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(Legislative acts) 
REGULATIONS 
REGULATION (EU) No 536/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 
of 16 April 2014 
on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/20/EC 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 114 and 168(4)(c) 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (
1), 
After consulting the Committee of the Regions, 
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2), 
Whereas: (1)  In a clinical trial the rights, safety, dignity and well- being of subjects should be protected and the data generated 
should be reliable and robust. The interests of the subjects should always take priority over all other interests. 
(2)  In order to allow for independent control as to whether these principles are adhered to, a clinical trial should be 
subject to prior authorisation. 
(3)  The existing definition of a clinical trial as contained in Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of 
the Council (
3) should be clarified. For that purpose, the concept of clinical trial should be more precisely defined 
by introducing the broader concept of ‘clinical study’ of which the clinical trial is a category. That category 
should be defined on the basis of specific criteria. This approach takes due account of international guidelines, and is in line with the Union law governing medicinal products, which builds on the dichotomy of ‘clinical trial’ and ‘non-interventional study’. 
(4)  Directive 2001/20/EC aims to simplify and harmonise the administrative provisions governing clinical trials in 
the Union. However, experience shows that a harmonised approach to the regulation of clinical trials has only 
been partly achieved. This makes it in particular difficult to perform a given clinical trial in several Member 27.5.2014 L 158/1 Official Journal of the European Union EN     
(1) OJ C 44, 15.2.2013, p. 99. 
(2) Position of the European Parliament of 3 April 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of  14 April 
2014. 
(3) Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 on the approximation of the laws, regulatio ns and 
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the implementation of good clinical practice in the conduct of clini cal trials on 
medicinal products for human use (OJ L 121, 1.5.2001, p. 34). States. Scientific development, however, suggests that future clinical trials will target more specific patient popula ­
tions, such as subgroups identified through genomic information. In order to include a sufficient number of patients for such clinical trials it may be necessary to involve many, or all, Member States. The new procedures 
for the authorisation of clinical trials should stimulate the inclusion of as many Member States as possible. There ­
fore, in order to simplify the procedures for the submission of an application dossier for the authorisation of a 
clinical trial, the multiple submission of largely identical information should be avoided and replaced by the 
submission of one application dossier to all the Member States concerned through a single submission portal. 
Given that clinical trials carried out in a single Member State are equally important to European clinical research, the application dossier for such clinical trials should also be submitted through that single portal. 
(5)  As regards Directive 2001/20/EC, experience also indicates that the legal form of a Regulation would present 
advantages for sponsors and investigators, for example in the context of clinical trials taking place in more than one Member State, since they will be able to rely on its provisions directly, but also in the context of safety 
reporting and labelling of investigational medicinal products. Divergences of approach among different Member 
States will be therefore kept to a minimum. 
(6) The Member States concerned should cooperate in assessing a request for authorisation of a clinical trial. This co ­
operation should not include aspects of an intrinsically national nature, such as informed consent. 
(7)  In order to avoid administrative delays for starting a clinical trial, the procedure to be used should be flexible and 
efficient, without compromising patient safety or public health. 
(8)  The timelines for assessing an application dossier for clinical trials should be sufficient to assess the file while, at 
the same time, ensuring quick access to new, innovative treatments and ensuring that the Union remains an 
attractive place for conducting clinical trials. Against this background, Directive 2001/20/EC introduced the 
concept of tacit authorisation. This concept should be maintained in order to ensure that timelines are adhered to. In the event of a public health crisis, Member States should have the possibility to assess and authorise a clin ­
ical trial application swiftly. No minimal timelines for approval should therefore be established. 
(9)  Clinical trials for the development of orphan medicinal products as defined in Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council (
1) and of medicinal products addressed to subjects affected by 
severe, debilitating and often life-threatening diseases affecting no more than one person in 50 000 in the Union 
(ultra-rare diseases) should be fostered. 
(10)  Member States should efficiently assess all clinical trials applications within the given timelines. A rapid yet in- 
depth assessment is of particular importance for clinical trials concerning medical conditions which are severely 
debilitating and/or life threatening and for which therapeutic options are limited or non-existent, as in the case of 
rare and ultra-rare diseases. 
(11)  The risk to subject safety in a clinical trial mainly stems from two sources: the investigational medicinal product 
and the intervention. Many clinical trials, however, pose only a minimal additional risk to subject safety compared 
to normal clinical practice. This is particularly the case where the investigational medicinal product is covered by 
a marketing authorisation, that is the quality, safety and efficacy has already been assessed in the course of the 
marketing authorisation procedure" or, if that product is not used in accordance with the terms of the marketing 
authorisation, that use is evidence- based and supported by published scientific evidence on the safety and effi ­
cacy of that product, and the intervention poses only very limited additional risk to the subject compared to 
normal clinical practice. Those low-intervention clinical trials are often of crucial importance for assessing stand ­
ard treatments and diagnoses, thereby optimising the use of medicinal products and thus contributing to a high 
level of public health. Those clinical trials should be subject to less stringent rules, as regards monitoring, require ­
ments for the contents of the master file and traceability of investigational medicinal products. In order to ensure 
subject safety they should however be subject to the same application procedure as any other clinical trial. The 
published scientific evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of an investigational medicinal product not used 
in accordance with the terms of the marketing authorisation could include high quality data published in scien ­
tific journal articles, as well as national, regional or institutional treatment protocols, health technology assess ­
ment reports or other appropriate evidence. 27.5.2014 L 158/2 Official Journal of the European Union EN     
(1) Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on orphan medicinal products 
(OJ L 18, 22.1.2000, p. 1). (12)  The Recommendation of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Council on the 
Governance of Clinical Trials of 10 December 2012 introduced different risk categories for clinical trials. Those 
categories are compatible with the categories of clinical trials defined in this Regulation as the OECD Categories A 
and B(1) correspond to the definition of a low-intervention clinical trial as set out in this Regulation, and the 
OECD Categories B(2) and C correspond to the definition of a clinical trial as set out in this Regulation. 
(13)  The assessment of the application for a clinical trial should address in particular the anticipated therapeutic and 
public health benefits (relevance) and the risk and inconvenience for the subject. In respect of the relevance, various aspects should be taken into account, including whether the clinical trial has been recommended or imposed by regulatory authorities in charge of the assessment of medicinal products and the authorisation of their placing on the market and whether surrogate end-points, when they are used, are justified. 
(14) Unless otherwise justified in the protocol, the subjects participating in a clinical trial should represent the popula ­
tion groups, for example gender and age groups, that are likely to use the medicinal product investigated in the 
clinical trial. 
(15)  In order to improve treatments available for vulnerable groups such as frail or older people, people suffering 
from multiple chronic conditions, and people affected by mental health disorders, medicinal products which are 
likely to be of significant clinical value should be fully and appropriately studied for their effects in these specific 
groups, including as regards requirements related to their specific characteristics and the protection of the health 
and well-being of subjects belonging to these groups. 
(16)  The authorisation procedure should provide for the possibility to extend the timelines for the assessment in order 
to allow the sponsor to address questions or comments raised during the assessment of the application dossier. 
Moreover, it should be ensured that, within the extension period, there is always sufficient time for assessing the additional information submitted. 
(17)  The authorisation to conduct a clinical trial should address all aspects of subject protection and data reliability 
and robustness. That authorisation should therefore be contained in a single administrative decision by the Member State concerned. 
(18)  It should be left to the Member State concerned to determine the appropriate body or bodies to be involved in 
the assessment of the application to conduct a clinical trial and to organise the involvement of ethics committees 
within the timelines for the authorisation of that clinical trial as set out in this Regulation. Such decisions are a 
matter of internal organisation for each Member State. When determining the appropriate body or bodies, Member States should ensure the involvement of laypersons, in particular patients or patients' organisations. They should also ensure that the necessary expertise is available. In accordance with international guidelines, the 
assessment should be done jointly by a reasonable number of persons who collectively have the necessary qualifi ­
cations and experience. The persons assessing the application should be independent of the sponsor, the clinical trial site, and the investigators involved, as well as free from any other undue influence. 
(19) The assessment of applications for the authorisation of clinical trials should be conducted on the basis of appro ­
priate expertise. Specific expertise should be considered when assessing clinical trials involving subjects in emer ­
gency situations, minors, incapacitated subjects, pregnant and breastfeeding women and, where appropriate, other 
identified specific population groups, such as elderly people or people suffering from rare and ultra rare diseases. 
(20)  In practice, sponsors do not always have all the information needed for submitting a complete application for 
authorisation of a clinical trial in all of the Member States where a clinical trial is eventually going to be 
conducted. It should be possible for sponsors to submit an application solely on the basis of documents assessed jointly by those Member States where the clinical trial might be conducted. 
(21) The sponsor should be allowed to withdraw the application for authorisation of a clinical trial. To ensure the reli ­
able functioning of the assessment procedure, however, an application for authorisation of a clinical trial should 
be withdrawn only for the entire clinical trial. It should be possible for the sponsor to submit a new application 
for authorisation of a clinical trial following the withdrawal of an application. 27.5.2014 L 158/3 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (22)  In practice, in order to reach recruitment targets or for other reasons, sponsors may have an interest in extending 
the clinical trial to an additional Member States after the initial authorisation of the clinical trial. An authorisation 
mechanism should be provided to allow for such extension, while avoiding the re-assessment of the application 
by all the Member States concerned which were involved in the initial authorisation of the clinical trial. 
(23)  Clinical trials are usually subject to many modifications after they have been authorised. Those modifications may 
relate to the conduct, the design, the methodology, the investigational or auxiliary medicinal product, or the 
investigator or clinical trial site involved. Where those modifications have a substantial impact on the safety or 
rights of the subjects or on the reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial, they should be subject to an authorisation procedure similar to the initial authorisation procedure. 
(24)  The content of the application dossier for authorisation of a clinical trial should be harmonised in order to 
ensure that all Member States have the same informat ion available and to simplify the application process for 
clinical trials. 
(25)  In order to increase transparency in the area of clinical trials, data from a clinical trial should only be submitted 
in support of a clinical trial application if that clinical trial has been recorded in a publicly accessible and free of 
charge database which is a primary or partner registry of, or a data provider to, the international clinical trials 
registry platform of the World Health Organization (WHO ICTRP). Data providers to the WHO ICTRP create and 
manage clinical trial records in a manner that is consistent with the WHO registry criteria. Specific provision 
should be made for data from clinical trials started before the date of application of this Regulation. 
(26)  It should be left to Member States to establish the language requirements for the application dossier. To ensure 
that the assessment of the application for authorisation of a clinical trial functions smoothly, Member States 
should consider accepting a commonly understood language in the medical field as the language for the docu ­
mentation not destined for the subject. 
(27)  Human dignity and the right to the integrity of the person are recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights 
of the European Union (the ‘Charter’). In particular, the Charter requires that any intervention in the field of 
biology and medicine cannot be performed without free and informed consent of the person concerned. Directive 
2001/20/EC contains an extensive set of rules for the protection of subjects. These rules should be upheld. 
