed a notice, without withstanding anything in the rule 28A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 for drugs import for the sole purpose of sale or distribution. That if an existing registration certificate holder as per given rules applies for a fresh registration certificate before expiry of the present, the present certificate will remain v