UAE Criminal LawCabinet Resolution No. (59) of 2020 Regarding Tracking and Monitoring of Drugs

Article (1) Definitions For the purpose of applying the provisions of this Resolution, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned thereto respectively, unless the context requires otherwise: State : The United Arab Emirates. Ministry : The Ministry of Health and Prevention.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding Tracking and Monitoring of Drugs 2 Minister : The Minister of Health and Prevention. Health Authorities : Any federal or local government authority in charge of health affairs in the State. Electronic Platform : A central electronic system in the Ministry aiming at tracking and/or monitoring drugs from the plant until the product reaches the con…

Article (2) Tracking Drugs The Ministry shall track, through the Electronic Platform, the manufacture, importation, storage, supply and distribution of Medical Products, Medicinal Products, Pharmaceutical Products, Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances, Dangerous Medical Products and any other Medical Product identified by a resolution of the Minister, in order to monitor the circulation, importation, marketing or distribution of such products by the Pharmaceutical Facilities or Health Facilities to determine all phases of the circulation thereof.

Article (3) Liabilities Health Authorities, Pharmaceutical Facilities, Health Facilities and any other authority identified by the Minister, each within its respective area of competence, shall: 1. Use the Ministry’s system for the unified coding of Medical Products, Medicinal Products, Pharmaceutical Products, Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances, Dangerous Medical Products according to the international standards adopted in the State. 2. Verify the validity and license of drugs in order to quickly detect Defective Products and Adulterated Products. 3. Track the medicinal stock at the State’s level, in the light of a strategic time-bound plan for drug needs.

Article (4) Issuance of Implementing Resolutions The Minister shall issue, in coordination with the Health Authorities, the resolutions necessary for implementing the provisions of this Resolution.

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Article (5) Publication and Entry into Force of the Resolution This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall enter into force as of the day following the date of its publication. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Dated: 12th Muharram 1442 AH, Corresponding to: 31st August 2020 A.D

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