Regarding the rules concerning the determination of the legally designated representatives of incapacitated 
persons and minors, those rules diverge in Member States. It should therefore be left to Member States to deter ­
mine the legally designated representatives of incapacitated persons and minors. Incapacitated subjects, minors, 
pregnant women and breastfeeding women require specific protection measures. 
(28) An appropriately qualified medical doctor or, where appropriate, a qualified dental practitioner should be respon ­
sible for all medical care provided to the subject, including the medical care provided by other medical staff. 
(29) It is appropriate that universities and other research institutions, under certain circumstances that are in accord ­
ance with the applicable law on data protection, be able to collect data from clinical trials to be used for future 
scientific research, for example for medical, natural or social sciences research purposes. In order to collect data 
for such purposes it is necessary that the subject gives consent to use his or her data outside the protocol of the clinical trial and has the right to withdraw that consent at any time. It is also necessary that research projects based on such data be made subject to reviews that are appropriate for research on human data, for example on ethical aspects, before being conducted. 
(30)  In accordance with international guidelines, the informed consent of a subject should be in writing. When the 
subject is unable to write, it may be recorded through appropriate alternative means, for instance through audio 
or video recorders. Prior to obtaining informed consent, the potential subject should receive information in a 
prior interview in a language which is easily understood by him or her. The subject should have the opportunity 
to ask questions at any moment. Adequate time should be provided for the subject to consider his or her deci ­
sion. In view of the fact that in certain Member States the only person qualified under national law to perform an interview with a potential subject is a medical doctor whil e in other Member States this is done by other profes ­
sionals, it is appropriate to provide that the prior interview with a potential subject should be performed by a 
member of the investigating team qualified for this task under the national law of the Member State where the 
recruitment takes place. 27.5.2014 L 158/4 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (31)  In order to certify that informed consent is given freely, the investigator should take into account all relevant 
circumstances which might influence the decision of a potential subject to participate in a clinical trial, in particu ­
lar whether the potential subject belongs to an economically or socially disadvantaged group or is in a situation 
of institutional or hierarchical dependency that could inappropriately influence her or his decision to participate. 
(32)  This Regulation should be without prejudice to national law requiring that, in addition to the informed consent 
given by the legally designated representative, a minor who is capable of forming an opinion and assessing the 
information given to him or her, should himself or herself assent in order to participate in a clinical trial. 
(33)  It is appropriate to allow that informed consent be obtained by simplified means for certain clinical trials where 
the methodology of the trial requires that groups of subjects rather than individual subjects are allocated to receive different investigational medicinal products. In those clinical trials the investigational medicinal products 
are used in accordance with the marketing authorisations, and the individual subject receives a standard treatment 
regardless of whether he or she accepts or refuses to participate in the clinical trial, or withdraws from it, so that 
the only consequence of non-participation is that data relating to him or her are not used for the clinical trial. Such clinical trials, which serve to compare established treatments, should always be conducted within a single Member State. 
(34)  Specific provisions should be defined for the protection of pregnant and breastfeeding women participating in 
clinical trials and in particular when the clinical trial does not have the potential to produce results of direct 
benefit to her or to her embryo, foetus or child after birth. 
(35) Persons performing mandatory military service, persons deprived of liberty, persons who, due to a judicial deci ­
sion, cannot take part in clinical trials, and persons, who du e to their age, disability or state of health are reliant 
on care and for that reason accommodated in residential care institutions, that is accommodations providing an 
uninterrupted assistance for persons who necessitate such assistance, are in a situation of subordination or factual 
dependency and therefore may require specific protective measures. Member States should be allowed to maintain 
such additional measures. 
(36) This Regulation should provide for clear rules concerning informed consent in emergency situations. Such situ ­
ations relate to cases where for example a patient has suffered a sudden life-threatening medical condition due to multiple traumas, strokes or heart attacks, necessitating immediate medical intervention. For such cases, interven ­
tion within an ongoing clinical trial, which has already been approved, may be pertinent. However, in certain 
emergency situations, it is not possible to obtain informed consent prior to the intervention. This Regulation 
should therefore set clear rules whereby such patients may be enrolled in the clinical trial under very strict condi ­
tions. In addition, the said clinical trial should relate directly to the medical condition because of which it is not 
possible within the therapeutic window to obtain prior informed consent from the subject or from his or her 
legally designated representative. Any previously expressed objection by the patient should be respected, and informed consent from the subject or from his or her legally designated representative should be sought as soon 
as possible. 
(37) In order to allow patients to assess possibilities to participate in a clinical trial, and to allow for effective supervi ­
sion of a clinical trial by the Member State concerned, the start of the clinical trial, the end of the recruitment of 
subjects for the clinical trial and the end of the clinical trial should be notified. In accordance with international 
standards, the results of the clinical trial should be repo rted within one year from the end of the clinical trial. 
(38)  The date of the first act of recruitment of a potential subject is the date on which the first act of the recruitment 
strategy described in the protocol was performed, e. g. the date of a contact with a potential subject or the date 
of the publication of an advertisement for a particular clinical trial. 
(39) The sponsor should submit a summary of the results of the clinical trial together with a summary that is under ­
standable to a layperson, and the clinical study report, where applicable, within the defined timelines. Where it is not possible to submit the summary of the results within the defined timelines for scientific reasons, for example 
when the clinical trial is still ongoing in third countries and data from that part of the trial are not available, 
which makes a statistical analysis not relevant, the sponsor should justify this in the protocol and specify when 
the results are going to be submitted. 27.5.2014 L 158/5 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (40)  In order for the sponsor to assess all potentially relevant safety information, the investigator should, as a rule, 
report to him all serious adverse events. 
(41)  The sponsor should assess the information received from the investigator, and report safety information on 
serious adverse events which are suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions to the European Medicines 
Agency (‘the Agency’). 
(42)  The Agency should forward that information to the Member States for them to assess it. 
(43)  The members of the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of 
Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) have agreed on a detailed set of guidelines on good clinical practice which is an internationally accepted standard for designing, conducting, recording and reporting clinical trials, consistent 
with principles that have their origin in the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki. When designing, 
conducting, recording and reporting clinical trials, detailed questions may arise as to the appropriate quality 
standard. In such a case, the ICH guidelines on good clinical practice should be taken appropriately into account 
for the application of the rules set out in this Regulation, provided that there is no other specific guidance issued 
by the Commission and that those guidelines are compatible with this Regulation. 
(44)  The conduct of a clinical trial should be adequately monitored by the sponsor in order to ensure the reliability 
and robustness of the results. Monitoring may also contribute to subject safety, taking into account the character ­
istics of the clinical trial and respect for fundamental rights of subjects. When establishing the extent of moni ­
toring, the characteristics of the clinical trial should be taken into account. 
(45) The individuals involved in conducting a clinical trial, in particular investigators and other healthcare profes ­
sionals, should be sufficiently qualified to perform their tasks, and the facilities where a clinical trial is to be 
conducted should be suitable for that clinical trial. 
(46)  In order to ensure subject safety and the reliability and robustness of data from clinical trials, it is appropriate to 
provide that there should be arrangements for traceability, storage, return and destruction of investigational medi ­
cinal products, depending on the nature of the clinical trial. For the same reasons, there should also be such 
arrangements for unauthorised auxiliary medicinal products. 
(47) During a clinical trial, a sponsor may become aware of serious breaches of the rules for the conduct of that clin ­
ical trial. This should be reported to the Member States concerned in order for action to be taken by those 
Member States, where necessary. 
(48)  Apart from the reporting of suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions, there may be other events which are 
relevant in terms of benefit-risk balance and which should be reported in a timely manner to the Member States 
concerned. It is important for subject safety that, in addition to serious adverse events and reactions, all unex ­
pected events that might materially influence the benefit-risk assessment of the medicinal product or that would 
lead to changes in the administration of a medicinal product or in overall conduct of a clinical trial are notified 
to the Member States concerned. Examples of such unexpected events include an increase in the rate of occur ­
rence of expected serious adverse reactions which may be clinically important, a significant hazard to the patient 
population, such as lack of efficacy of a medicinal product, or a major safety finding from a newly completed 
animal study (such as carcinogenicity). 
(49)  Where unexpected events require an urgent modification of a clinical trial, it should be possible for the sponsor 
and the investigator to take urgent safety measures without awaiting prior authorisation. If such measures consti ­
tute a temporary halt of the clinical trial, the sponsor should apply for a substantial modification before restarting the clinical trial. 
(50)  In order to ensure compliance of the conduct of a clinical trial with the protocol, and in order for investigators 
to be informed about the investigational medicinal products they administer, the sponsor should supply the inves ­
tigators with an investigator's brochure. 27.5.2014 L 158/6 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (51)  The information generated in a clinical trial should be recorded, handled and stored adequately for the purpose 
of ensuring subject rights and safety, the robustness and reliability of the data generated in the clinical trial, accu ­
rate reporting and interpretation, effective monitoring by the sponsor and effective inspection by Member States. 
(52)  In order to be able to demonstrate compliance with the protocol and with this Regulation, a clinical trial master 
file, containing relevant documentation to allow effective supervision (monitoring by the sponsor and inspection by Member States), should be kept by the sponsor and by the investigator. The clinical trial master file should be archived appropriately to allow for supervision after the clinical trial has ended. 
(53)  Where there are problems with respect to the availability of authorised auxiliary medicinal products, unauthorised 
auxiliary medicinal products may be used in a clinical trial in justified cases. The price of the authorised auxiliary 
medicinal product should not be considered as having an effect on the availability of such medicinal products. 
(54)  Medicinal products intended for research and development trials fall outside the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC 
of the European Parliament and of the Council (
1). Such medicinal products include medicinal products used in 
the context of a clinical trial. They should be covered by specific rules taking account of their peculiarities. In 
establishing these rules, a distinction should be made between investigational medicinal products (the tested 
product and its reference products, including placebos) and auxiliary medicinal products (medicinal products used 
in the context of a clinical trial but not as investigational medicinal products), such as medicinal products used 
for background treatment, challenge agents, rescue medication, or used to assess end-points in a clinical trial. 
Auxiliary medicinal products should not include concomitant medications, that is medications unrelated to the 
clinical trial and not relevant for the design of the clinical trial. 
(55)  In order to ensure subject safety and the reliability and robustness of data generated in a clinical trial, and in 
order to allow for the distribution of investigational and auxiliary medicinal products to clinical trial sites throughout the Union, rules on the manufacturing and import of both investigational and auxiliary medicinal products should be established. As is already the case for Directive 2001/20/EC, those rules should reflect the 
existing rules of good manufacturing practices for products covered by Directive 2001/83/EC. In some specific 
cases, it should be possible to allow deviations from those rules in order to facilitate the conduct of a clinical 
trial. Therefore, the applicable rules should allow for some flexibility, provided that subject safety, as well as relia ­
bility and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial are not compromised. 
(56)  The requirement to hold an authorisation for manufacture or import of investigational medicinal products should 
not apply to the preparation of investigational radiopharmaceuticals from radionuclide generators, kits or radio ­
nuclide precursors in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions for use in hospitals, health centres or 
clinics taking part in the same clinical trial in the same Member State. 
