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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 Article 29

Obligations in case of inability to verify the authenticity and decommission the unique identifier

Article 29

Notwithstanding Article 25(1), where technical problems prevent persons authorised or entitled to supply medicinal products to the public from verifying the authenticity of and decommissioning a unique identifier at the time the medicinal product bearing that unique identifier is supplied to the public, those persons authorised or entitled to supply medicinal products to the public shall record the unique identifier and, as soon as the technical problems are solved, verify the authenticity of and decommission the unique identifier.

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Other provisions in CHAPTER VI — MODALITIES OF VERIFICATION OF THE SAFETY FEATURES AND DECOMMISSIONING OF THE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER BY PERSONS AUTHORISED OR ENTITLED TO SUPPLY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS TO THE PUBLIC

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CitationArticle 29 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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