Health Laws And Places Forum

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the current guidelines on sales promotion permit applications last July 5, 2013. Under FDA Memorandum Circular no. 2013-028, applicants are required to file their application for permit at least thirty (30) days before actual commencement of the sales promotion.  This timeline is pursuant to Article 116 of R.A 7394 otherwise known as "The Consumer Act of the Philippines".The Circular further informs concerned establishments e.g health products, advertising/promotional agencies and other parties concerned, to strictly observe said provision starting August 5, 2013. Rules on applications The applications concerning the following products are to be submitted to the respective FDA Centers, as follows:

The Mexico City "voluntary codes of business ethics" was recently made compulsory by Food and Drugs Administration within the Philippine settings. FDA Circular no. 2013-024 entitled "Adoption and Implementation of "The Mexico City Principles for Voluntary Codes of Business Ethics in the Biopharmaceutical Sector" was issued last September 5, 2013, which administrative issuance was made to take effect immediately on said date. Violation of the circular is a ground for filing appropriate administrative charges and/or imposition of administrative sanctions such as, but not limited to, imposition of fines, suspension, cancellation or revocation of any license, permit or registration issued by FDA. The measure was an offshoot of the 17th APEC Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Ministerial Meeting, where the principles for voluntary codes of business ethics for medical device, biopharmaceutical  and construction/engineering sectors, were endor...