(57)  Investigational and auxiliary medicinal products should be appropriately labelled in order to ensure subject safety 
and the reliability and robustness of data generated in clinical trials, and in order to allow for the distribution of 
those products to clinical trial sites throughout the Union. The rules for labelling should be adapted to the risks 
to subject safety and the reliability and robustness of data generated in clinical trials. Where the investigational or 
auxiliary medicinal product have already been placed on the market as an authorised medicinal product in 
accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council (
2), as a general rule no additional labelling should be required for clinical trials that do not involve the 
blinding of the label. Moreover, there are specific products, such as radiopharmaceuticals used as diagnostic inves ­
tigational medicinal product, where the general rules on labelling are inappropriate in view of the very controlled 
setting of the use of radiopharmaceuticals in clinical trials. 
(58)  In order to ensure clear responsibilities, the concept of a ‘sponsor’ of a clinical trial, in line with international 
guidelines, was introduced by Directive 2001/20/EC. This concept should be upheld. 
(59)  In practice, there may be loose, informal networks of researchers or research institutions which jointly conduct a 
clinical trial. Those networks should be able to be co-sponsors of a clinical trial. In order not to weaken the 27.5.2014 L 158/7 Official Journal of the European Union EN     
(1) Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medici nal 
products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67). 
(2) Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures fo r 
the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agen cy 
(OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1.) concept of responsibility in a clinical trial, where a clinica l trial has several sponsors, they should all be subject to 
the obligations of a sponsor under this Regulation. However, the co-sponsors should be able to split up the responsibilities of the sponsor by contractual agreement. 
(60)  In order to ensure that enforcement action may be taken by Member States and that legal proceedings may be 
brought in appropriate cases, it is appropriate to provide that sponsors that are not established in the Union 
should be represented by a legal representative in the Union. However in view of the divergent approaches of the 
Member States as regards civil and criminal liability, it is appropriate to leave to each Member State concerned, as 
regards its territory, the choice as to whether or not to require such a legal representative, provided that at least a 
contact person is established in the Union. 
(61)  Where, in the course of a clinical trial, damage caused to the subject leads to the civil or criminal liability of the 
investigator or the sponsor, the conditions for liability in such cases, including issues of causality and the level of damages and sanctions, should remain governed by national law. 
(62) In clinical trials compensation should be ensured for damages successfully claimed in accordance with the applic ­
able laws. Therefore Member States should ensure that systems for compensation for damages suffered by a subject are in place which are appropriate to the nature and the extent of the risk. 
(63)  The Member State concerned should be given the power to revoke the authorisation of a clinical trial, suspend a 
clinical trial or require the sponsor to modify a clinical trial. 
(64)  In order to ensure compliance with this Regulation, Member States should be able to conduct inspections and 
should have adequate inspection capacities. 
(65)  The Commission should be able to control whether Member States correctly supervise compliance with this 
Regulation. Moreover, the Commission should be able to control whether regulatory systems of third countries ensure compliance with the specific provisions of this Regulation and Directive 2001/83/EC concerning clinical 
trials conducted in third countries. 
(66)  In order to streamline and facilitate the flow of information between sponsors and Member States as well as 
between Member States, the Agency should, in collaboration with Member States and the Commission, set up and maintain an EU database, accessed through an EU portal. 
(67) In order to ensure a sufficient level of transparency in the clinical trials, the EU database should contain all rele ­
vant information as regards the clinical trial submitted through the EU portal. The EU database should be publicly 
accessible and data should be presented in an easily searchable format, with related data and documents linked 
together by the EU trial number and with hyperlinks, for example linking together the summary, the layperson's 
summary, the protocol and the clinical study report of one clinical trial, as well as linking to data from other clin ­
ical trials which used the same investigational medicinal product. All clinical trials should be registered in the EU 
database prior to being started. As a rule, the start and end dates of the recruitment of subjects should also be 
published in the EU database. No personal data of data subjects participating in a clinical trial should be recorded 
in the EU database. The information in the EU database should be public, unless specific reasons require that a 
piece of information should not be published, in order to protect the right of the individual to private life and 
the right to the protection of personal data, recognised by Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter. Publicly available infor ­
mation contained in the EU database should contribute to protecting public health and fostering the innovation 
capacity of European medical research, while recognising the legitimate economic interests of sponsors. 
(68) For the purposes of this Regulation, in general the data included in a clinical study report should not be consid ­
ered commercially confidential once a marketing authorisation has been granted, the procedure for granting 27.5.2014 L 158/8 Official Journal of the European Union EN     themarketing authorisation has been completed, the application for marketing authorisation has been withdrawn. 
In addition, the main characteristics of a clinical trial, the conclusion on Part I of the assessment report for the 
authorisation of a clinical trial, the decision on the authorisation of a clinical trial, the substantial modification of 
a clinical trial, and the clinical trial results including reasons for temporary halt and early termination, in general, 
should not be considered confidential. 
(69)  Within a Member State, there may be several bodies involved in the authorisation of clinical trials. In order to 
allow for effective and efficient cooperation between Member States, each Member State should designate one 
contact point. 
(70)  The authorisation procedure set out in this Regulation is largely controlled by Member States. Nevertheless, the 
Commission and the Agency should support the good functioning of that procedure, in accordance with this 
Regulation. 
(71)  In order to carry out the activities provided for in this Regulation, Member States should be allowed to levy fees. 
However, Member States should not require multiple payments to different bodies involved in the assessment, in 
a given Member State, of an application for authorisation of a clinical trial. 
(72)  In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should 
be conferred on the Commission in respect of the establishment and modification of rules on cooperation 
between the Member States when assessing the information provided by the sponsor on the Eudravigilance data ­
base and the specification of detailed arrangements for inspection procedures. Those powers should be exercised 
in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). 
(73)  In order to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in 
accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of: the amendment of Annexes I, II, IV and V to this Regulation in order to adapt them to technical progress or to take account of international regulatory developments in which the Union or the Member States are involved, in the field of clinical trials; the amendment of Annex III in order to improve the 
information on the safety of medicinal products, to adapt technical requirements to technical progress or to take 
account of international regulatory developments in the field of safety requirements in clinical trials endorsed by bodies in which the Union or the Member States participate; the specification of the principles and guidelines of good manufacturing practice and the detailed arrangements for inspection for ensuring the quality of investiga ­
tional medicinal products; the amendment of Annex VI in order to ensure subject safety and the reliability and robustness of data generated in a clinical trial or to take account of technical progress. It is of particular impor ­
tance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert 
level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. 
(74) Directive 2001/83/EC provides that that Directive does not affect the application of national legislation prohi ­
biting or restricting the sale, supply or use of medicinal products as abortifacients. Directive 2001/83/EC provides 
that national legislation prohibiting or restricting the use of any specific type of human or animal cells is not, in 
principle, affected by either that Directive or any of the Regulations referred to therein. Likewise, this Regulation 
should not affect national law prohibiting or restricting the use of any specific type of human or animal cells, or 
the sale, supply or use of medicinal products used as abortifacients. In addition, this Regulation should not affect 
national law prohibiting or restricting the sale, supply or use of medicinal products containing narcotic 
substances within the meaning of the relevant international conventions in force such as the Single Convention 
on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 of the United Nations. Member States should communicate those national provisions 
to the Commission. 
(75)  Directive 2001/20/EC provides that no gene therapy trials may be carried out which result in modifications to 
the subject's germ line genetic identity. It is appropriate to maintain that provision. 27.5.2014 L 158/9 Official Journal of the European Union EN     
(1) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and genera l 
principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 
28.2.2011, p. 13). (76)  Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) applies to the processing of personal data 
carried out in the Member States within the framework of this Regulation, under the supervision of the Member States competent authorities, in particular the public independent authorities designated by the Member States 
and Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (
2) applies to the processing of 
personal data carried out by the Commission and the Agency within the framework of this Regulation, under the 
supervision of the European Data Protection Supervisor. Those instruments strengthen personal data protection 
rights, encompassing the right to access, rectification and withdrawal, as well as specify the situations when 
restriction on those rights may be imposed. With a view to respecting those rights, while safeguarding the robust ­
ness and reliability of data from clinical trials used for scientific purposes and the safety of subjects participating 
in clinical trials, it is appropriate to provide that, without prejudice to Directive 95/46/EC, the withdrawal of 
informed consent should not affect the results of activities already carried out, such as the storage and use of data 
obtained on the basis of informed consent before withdrawal. 
(77)  Subjects should not have to pay for investigational medicinal products, auxiliary medicinal products, medical 
devices used for their administration and procedures specifically required by the protocol, unless the law of the 
Member State concerned provides otherwise. 
(78)  The authorisation procedure set out in this Regulation should apply as soon as possible, in order for sponsors to 
reap the benefits of a streamlined authorisation procedure. However, in view of the importance of the extensive IT functionalities required for the authorisation procedure, it is appropriate to provide that this Regulation should only become applicable once it has been verified that the EU portal and the EU database are fully functional. 
(79)  Directive 2001/20/EC should be repealed to ensure that only one set of rules applies to the conduct of clinical 
trials in the Union. In order to facilitate the transition to the rules set out in this Regulation, sponsors should be allowed to start and conduct a clinical trial in accordance with Directive 2001/20/EC during a transitional period. 
(80)  This Regulation is in line with the major international guidance documents on clinical trials, such as the 2008 
version of the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki and good clinical practice, which has its 
origins in the Declaration of Helsinki. 
(81)  As regards Directive 2001/20/EC, experience also shows that a large proportion of clinical trials are conducted 
by non-commercial sponsors. Non-commercial sponsors frequently rely on funding which comes partly or 
entirely from public funds or charities. In order to maximise the valuable contribution of such non-commercial 
sponsors and to further stimulate their research but without compromising the quality of clinical trials, measures 
should be taken by Member States to encourage clinical trials conducted by those sponsors. 
(82)  This Regulation is based on the double legal basis of Articles 114 and 168(4)(c) TFEU. It aims at achieving an 
internal market as regards clinical trials and medicinal products for human use, taking as a base a high level of 
protection of health. At the same time, this Regulation sets high standards of quality and safety for medicinal 
products in order to meet common safety concerns as regards these products. Both objectives are being pursued 
simultaneously. These two objectives are inseparably linked and one is not secondary to another. Regarding 
Article 114 TFEU, this Regulation harmonises the rules for the conduct of clinical trials in the Union, therefore 
ensuring the functioning of the internal market in view of the conduct of a clinical trial in several Member States, 
the acceptability throughout the Union of data generated in a clinical trial and submitted in the application for 
the authorisation of another clinical trial or of the placing on the market of a medicinal product, and the free movement of medicinal products used in the context of a clinical trial. Regarding Article 168(4)(c) TFEU, this 
Regulation sets high standards of quality and safety for medicinal products by ensuring that data generated in 
clinical trials are reliable and robust, thus ensuring that treatments and medicines which are intended to be an 
improvement of a treatment of patients build on reliable and robust data. Moreover, this Regulation sets high 
standards of quality and safety of medicinal products used in the context of a clinical trial, thus ensuring the 
safety of subjects in a clinical trial. 27.5.2014 L 158/10 Official Journal of the European Union EN     
(1) Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with rega rd to 
the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31). 
