A useful, brief, summary from good friends Saba & Co in their June 2015 newsletter (here) on the amendments to the Drug and Pharmacy Law No. 24 of 2015 that came into effect on May 18, 2015.
They report that the main amendments include sanctions imposed on the counterfeiting of medicine:
They report that the main amendments include sanctions imposed on the counterfeiting of medicine:
- the new law allows both imprisonment and a fine, whereas the old law imposed either imprisonment or a fine
- the fine for counterfeiting is now ten times the value of the fake products produced, whereas the old law only imposed a fine of twice the value
- the Food and Drug Administration is authorised to close down any shop, store, gym, or beauty centre that sells or trades in counterfeit or banned medicines or supplements.
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