Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 Article 9

Barcodes on the packaging

Article 9

Medicinal products having to bear the safety features pursuant to Article 54a of Directive 2001/83/EC shall not bear on their packaging, for the purpose of their identification and verification of their authenticity, any other visible two-dimensional barcode than the two-dimensional barcode carrying the unique identifier.

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