(2) Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with 
regard to the processing of personal data by the Community in stitutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 
12.1.2001, p. 1). (83)  This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the 
Charter and notably human dignity, the integrity of the person, the rights of the child, respect for private and family life, the protection of personal data and the freedom of art and science. This Regulation should be applied 
by the Member States in accordance with those rights and principles. 
(84)  The European Data Protection Supervisor has given an opinion (
1) pursuant to Article 28(2) of Regulation (EC) 
No 45/2001. 
(85)  Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to ensure that, throughout the Union, clinical trial data are reliable 
and robust while ensuring respect for the rights, safety, dignity and well-being of subjects, cannot be sufficiently 
achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its scale, be better achieved at Union level, the Union 
may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on Euro ­
pean Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does 
not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective, 
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
CHAPTER I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Article 1 
Scope 
This Regulation applies to all clinical trials conducted in the Union. It does not apply to non-interventional studies. 
Article 2 
Definitions 
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions of ‘medicinal product’, ‘radiopharmaceutical’, ‘adverse reaction’, 
‘serious adverse reaction’, ‘immediate packaging’ and ‘outer packaging’ set out in points (2), (6), (11), (12), (23) and (24), respectively, of Article 1 of Directive 2001/83/EC apply. 
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions also apply: 
(1)  ‘Clinical study’ means any investigation in relation to humans intended: 
(a)  to discover or verify the clinical, pharmacological or other pharmacodynamic effects of one or more medicinal 
products; 
(b)  to identify any adverse reactions to one or more medicinal products; or 
(c)  to study the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of one or more medicinal products; 
with the objective of ascertaining the safety and/or efficacy of those medicinal products; 
(2)  ‘Clinical trial’ means a clinical study which fulfils any of the following conditions: 
(a)  the assignment of the subject to a particular therapeutic strategy is decided in advance and does not fall within 
normal clinical practice of the Member State concerned; 
(b)  the decision to prescribe the investigational medicinal products is taken together with the decision to include 
the subject in the clinical study; or 
(c)  diagnostic or monitoring procedures in addition to normal clinical practice are applied to the subjects. 27.5.2014 L 158/11 Official Journal of the European Union EN     
(1) OJ C 253, 3.9.2013, p. 10. (3)  ‘Low-intervention clinical trial’ means a clinical trial which fulfils all of the following conditions: 
(a)  the investigational medicinal products, excluding placebos, are authorised; 
(b)  according to the protocol of the clinical trial, 
(i) the investigational medicinal products are used in accordance with the terms of the marketing authorisa ­
tion; or 
(ii)  the use of the investigational medicinal products is evidence-based and supported by published scientific 
evidence on the safety and efficacy of those investigational medicinal products in any of the Member States 
concerned; and 
(c)  the additional diagnostic or monitoring procedures do not pose more than minimal additional risk or burden 
to the safety of the subjects compared to normal clinical practice in any Member State concerned; 
(4)  ‘Non-interventional study’ means a clinical study other than a clinical trial; (5)  ‘Investigational medicinal product’ means a medicinal product which is being tested or used as a reference, 
including as a placebo, in a clinical trial; 
(6)  ‘Normal clinical practice’ means the treatment regime typically followed to treat, prevent, or diagnose a disease or a 
disorder; 
(7)  ‘Advanced therapy investigational medicinal product’ means an investigational medicinal product which is an 
advanced therapy medicinal product as defined in point (a) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council (
1); 
(8)  ‘Auxiliary medicinal product’ means a medicinal product used for the needs of a clinical trial as described in the 
protocol, but not as an investigational medicinal product; 
(9)  ‘Authorised investigational medicinal product’ means a medicinal product authorised in accordance with Regulation 
(EC) No 726/2004 or in any Member State concerned in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC, irrespective of 
changes to the labelling of the medicinal product, which is used as an investigational medicinal product; 
(10)  ‘Authorised auxiliary medicinal product’ means a medicinal product authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) 
No 726/2004, or in any Member State concerned in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC, irrespective of 
changes to the labelling of the medicinal product, which is used as an auxiliary medicinal product; 
(11)  ‘Ethics committee’ means an independent body established in a Member State in accordance with the law of that 
Member State and empowered to give opinions for the purposes of this Regulation, taking into account the views 
of laypersons, in particular patients or patients' organisations; 
(12)  ‘Member State concerned’ means the Member State where an application for authorisation of a clinical trial or of a 
substantial modification has been submitted under Chapters II or III of this Regulation respectively; 
(13)  ‘Substantial modification’ means any change to any aspect of the clinical trial which is made after notification of a 
decision referred to in Articles 8, 14, 19, 20 or 23 and which is likely to have a substantial impact on the safety or 
rights of the subjects or on the reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial; 
(14)  ‘Sponsor’ means an individual, company, institution or organisation which takes responsibility for the initiation, for 
the management and for setting up the financing of the clinical trial; 27.5.2014 L 158/12 Official Journal of the European Union EN     
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal 
products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (OJ L 324, 10.12.2007, p. 121). (15)  ‘Investigator’ means an individual responsible for the conduct of a clinical trial at a clinical trial site; 
(16)  ‘Principal investigator’ means an investigator who is the responsible leader of a team of investigators who conduct 
a clinical trial at a clinical trial site; 
(17)  ‘Subject’ means an individual who participates in a clinical trial, either as recipient of an investigational medicinal 
product or as a control; 
(18) ‘Minor’ means a subject who is, according to the law of the Member State concerned, under the age of legal compe ­
tence to give informed consent; 
(19)  ‘Incapacitated subject’ means a subject who is, for reasons other than the age of legal competence to give informed 
consent, incapable of giving informed consent according to the law of the Member State concerned; 
(20)  ‘Legally designated representative’ means a natural or legal person, authority or body which, according to the law 
of the Member State concerned, is empowered to give informed consent on behalf of a subject who is an incapaci ­
tated subject or a minor; 
(21) ‘Informed consent’ means a subject's free and voluntary expression of his or her willingness to participate in a par ­
ticular clinical trial, after having been informed of all aspects of the clinical trial that are relevant to the subject's 
decision to participate or, in case of minors and of incapacitated subjects, an authorisation or agreement from their 
legally designated representative to include them in the clinical trial; 
(22) ‘Protocol’ means a document that describes the objectives, design, methodology, statistical considerations and or ­
ganisation of a clinical trial. The term ‘protocol’ encompasses successive versions of the protocol and protocol 
modifications; 
(23)  ‘Investigator's brochure’ means a compilation of the clinical and non-clinical data on the investigational medicinal 
product or products which are relevant to the study of the product or products in humans; 
(24)  ‘Manufacturing’ means total and partial manufacture, as well as the various processes of dividing up, packaging and 
labelling (including blinding); 
(25)  ‘Start of a clinical trial’ means the first act of recruitment of a potential subject for a specific clinical trial, unle ss 
defined differently in the protocol; 
(26)  ‘End of a clinical trial’ means the last visit of the last subject, or at a later point in time as defined in the protoco l; 
(27) ‘Early termination of a clinical trial’ means the premature end of a clinical trial due to any reason before the condi ­
tions specified in the protocol are complied with; 
(28)  ‘Temporary halt of a clinical trial’ means an interruption not provided in the protocol of the conduct of a clinical 
trial by the sponsor with the intention of the sponsor to resume it; 
(29)  ‘Suspension of a clinical trial’ means interruption of the conduct of a clinical trial by a Member State; 
(30)  ‘Good clinical practice’ means a set of detailed ethical and scientific quality requirements for designing, conducting, 
performing, monitoring, auditing, recording, analysing and reporting clinical trials ensuring that the rights, safety 
and well-being of subjects are protected, and that the data generated in the clinical trial are reliable and robust; 
(31)  ‘Inspection’ means the act by a competent authority of conducting an official review of documents, facilities, 
records, quality assurance arrangements, and any other resources that are deemed by the competent authority to be 
related to the clinical trial and that may be located at the clinical trial site, at the sponsor's and/or contract research 
organisation's facilities, or at other establishments which the competent authority sees fit to inspect; 27.5.2014 L 158/13 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (32)  ‘Adverse event’ means any untoward medical occurrence in a subject to whom a medicinal product is administered 
and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment; 
(33)  ‘Serious adverse event’ means any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose requires inpatient hospitalisation 
or prolongation of existing hospitalisation, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, results in a 
congenital anomaly or birth defect, is life-threatening, or results in death; 
(34)  ‘Unexpected serious adverse reaction’ means a serious adverse reaction, the nature, severity or outcome of which is 
not consistent with the reference safety information; 
(35)  ‘Clinical study report’ means a report on the clinical trial presented in an easily searchable format, prepared in 
accordance with Annex I, Part I, Module 5 of Directive 2001/83/EC and accompanying an application for 
marketing authorisation. 
3. For the purposes of this Regulation, a subject who falls under the definition of both ‘minor’ and ‘incapacitated 
subject’ shall be deemed to be an incapacitated subject. 
Article 3 
General principle 
A clinical trial may be conducted only if: 
(a)  the rights, safety, dignity and well-being of subjects are protected and prevail over all other interests; and 
(b)  it is designed to generate reliable and robust data. 
CHAPTER II 
AUTHORISATION PROCEDURE FOR A CLINICAL TRIAL 
Article 4 
Prior authorisation 
A clinical trial shall be subject to scientific and ethical review and shall be authorised in accordance with this Regulation. The ethical review shall be performed by an ethics committee in accordance with the law of the Member State 
concerned. The review by the ethics committee may encompass aspects addressed in Part I of the assessment report for 
the authorisation of a clinical trial as referred to in Article 6 and in Part II of that assessment report as referred to in 
Article 7 as appropriate for each Member State concerned. 
Member States shall ensure that the timelines and procedures for the review by the ethics committees are compatible 
with the timelines and procedures set out in this Regulation for the assessment of the application for authorisation of a 
clinical trial. 
Article 5 
Submission of an application 
1. In order to obtain an authorisation, the sponsor shall submit an application dossier to the intended Member States 
concerned through the portal referred to in Article 80 (the ‘EU portal’). 
The sponsor shall propose one of the Member States concerned as reporting Member State. 
If a Member State concerned other than the proposed reporting Member State is willing to be the reporting Member 
State or where the proposed reporting Member State does not wish to be the reporting Member State, this shall be noti ­
fied through the EU portal to all Member States concerned not later than three days after the application dossier is 
submitted. 27.5.2014 L 158/14 Official Journal of the European Union EN     If only one Member State concerned is willing to be the reporting Member State or if the clinical trial involves only one 
Member State, that Member State shall be the reporting Member State. 
If there is no Member State concerned willing to be the reporting Member State or if there is more than one Member 
State concerned willing to be the reporting Member State, the reporting Member State shall be selected by agreement among the Member States concerned taking into account the recommendations referred to in point (c) of Article 85(2). 
