Recommendation on unforeseen variations
Article 5
1. Prior to submission or examination of a variation whose classification is not provided for in this Regulation, a holder or a competent authority of a Member State may request the coordination group referred to in Article 31 of Directive 2001/82/EC or in Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC (hereinafter the coordination group) or, in the case of a variation to the terms of a centralised marketing authorisation, the Agency to provide a recommendation on the classification of the variation. The recommendation referred to in the first subparagraph shall be consistent with the guidelines referred to in point (a) of Article 4(1). It shall be delivered within 45 days following receipt of the request and sent to the holder, the Agency and the competent authorities of all Member States. 2. The Agency and the two coordination groups referred to in paragraph 1 shall cooperate to ensure the coherence of the recommendations delivered in accordance with that paragraph and publish those recommendations after deletion of all information of commercial confidential nature.