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Part IV · General

93. Authority to give general guidelines for the evaluation

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The Authority shall issue general guidelines to the BPEC for the evaluation of borderline products and other related items, submitted to the BPEC.

(2)

(a)

The general guidelines referred to in subsection (1), shall be based on the Good Manufacturing Practices

(GMP) guidelines and other recommendations issued by the

World Health Organization and other regulatory bodies recognized by the Authority.

(b)

The Authority may revise the general guidelines from time to time in order to maintain parallels with internationally recognized standards and practices.

(3)

The BPEC shall take into consideration the efficacy, safety, quality, need and cost of each borderline product, in the process of evaluation.

(4)

The Minister may make regulations—

(a)

setting out the procedures to be followed, including the specified time limits for the conduct of respective evaluations;

(b)

to give effect to the Good Manufacturing Practices

(GMP) guidelines and any other applicable guide lines as may be recommended by the Authority.

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Part VII

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Part VIII

Interpretation

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