If there is no agreement among the Member States concerned, the proposed reporting Member State shall be the 
reporting Member State. 
The reporting Member State shall notify the sponsor and the other Member States concerned that it is the reporting 
Member State, through the EU portal, within six days from the submission of the application dossier. 
2. The sponsor shall, when applying for a low-intervention clinical trial, where the investigational medicinal product 
is not used in accordance with the terms of the marketing authorisation but the use of that product is evidence-based and supported by published scientific evidence on the safety and efficacy of that product, propose one of the Member States concerned where the use is evidence-based, as reporting Member State. 
3. Within 10 days from the submission of the application dossier, the reporting Member State shall validate the appli ­
cation taking into account considerations expressed by the other Member States concerned and notify the sponsor, 
through the EU portal, of the following: 
(a)  whether the clinical trial applied for falls within the scope of this Regulation; (b)  whether the application dossier is complete in accordance with Annex I; Member States concerned may communicate to the reporting Member State any considerations relevant to the validation 
of the application within seven days from the submission of the application dossier. 
4. Where the reporting Member State has not notified the sponsor within the period referred to in the first sub ­
paragraph of paragraph 3, the clinical trial applied for shall be deemed to fall within the scope of this Regulation and 
the application dossier shall be considered complete. 
5. Where the reporting Member State, taking into account considerations expressed by the other Member States 
concerned, finds that the application dossier is not complete, or that the clinical trial applied for does not fall within the scope of this Regulation, it shall inform the sponsor thereof through the EU portal and shall set a maximum of 10 days for the sponsor to comment on the application or to complete the application dossier through the EU portal. 
Within five days from receipt of the comments or the completed application dossier, the reporting Member State shall 
notify the sponsor as to whether or not the application complies with the requirements set out in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3. 
Where the reporting Member State has not notified the sponsor within the period referred to in the second sub ­
paragraph, the clinical trial applied for shall be deemed to fall within the scope of this Regulation and the application 
dossier shall be considered complete. 
Where the sponsor has not provided comments or completed the application dossier within the period referred to in the 
first subparagraph, the application shall be deemed to have lapsed in all Member States concerned. 
6. For the purposes of this Chapter, the date on which the sponsor is notified in accordance with paragraph 3 or 5 
shall be the validation date of the application. Where the sponsor is not notified, the validation date shall be the last day 
of the respective periods referred to in paragraphs 3 and 5. 27.5.2014 L 158/15 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Article 6 
Assessment report — Aspects covered by Part I 
1. The reporting Member State shall assess the application with regard to the following aspects: 
(a)  Whether the clinical trial is a low-intervention clinical trial, where claimed by the sponsor; (b)  Compliance with Chapter V with respect to the following: 
(i)  The anticipated therapeutic and public health benefits taking account of all of the following: 
—  the characteristics of and knowledge about the investigational medicinal products; —  the relevance of the clinical trial, including whether the groups of subjects participating in the clinical trial 
represent the population to be treated, or if not, the explanation and justification provided in accordance 
with point (y) of paragraph 17 of Annex I to this Regulation; the current state of scientific knowledge; 
whether the clinical trial has been recommended or imposed by regulatory authorities in charge of the assess ­
ment and authorisation of the placing on the market of medicinal products; and, where applicable, any 
opinion formulated by the Paediatric Committee on a paediatric investigation plan in accordance with Regu ­
lation (EC) No 1901/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (
1); 
—  the reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial, taking account of statistical 
approaches, design of the clinical trial and methodology, including sample size and randomisation, 
comparator and endpoints; 
(ii)  The risks and inconveniences for the subject, taking account of all of the following: 
—  the characteristics of and knowledge about the investigational medicinal products and the auxiliary medicinal 
products; 
—  the characteristics of the intervention compared to normal clinical practice; 
—  the safety measures, including provisions for risk minimisation measures, monitoring, safety reporting, and 
the safety plan; 
—  the risk to subject health posed by the medical condition for which the investigational medicinal product is 
being investigated; 
(c)  Compliance with the requirements concerning the manufacturing and import of investigational medicinal products 
and auxiliary medicinal products set out in Chapter IX; 
(d)  Compliance with the labelling requirements set out in Chapter X; 
(e)  The completeness and adequateness of the investigator's brochure. 
2. The reporting Member State shall draw up an assessment report. The assessment of the aspects referred to in para ­
graph 1 shall constitute Part I of the assessment report. 
3. The assessment report shall contain one of the following conclusions concerning the aspects addressed in Part I of 
the assessment report: 
(a)  the conduct of the clinical trial is acceptable in view of the requirements set out in this Regulation; 
(b)  the conduct of the clinical trial is acceptable in view of the requirements set out in this Regulation, but subject to 
compliance with specific conditions which shall be specifically listed in that conclusion; or 
(c)  the conduct of the clinical trial is not acceptable in view of the requirements set out in this Regulation. 4. The reporting Member State shall submit, through the EU portal, the final Part I of the assessment report, 
including its conclusion, to the sponsor and to the other Me mber States concerned within 45 days from the validation 
date. 27.5.2014 L 158/16 Official Journal of the European Union EN     
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on medicinal products for paedi a­
tric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directiv e 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 
(OJ L 378, 27.11.2006, p. 1). 5. For clinical trials involving more than one Member State, the assessment process shall include three phases: 
(a)  an initial assessment phase performed by the reporting Member State within 26 days from the validation date; 
(b)  a coordinated review phase performed within 12 days from the end of the initial assessment phase involving all 
Member States concerned; 
(c)  a consolidation phase performed by the reporting Member State within seven days from the end of coordinated 
review phase. 
During the initial assessment phase, the reporting Member Stat e shall develop a draft Part I of the assessment report and 
circulate it to all other Member States concerned. 
During the coordinated review phase, all Member States concerned shall jointly review the application based on the 
draft Part I of the assessment report and shall share any considerations relevant to the application. 
During the consolidation phase, the reporting Member State shall take due account of the considerations of the other 
Member States concerned when finalising Part I of the assessment report and shall record how all such considerations 
have been dealt with. The reporting Member State shall submit the final Part I of the assessment report to the sponsor 
and all other Member States concerned within the period referred to in paragraph 4. 
6. For the purposes of this Chapter, the date on which the final Part I of the assessment report is submitted by the 
reporting Member State to the sponsor and to the other Member States concerned shall be the reporting date. 
7. The reporting Member State may also extend the period referred to in paragraph 4 by a further 50 days for clinical 
trials involving an advanced therapy investigational medicinal products or a medicinal product as defined in point 1 of 
the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, for the purpose of consulting with experts. In such case, the periods 
referred to in paragraphs 5 and 8 of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis . 
8. Between the validation date and the reporting date, on ly the reporting Member State may request additional infor ­
mation from the sponsor, taking into account the considerations referred to in paragraph 5. 
For the purpose of obtaining and reviewing this additional information from the sponsor in accordance with the third 
and fourth subparagraph, the reporting Member State may extend the period referred to in paragraph 4 by a maximum of 31 days. 
The sponsor shall submit the requested additional information within the period set by the reporting Member State 
which shall not exceed 12 days from the receipt of the request. 
Upon receipt of the additional information, the Member States concerned shall jointly review any additional information 
provided by the sponsor together with the original application and shall share any considerations relevant to the applica ­
tion. The coordinated review shall be performed within a maximum of 12 days of the receipt of the additional informa ­
tion and the further consolidation shall be performed within a maximum of seven days of the end of coordinated review. When finalising Part I of the assessment report, the reporting Member State shall take due account of the 
considerations of the Member States concerned and shall record how all such considerations have been dealt with. 
Where the sponsor does not provide additional information within the period set by the reporting Member State in 
accordance with the third subparagraph, the application shall be deemed to have lapsed in all Member States concerned. 
The request for additional information and the additional information shall be submitted through the EU portal. 
Article 7 
Assessment report — Aspects covered by Part II 
1. Each Member State concerned shall assess, for its own territory, the application with respect to the following 
aspects: 
(a)  compliance with the requirements for informed consent as set out in Chapter V; 
(b)  compliance of the arrangements for rewarding or compensating subjects with the requirements set out in Chapter V 
and investigators; 27.5.2014 L 158/17 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (c)  compliance of the arrangements for recruitment of subjects with the requirements set out in Chapter V; 
(d)  compliance with Directive 95/46/EC; (e)  compliance with Article 49; 
(f)  compliance with Article 50; 
(g)  compliance with Article 76; (h)  compliance with the applicable rules for the collection, storage and future use of biological samples of the subject. 
The assessment of the aspects referred to in the first subparagraph shall constitute Part II of the assessment report. 
2. Each Member State concerned shall complete its assessment within 45 days from the validation date and submit, 
through the EU portal, Part II of the assessment report, including its conclusion, to the sponsor. 
Each Member State concerned may request, with justified reasons, additional information from the sponsor regarding 
the aspects referred to in paragraph 1 only within the period referred to in the first subparagraph. 
3. For the purpose of obtaining and reviewing the additional information referred to in the second subparagraph of 
paragraph 2 from the sponsor in accordance with the second and third subparagraph, the Member State concerned may 
extend the period referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 by a maximum of 31 days. 
The sponsor shall submit the requested additional information within the period set by the Member State concerned 
which shall not exceed 12 days from the receipt of the request. 
Upon receipt of the additional information, the Member State concerned shall complete its assessment within a 
maximum of 19 days. 
Where the sponsor does not provide additional information within the period set by the Member State concerned in 
accordance with the second subparagraph, the application shall be deemed to have lapsed in that Member State concerned. 
The request for additional information and the additional information shall be submitted through the EU portal. 
Article 8 
Decision on the clinical trial 
1. Each Member State concerned shall notify the sponsor through the EU portal as to whether the clinical trial is 
authorised, whether it is authorised subject to conditions, or whether authorisation is refused. 
Notification shall be done by way of one single decision within five days from the reporting date or from the last day of 
the assessment referred to in Article 7, whichever is later. 
An authorisation of a clinical trial subject to conditions is restricted to conditions which by their nature cannot be 
fulfilled at the time of that authorisation. 
2. Where the conclusion of the reporting Member State as regards Part I of the assessment report is that the conduct 
of the clinical trial is acceptable or acceptable subject to compliance with specific conditions, that conclusion shall be deemed to be the conclusion of the Member State concerned. 
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, a Member State concerned may disagree with the conclusion of the reporting 
Member State as regards Part I of the assessment report only on the following grounds: 
(a)  when it considers that participation in the clinical trial would lead to a subject receiving an inferior treatment than 
in normal clinical practice in the Member State concerned; 
(b)  infringement of its national law as referred to in Article 90; 
(c)  considerations as regards subject safety and data reliability and robustness submitted under paragraph 5 or 8 of 
Article 6. 27.5.2014 L 158/18 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Where a Member State concerned disagrees with the conclusion on the basis of the second subparagraph, it shall 
communicate its disagreement, together with a detailed justification, through the EU portal, to the Commission, to all Member States, and to the sponsor. 
