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Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 70

Article 70

1. When a marketing authorization is granted, the competent authorities shall specify the classification of the medicinal product into: - a medicinal product subject to medical prescription, - a medicinal product not subject to medical prescription. To this end, the criteria laid down in Article 71(1) shall apply. 2. The competent authorities may fix sub-categories for medicinal products which are available on medical prescription only. In that case, they shall refer to the following classification: (a) medicinal products on renewable or non-renewable medical prescription; (b) medicinal products subject to special medical prescription; (c) medicinal products on restricted medical prescription, reserved for use in certain specialized areas.

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