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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 Article 22

Decommissioning of unique identifiers by wholesalers

Article 22

A wholesaler shall verify the authenticity of and decommission the unique identifier of the following medicinal products: (a) products which he intends to distribute outside of the Union; (b) products which have been returned to him by persons authorised or entitled to supply medicinal products to the public or another wholesaler and cannot be returned to saleable stock; (c) products which are intended for destruction; (d) products which, while in his physical possession, are requested as a sample by competent authorities; (e) products which he intends to distribute to the persons or institutions referred to in Article 23, where required by national legislation in accordance with the same Article.

Read the full instrument → · Read this in context: CHAPTER V — MODALITIES OF VERIFICATION OF THE SAFETY FEATURES AND DECOMMISSIONING OF THE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER BY WHOLESALERS →

Other provisions in CHAPTER V — MODALITIES OF VERIFICATION OF THE SAFETY FEATURES AND DECOMMISSIONING OF THE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER BY WHOLESALERS

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of 2026-07-04

CitationArticle 22 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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