3. Where, regarding the aspects covered by Part I of the a ssessment report, the clinical trial is acceptable or acceptable 
subject to compliance with specific conditions, the Member State concerned shall include in its decision its conclusion on Part II of the assessment report. 
4. A Member State concerned shall refuse to authorise a clinical trial if it disagrees with the conclusion of the 
reporting Member State as regards Part I of the assessment report on any of the grounds referred to in the second sub ­
paragraph of paragraph 2, or if it finds, on duly justified grounds, that the aspects addressed in Part II of the assessment 
report are not complied with, or where an ethics committee has issued a negative opinion which in accordance with the 
law of the Member State concerned is valid for that entire Me mber State. That Member State shall provide for an appeal 
procedure in respect of such refusal. 
5. Where the conclusion of the reporting Member State as regards Part I of the assessment report is that the clinical 
trial is not acceptable, that conclusion shall be deemed to be the conclusion of all Member States concerned. 
6. Where the Member State concerned has not notified the sponsor of its decision within the relevant periods referred 
to in paragraph 1, the conclusion on Part I of the assessment report shall be deemed to be the decision of the Member 
State concerned on the application for authorisation of the clinical trial. 
7. The Member States concerned shall not request additional information regarding the aspects addressed in Part I of 
the assessment report from the sponsor after the reporting date. 
8. For the purposes of this Chapter, the notification date shall be the date on which the decision referred to in para ­
graph 1 is notified to the sponsor. Where the sponsor has not been notified in accordance with paragraph 1, the notifi ­
cation date shall be deemed to be the last day of the period provided for in paragraph 1. 
9. If no subject has been included in the clinical trial in a Member State concerned within two years from the notifica ­
tion date of the authorisation, the authorisation shall expire in that Member State concerned unless an extension, on 
request of the sponsor, has been approved following the procedure set out in Chapter III. 
Article 9 
Persons assessing the application 
1. Member States shall ensure that the persons validating and assessing the application do not have conflicts of 
interest, are independent of the sponsor, of the clinical trial site and the investigators involved and of persons financing the clinical trial, as well as free of any other undue influence. 
In order to guarantee independence and transparency, the Member States shall ensure that persons admitting and asses ­
sing the application as regards the aspects addressed in Parts I and II of the assessment report have no financial or 
personal interests which could affect their impartiality. These persons shall make an annual declaration of their financial 
interests. 
2. Member States shall ensure that the assessment is done jointly by a reasonable number of persons who collectively 
have the necessary qualifications and experience. 
3. At least one layperson shall participate in the assessment. 
Article 10 
Specific considerations for vulnerable populations 
1. Where the subjects are minors, specific consideration shall be given to the assessment of the application for 
authorisation of a clinical trial on the basis of paediatric expertise or after taking advice on clinical, ethical and psycho ­
social problems in the field of paediatrics. 27.5.2014 L 158/19 Official Journal of the European Union EN     2. Where the subjects are incapacitated subjects, specific consideration shall be given to the assessment of the applica ­
tion for authorisation of a clinical trial on the basis of ex pertise in the relevant disease and the patient population 
concerned or after taking advice on clinical, ethical and psychosocial questions in the field of the relevant disease and 
the patient population concerned. 
3. Where the subjects are pregnant or breastfeeding women, specific consideration shall be given to the assessment of 
the application for authorisation of a clinical trial on the basis of expertise in the relevant condition and the population 
represented by the subject concerned. 
4. If according to the protocol a clinical trial provides for the participation of specific groups or subgroups of 
subjects, where appropriate, specific consideration shall be given to the assessment of the application for authorisation 
of that clinical trial on the basis of expertise in the population represented by the subjects concerned. 
5. In any application for authorisation of a clinical trial referred to in Article 35, specific consideration shall be given 
to the circumstances of the conduct of the clinical trial. 
Article 11 
Submission and assessment of applications limited to aspects covered by Part I or Part II of the assessment 
report 
Where the sponsor so requests, the application for authorisation of a clinical trial, its assessment and the conclusion 
shall be limited to the aspects covered by Part I of the assessment report. 
After the notification of the conclusion on the aspects covered by Part I of the assessment report, the sponsor may 
within two years apply for an authorisation limited to aspects covered by Part II of the assessment report. In that appli ­
cation the sponsor shall declare that he is not aware of any new substantial scientific information that would change the 
validity of any item submitted in the application on the aspects covered by Part I of the assessment report. In this case, 
that application shall be assessed in accordance with Article 7 and the Member State concerned shall notify its decision 
on the clinical trial in accordance with Article 8. In those Member States where the sponsor does not apply for an authorisation limited to aspects covered by Part II of the assessment report within two years, the application on the aspects covered by Part I of the assessment report shall be deemed to have lapsed. 
Article 12 
Withdrawal 
The sponsor may withdraw the application at any time until the reporting date. In such a case, the application may only 
be withdrawn with respect to all Member States concerned. The reasons for the withdrawal shall be communicated 
through the EU portal. 
Article 13 
Resubmission 
This Chapter is without prejudice to the possibility for the sponsor to resubmit, following the refusal to grant an author ­
isation or the withdrawal of an application, an application for authorisation to any intended Member State concerned. That application shall be deemed to be a new application for authorisation of another clinical trial. 
Article 14 
Subsequent addition of a Member State concerned 
1. Where the sponsor wishes to extend an authorised clinical trial to another Member State (‘additional Member State 
concerned’), the sponsor shall submit an application dossier to that Member State through the EU portal. 
The application dossier may be submitted only after the notification date of the initial authorisation decision. 
2. The reporting Member State for the application dossier referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the reporting Member 
State for the initial authorisation procedure. 27.5.2014 L 158/20 Official Journal of the European Union EN     3. The additional Member State concerned shall notify the sponsor through the EU portal, within 52 days from the 
date of submission of the application dossier referred to in paragraph 1, by way of one single decision as to whether the clinical trial is authorised, whether it is authorised subject to conditions, or whether the authorisation is refused. 
An authorisation of a clinical trial subject to conditions is restricted to conditions which by their nature cannot be 
fulfilled at the time of that authorisation. 
4. Where the conclusion of the reporting Member State as regards Part I of the assessment report is that the conduct 
of the clinical trial is acceptable or acceptable subject to compliance with specific conditions, that conclusion shall be 
deemed to be the conclusion of the additional Member State concerned. 
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, an additional Member State concerned may disagree with the conclusion of the 
reporting Member State as regards Part I of the assessment report only on the following grounds: 
(a)  when it considers that participation in the clinical trial would lead to a subject receiving an inferior treatment than 
in normal clinical practice in the Member State concerned; 
(b)  infringement of its national law as referred to in Article 90; 
(c)  considerations as regards subject safety and data reliability and robustness submitted under paragraph 5 or 6. 
Where an additional Member State concerned disagrees with the conclusion on the basis of the second subparagraph, it 
shall communicate its disagreement, together with a detailed justification, through the EU portal, to the Commission, to 
all Member States, and to the sponsor. 
5. Between the date of submission of the application dossier referred to in paragraph 1 and five days before the 
expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 3, the additional Member State concerned may communicate to the 
reporting Member State and the other Member States concerned any considerations relevant to the application through 
the EU portal. 
6. Between the date of submission of the application dossier referred to in paragraph 1 and the expiry of the period 
referred to in paragraph 3, only the reporting Member State may request additional information from the sponsor 
concerning the aspects addressed in Part I of the assessment report, taking into account the considerations referred to in paragraph 5. 
For the purpose of obtaining and reviewing this additional information from the sponsor in accordance with the third 
and fourth subparagraphs, the reporting Member State may extend the period referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 by a maximum of 31 days. 
The sponsor shall submit the requested additional information within the period set by the reporting Member State 
which shall not exceed 12 days from receipt of the request. 
Upon receipt of the additional information, the additional Member State concerned together with all other Member 
States concerned shall jointly review any additional information provided by the sponsor together with the original application and shall share any considerations relevant to the application. The coordinated review shall be performed 
within a maximum of 12 days from the receipt of the additional information and the further consolidation shall be 
performed within a maximum of seven days from the end of the coordinated review. The reporting Member State shall take due account of the considerations of the Member States concerned and shall record how all such considerations 
have been dealt with. 
Where the sponsor does not provide additional information within the period set by the reporting Member State in 
accordance with the third subparagraph, the application shall be deemed to have lapsed in the additional Member State 
concerned. 
The request for additional information and the additional information shall be submitted through the EU portal. 
7. The additional Member State concerned shall assess, for its territory, the aspects addressed in Part II of the assess ­
ment report within the period referred to in paragraph 3 and submit, through the EU portal, Part II of the assessment 
report, including its conclusion, to the sponsor. Within that period it may request, with justified reasons, additional 
information from the sponsor regarding aspects addressed in Part II of the assessment report as far as its territory is 
concerned. 27.5.2014 L 158/21 Official Journal of the European Union EN     8. For the purpose of obtaining and reviewing the additional information referred to in paragraph 7 from the 
sponsor in accordance with the second and third subparagraphs, the additional Member State concerned may extend the period referred to in paragraph 7 by a maximum of 31 days. 
The sponsor shall submit the requested additional information within the period set by the additional Member State 
concerned which shall not exceed 12 days from receipt of the request. 
Upon receipt of the additional information, the Member State concerned shall complete its assessment within a 
maximum of 19 days. 
Where the sponsor does not provide additional information within the period set by the additional Member State 
concerned in accordance with the second subparagraph, the application shall be deemed to have lapsed in the additional 
Member State concerned. 
The request for additional information and the additional information shall be submitted through the EU portal. 9. Where, regarding the aspects covered by Part I of the assessment report, the conduct of the clinical trial is accept ­
able or acceptable subject to compliance with specific conditions, the additional Member State concerned shall include 
in its decision its conclusion on Part II of the assessment report. 
10. The additional Member State concerned shall refuse to authorise the clinical trial if it disagrees with the conclu ­
sion of the reporting Member State as regards Part I of the assessment report on any of the grounds referred to in 
second subparagraph of paragraph 4, or if it finds, on duly justified grounds, that the aspects addressed in Part II of the 
assessment report are not complied with, or where an ethics committee has issued a negative opinion which, in accord ­
ance with the law of the additional Member State concerned, is valid for that entire additional Member State. That addi ­
tional Member State concerned shall provide for an appeal procedure in respect of such refusal. 
11. Where the additional Member State concerned has not notified the sponsor of its decision within the period 
referred to in paragraph 3, or in case that period has been extended in accordance with paragraph 6 or 8 where that ad ­
ditional Member State concerned has not notified the sponsor of its decision within the extended period, the conclusion 
on Part I of the assessment report shall be deemed to be the decision of that additional Member State concerned on the 
application for authorisation of the clinical trial. 
12. A sponsor shall not submit an application dossier in accordance with this Article where a procedure set out in 
Chapter III is pending as regards that clinical trial. 
CHAPTER III 
AUTHORISATION PROCEDURE FOR A SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION OF A CLINICAL TRIAL 
Article 15 
General principles 
A substantial modification, including the addition of a clinical trial site or the change of a principal investigator in the 
clinical trial site, may only be implemented if it has been approved in accordance with the procedure set out in this 
Chapter. 
Article 16 
Submission of application 
In order to obtain an authorisation, the sponsor shall submit an application dossier to the Member States concerned 
through the EU portal. 
Article 17 
Validation of an application for the authorisation of a substantial modification of an aspect covered by Part I of 
the assessment report 
1. The reporting Member State for the authorisation of a substantial modification shall be the reporting Member 
State for the initial authorisation procedure. 27.5.2014 L 158/22 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Member States concerned may communicate to the reporting Member State any considerations relevant to the validation 
of the application of a substantial modification within five days from the submission of the application dossier. 
2. Within six days from the submission of the application dossier, the reporting Member State shall validate the appli ­
cation taking into account considerations expressed by the other Member States concerned and notify the sponsor through the EU portal as to whether: 
(a)  the substantial modification concerns an aspect covered by Part I of the assessment report; and 
(b)  the application dossier is complete in accordance with Annex II. 3. Where the reporting Member State has not notified the sponsor within the period referred to in paragraph 2, the 
substantial modification applied for shall be deemed to concern an aspect covered by Part I of the assessment report and 
the application dossier shall be deemed to be complete. 
4. Where the reporting Member State, taking into account considerations expressed by the other Member States 
concerned, finds that the application does not concern an aspect covered by Part I of the assessment report or that the 
application dossier is not complete, it shall inform the sponsor thereof through the EU portal and shall set a maximum 
of 10 days for the sponsor to comment on the application or to complete the application dossier through the EU 
portal. 
Within five days from receipt of the comments or the completed application dossier, the reporting Member State shall 
notify the sponsor as to whether or not the application complies with the requirements set out in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2. 
Where the reporting Member State has not notified the sponsor within the period referred to in the second sub ­
paragraph, the substantial modification applied for shall be deemed to concern an aspect covered by Part I of the assess ­
ment report and the application dossier shall be deemed to be complete. 
Where the sponsor has not provided comments or completed the application dossier within the period referred to in the 
first subparagraph, the application shall be deemed to have lapsed in all Member States concerned. 
5. For the purposes of Articles 18, 19 and 22, the date on which the sponsor is notified in accordance with para ­
graph 2 or 4 shall be the validation date of the application. Where the sponsor is not notified, the validation date shall 
be the last day of the respective periods referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4. 
Article 18 
Assessment of a substantial modification of an aspect covered by Part I of the assessment report 
1. The reporting Member State shall assess the application with regard to an aspect covered by Part I of the assess ­
ment report, including whether the clinical trial will remain a low-intervention clinical trial after its substantial modifica ­
tion, and draw up an assessment report. 
2. The assessment report shall contain one of the following conclusions concerning the aspects addressed in Part I of 
the assessment report: 
(a)  the substantial modification is acceptable in view of the requirements set out in this Regulation; 
(b)  the substantial modification is acceptable in view of the requirements set out in this Regulation, but subject to 
compliance with specific conditions which shall be specifically listed in that conclusion; or 
(c)  the substantial modification is not acceptable in view of the requirements set out in this Regulation. 
3. The reporting Member State shall submit, through the EU portal, the final assessment report including its conclu ­
sion, to the sponsor and to the other Member States concerned within 38 days from the validation date. 
For the purposes of this Article and Articles 19 and 23, the reporting date shall be the date on which the final assess ­
ment report is submitted to the sponsor and to the other Member States concerned. 27.5.2014 L 158/23 Official Journal of the European Union EN     4. For clinical trials involving more than one Member State the assessment process of substantial modification shall 
include three phases: 
(a)  an initial assessment phase performed by the reporting Member State within 19 days from the validation date; 
(b)  a coordinated review phase performed within 12 days from the end of the initial assessment phase involving all 
Member States concerned; and 
(c)  a consolidation phase performed by the reporting Member State within seven days from the end of coordinated 
review phase. 
During the initial assessment phase, the reporting Member State shall develop a draft assessment report and circulate it 
to all Member States concerned. 
During the coordinated review phase, all Member States concerned shall jointly review the application based on the 
draft assessment report and shall share any considerations relevant to the application. 
During the consolidation phase, the reporting Member State shall take due account of the considerations of the other 
Member States concerned when finalising the assessment report and shall record how all such considerations have been dealt with. The reporting Member State shall submit the final assessment report to the sponsor and all other Member States concerned by the reporting date. 
5. The reporting Member State may extend the period referred to in paragraph 3 by a further 50 days for clinical 
trials involving an advanced therapy investigational medicinal product or a medicinal product as set out in point 1 of 
the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, for the purpose of consulting with experts. In such case, the periods 
referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6 of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis . 
6. Between the validation date and the reporting date, on ly the reporting Member State may request additional infor ­
mation from the sponsor, taking into account the considerations referred to in paragraph 4. 
For the purpose of obtaining and reviewing this additional information from the sponsor in accordance with the third 
and fourth subparagraph, the reporting Member State may extend the period referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 by a maximum of 31 days. 
The sponsor shall submit the requested additional information within the period set by the reporting Member State 
which shall not exceed 12 days from receipt of the request. 
Upon receipt of the additional information, the Member States concerned shall jointly review any additional information 
provided by the sponsor together with the original application and shall share any considerations relevant to the applica ­
tion. The coordinated review shall be performed within a maximum of 12 days from receipt of the additional informa ­
tion and the further consolidation shall be performed within a maximum of seven days from the end of the coordinated 
review. When finalising the assessment report, the reporting Member State shall take due account of the considerations 
of the other Member States concerned and shall record how all such considerations have been dealt with. 
Where the sponsor does not provide additional information within the period determined by the reporting Member 
State in accordance with the third subparagraph, the application shall be deemed to have lapsed in all Member States 
concerned. 
The request for additional information and the additional information shall be submitted through the EU portal. 
Article 19 
Decision on the substantial modification of an aspect covered by Part I of the assessment report 
1. Each Member State concerned shall notify the sponsor through the EU portal as to whether the substantial modifi ­
cation is authorised, whether it is authorised subject to conditions, or whether authorisation is refused. 
Notification shall be done by way of a single decision within five days from the reporting date. 27.5.2014 L 158/24 Official Journal of the European Union EN     An authorisation of a substantial modification subject to conditions is restricted to conditions which by their nature 
cannot be fulfilled at the time of that authorisation. 
2. Where the conclusion of the reporting Member State is that the substantial modification is acceptable or acceptable 
subject to compliance with specific conditions, that conclusion shall be deemed to be the conclusion of the Member 
State concerned. 
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, a Member State concerned may disagree with that conclusion of the reporting 
Member State only on the following grounds: 
(a)  when it considers that participation in the clinical trial would lead to a subject receiving an inferior treatment than 
in normal clinical practice in the Member State concerned; 
(b)  infringement of its national law as referred to in Article 90; 
(c)  considerations as regards subject safety and data reliability and robustness submitted under paragraph 4 or 6 of 
Article 18. 
Where the Member State concerned disagrees with the conclusion on the basis of the second subparagraph, it shall 
communicate its disagreement, together with a detailed justification, through the EU portal, to the Commission, to all 
Member States and to the sponsor. 
A Member State concerned shall refuse to authorise a substant ial modification if it disagrees with the conclusion of the 
reporting Member State as regards Part I of the assessment report on any of the grounds referred to in the second sub ­
paragraph, or where an ethics committee has issued a negative opinion which, in accordance with the law of that Member State concerned, is valid for that entire Member State. That Member State shall provide for an appeal procedure 
in respect of such refusal. 
3. Where the conclusion of the reporting Member State, as regards the substantial modification of aspects covered by 
Part I of the assessment report, is that the substantial modification is not acceptable, that conclusion shall be deemed to 
be the conclusion of all Member States concerned. 
4. Where the Member State concerned has not notified the sponsor of its decision within the period referred to in 
paragraph 1, the conclusion of the assessment report shall be deemed to be the decision of the Member State concerned on the application for authorisation of the substantial modification. 
Article 20 
Validation, assessment and decision regarding a substantial modification of an aspect covered by Part II of the 
assessment report 
1. Within six days from the submission of the application dossier, the Member State concerned shall notify the 
sponsor through the EU portal of the following: 
(a)  whether the substantial modification concerns an aspect covered by Part II of the assessment report; and 
(b)  whether the application dossier is complete in accordance with Annex II. 
2. Where the Member State concerned has not notified the sponsor within the period referred to in paragraph 1, the 
substantial modification applied for shall be deemed to concern an aspect covered by Part II of the assessment report 
and the application dossier shall be deemed to be complete. 
3. Where the Member State concerned finds that the substantial modification does not concern an aspect covered by 
Part II of the assessment report or that the application dossier is not complete, it shall inform the sponsor thereof 
through the EU portal and shall set a maximum of 10 days for the sponsor to comment on the application or to 
complete the application dossier through the EU portal. 
Within five days from receipt of the comments or the completed application dossier, the reporting Member State shall 
notify the sponsor as to whether or not the application complies with the requirements set out in points (a) and (b) of 
paragraph 1. 27.5.2014 L 158/25 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Where the Member State concerned has not notified the sponsor within the period referred to in the second sub ­
paragraph, the substantial modification shall be deemed to concern an aspect covered by Part II of the assessment report and the application dossier shall be deemed to be complete. 
Where the sponsor has not provided comments nor completed the application dossier within the period referred to in 
the first subparagraph, the application shall be deemed to have lapsed in the Member State concerned. 
4. For the purpose of this Article, the date on which the sponsor is notified in accordance with paragraph 1 or 3 
shall be the validation date of the application. Where the sponsor is not notified, the validation date shall be the last day of the respective periods referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3. 
5. The Member State concerned shall assess the application and shall submit to the sponsor, through the EU portal, 
Part II of the assessment report, including its conclusion, and the decision as to whether the substantial modification is 
authorised, whether it is authorised subject to conditions, or whether authorisation is refused. 
Notification shall be done by way of a single decision within 38 days from the validation date. 
An authorisation of a substantial modification subject to conditions is restricted to conditions which by their nature 
cannot be fulfilled at the time of that authorisation. 
6. During the period referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 5, the Member State concerned may 
request, with justified reasons, additional information from the sponsor regarding the substantial modification as far as 
its territory is concerned. 
For the purpose of obtaining and reviewing this additional information from the sponsor, the Member State concerned 
may extend the period referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 5 by a maximum of 31 days. 
The sponsor shall submit the requested additional information within the period set by the Member State concerned 
which shall not exceed 12 days from receipt of the request. 
Upon receipt of the additional information, the Member State concerned shall complete its assessment within a 
maximum of 19 days. 
Where the sponsor does not provide additional information within the period set by the Member State concerned in 
accordance with the third subparagraph, the application shall be deemed to have lapsed in that Member State. 
The request for additional information and the additional information shall be submitted through the EU portal. 
7. A Member State concerned shall refuse to authorise a substantial modification if it finds, on duly justified grounds, 
that the aspects covered by Part II of the assessment report are not complied with or where an ethics committee has issued a negative opinion which, in accordance with the law of that Member State concerned, is valid for that entire 
Member State. That Member State shall provide for an appeal procedure in respect of such refusal. 
8. Where the Member State concerned has not notified the sp onsor of its decision within the periods set out in para ­
graphs 5 and 6, the substantial modification shall be deemed to be authorised in that Member State. 
Article 21 
Substantial modification of aspects covered by Parts I and II of the assessment report 
1. Where a substantial modification relates to aspects covered by Parts I and II of the assessment report, the applica ­
tion for authorisation of that substantial modification shall be validated in accordance with Article 17. 
2. The aspects covered by Part I of the assessment report shall be assessed in accordance with Article 18 and the 
aspects covered by Part II of the assessment report shall be assessed in accordance with Article 22. 27.5.2014 L 158/26 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Article 22 
Assessment of a substantial modification of aspects covered by Parts I and II of the assessment report — 
Assessment of the aspects covered by Part II of the assessment report 
1. Each Member State concerned shall assess, for its own territory, the aspects of the substantial modification which 
are covered by Part II of the assessment report and submit, through the EU portal, that report, including its conclusion, 
to the sponsor within 38 days from the validation date. 
2. During the period referred to in paragraph 1, the Member State concerned may request, with justified reasons, ad ­
ditional information from the sponsor regarding this substantial modification as far as its territory is concerned. 
3. For the purpose of obtaining and reviewing the additional information referred to in paragraph 2 from the 
sponsor in accordance with the third and fourth subparagraph, the Member State concerned may extend the period referred to paragraph 1 by a maximum of 31 days. 
The sponsor shall submit the requested additional information within the period set by the Member State concerned 
which shall not exceed 12 days from the receipt of the request. 
Upon receipt of the additional information, the Member State concerned shall complete its assessment within a 
maximum of 19 days. 
Where the sponsor does not provide the requested additional information within the period set by the Member State 
concerned in accordance with the second subparagraph, the application shall be deemed to have lapsed in that Member 
State. 
The request for additional information and the additional information shall be submitted through the EU portal. 
Article 23 
Decision on the substantial modification of aspects covered by Parts I and II of the assessment report 
1. Each Member State concerned shall notify the sponsor through the EU portal as to whether the substantial modifi ­
cation is authorised, whether it is authorised subject to conditions, or whether authorisation is refused. 
Notification shall be done by way of a single decision within five days from the reporting date or from the last day of 
the assessment period referred to in Article 22, whichever is later. 
An authorisation of a substantial modification subject to conditions is restricted to conditions which by their nature 
cannot be fulfilled at the time of that authorisation. 
2. Where the conclusion of the reporting Member State is that the substantial modification of aspects covered by 
Part I of the assessment report is acceptable or acceptable subject to compliance with specific conditions, that conclusion 
shall be deemed to be the conclusion of the Member State concerned. 
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, a Member State concerned may disagree with the conclusion of the reporting 
Member State only on the following grounds: 
(a)  when it considers that participation in the clinical trial would lead to a subject receiving an inferior treatment than 
in normal clinical practice in the Member State concerned; 
(b)  infringement of its national law as referred to in Article 90; 
(c)  considerations as regards suject safety and data reliability and robustness submitted under paragraph 4 or 6 of 
Article 18. 
Where the Member State concerned disagrees with the conclusion regarding the substantial modification of aspects 
covered by Part I of the assessment report on the basis of the second subparagraph, it shall communicate its disagree ­
ment, together with a detailed justification through the EU portal to the Commission, to all Member States, and to the 
sponsor. 27.5.2014 L 158/27 Official Journal of the European Union EN     3. Where, regarding the substantial modification of aspects covered by Part I of the assessment report, the substantial 
modification is acceptable or acceptable subject to compliance with specific conditions, the Member State concerned shall include in its decision its conclusion on the substantial modification of aspects covered by Part II of the assessment 
report. 
4. A Member State concerned shall refuse to authorise a substantial modification if it disagrees with the conclusion of 
the reporting Member State as regards the substantial modification of aspects covered by Part I of the assessment report on any of the grounds referred to in second subparagraph of paragraph 2, or if it finds, on duly justified grounds, that the aspects covered by Part II of the assessment report are not complied with, or where an ethics committee has issued 
a negative opinion which in accordance with the law of the Member State concerned, is valid for that entire Member 
State. That Member State concerned shall provide for an appeal procedure in respect of such refusal. 
5. Where the conclusion of the reporting Member State as regards the substantial modification of aspects covered by 
Part I of the assessment report is that the substantial modification is not acceptable, that conclusion shall be deemed to 
be the conclusion of the Member State concerned. 
6. Where the Member State concerned has not notified the sponsor of its decision within the periods referred to in 
paragraph 1, the conclusion on the substantial modification of aspects covered by Part I of the assessment report shall 
be deemed to be the decision of the Member State concerned on the application for authorisation of the substantial 
modification. 
Article 24 
Persons assessing the application for a substantial modification 
Article 9 applies to assessments made under this Chapter. 
CHAPTER IV 
APPLICATION DOSSIER 
Article 25 
Data submitted in the application dossier 
1. The application dossier for the authorisation of a clinical trial shall contain all required documentation and infor ­
mation necessary for the validation and assessment referred to in Chapter II and relating to: 
(a)  the conduct of the clinical trial, including the scientific context and arrangements taken, (b)  the sponsor, investigators, potential subjects, subjects, and clinical trial sites; (c)  the investigational medicinal products and, where necessary, the auxiliary medicinal products, in particular their 
properties, labelling, manufacturing and control; 
(d)  measures to protect subjects; 
(e)  justification as to why the clinical trial is a low-intervention clinical trial, in cases where this is claimed by the 
sponsor. 
The list of required documentation and information is set out in Annex I. 
2. The application dossier for the authorisation of a substantial modification shall contain all required documentation 
and information necessary for the validation and assessment referred to in Chapter III: 
(a)  a reference to the clinical trial or clinical trials which are substantially modified using the EU trial number referred t o 
in the third subparagraph of Article 81(1) (the ‘EU trial number’); 
(b) a clear description of the substantial modification, in particular, the nature of and the reasons for substantial modifi ­
cation; 27.5.2014 L 158/28 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (c)  a presentation of data and additional information in support of the substantial modification, where necessary; 
(d)  a clear description of the consequences of the substantial modification as regards the rights and safety of the subject 
and the reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial. 
The list of required documentation and information is set out in Annex II. 
3. Non-clinical information submitted in an application dossier shall be based on data derived from studies complying 
with Union law on the principles of good laboratory practice, as applicable at the time of performance of those studies. 
4. Where reference is made in the application dossier to data generated in a clinical trial, that clinical trial shall have 
been conducted in accordance with this Regulation or, if conducted prior to the date referred to in the second paragraph 
of Article 99, in accordance with Directive 2001/20/EC. 
5. Where the clinical trial referred to in paragraph 4 has been conducted outside the Union, it shall have been 
conducted in accordance with principles equivalent to those of this Regulation as regards the rights and safety of the 
subject and the reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial. 
6. Data from a clinical trial started as from the date referred to in the second paragraph of Article 99 shall only be 
submitted in an application dossier if that clinical trial has been registered prior to its start in a public register which is  
a primary or partner registry of, or a data provider to, the WHO ICTRP. 
Data from a clinical trial started before the date referred to in the second paragraph of Article 99 shall only be submitted 
in an application dossier if that clinical trial is registered in a public register which is a primary or partner registry of, or 
a data provider to, the WHO ICTRP or if the results of that clinical trial have been published in an independent peer- 
reviewed scientific publication. 
7. Data submitted in an application dossier which do not comply with paragraphs 3 to 6 shall not be considered in 
the assessment of an application for authorisation of a clinical trial or of a substantial modification. 
Article 26 
Language requirements 
The language of the application dossier, or parts thereof,  shall be determined by the Member State concerned. 
Member States, in applying the first paragraph, shall consider accepting, for the documentation not addressed to the 
subject, a commonly understood language in the medical field. 
Article 27 
Update by way of delegated acts 
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 85 in respect of amending 
Annexes I and II in order to adapt them to technical progress or to take account of international regulatory develop ­
ments in which the Union or the Member States are involved, in the field of clinical trials. 
CHAPTER V 
PROTECTION OF SUBJECTS AND INFORMED CONSENT 
Article 28 
General rules 
1. A clinical trial may be conducted only where all of the following conditions are met: 
(a)  the anticipated benefits to the subjects or to public health justify the foreseeable risks and inconveniences and 
compliance with this condition is constantly monitored; 
(b)  the subjects, or where a subject is not able to give informed consent, his or her legally designated representative, 
have been informed in accordance with Article 29(2) to (6); 27.5.2014 L 158/29 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (c)  the subjects, or where a subject is not able to give informed consent, his or her legally designated representative, 
have given informed consent in accordance with Article 29(1), (7) and (8); 
(d)  the rights of the subjects to physical and mental integrity, to privacy and to the protection of the data concerning 
them in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC are safeguarded; 
(e)  the clinical trial has been designed to involve as little pain, discomfort, fear and any other foreseeable risk as possibl e 
for the subjects and both the risk threshold and the degree of distress are specifically defined in the protocol and 
constantly monitored; 
(f)  the medical care provided to the subjects is the responsibility of an appropriately qualified medical doctor or, where 
appropriate, a qualified dental practitioner; 
(g)  the subject or, where the subject is not able to give informed consent, his or her legally designated representative has 
been provided with the contact details of an entity where further information can be received in case of need; 
(h)  no undue influence, including that of a financial nature, is exerted on subjects to participate in the clinical trial. 
2. Without prejudice to Directive 95/46/EC, the sponsor may ask the subject or, where the subject is not able to give 
informed consent, his or her legally designated representative at the time when the subject or the legally designated 
representative gives his or her informed consent to participate in the clinical trial to consent to the use of his or her data 
outside the protocol of the clinical trial exclusively for scientific purposes. That consent may be withdrawn at any time 
by the subject or his or her legally designated representative. 
The scientific research making use of the data outside the protocol of the clinical trial shall be conducted in accordance 
with the applicable law on data protection. 
3. Any subject, or, where the subject is not able to give informed consent, his or her legally designated representative, 
may, without any resulting detriment and without having to provide any justification, withdraw from the clinical trial at any time by revoking his or her informed consent. Without prejudice to Directive 95/46/EC, the withdrawal of the informed consent shall not affect the activities already carried out and the use of data obtained based on informed 
consent before its withdrawal. 
Article 29 
Informed consent 
1. Informed consent shall be written, dated and signed by the person performing the interview referred to in point (c) 
of paragraph 2, and by the subject or, where the subject is not able to give informed consent, his or her legally desig ­
nated representative after having been duly informed in accordance with paragraph 2. Where the subject is unable to 
write, consent may be given and recorded through appropriate alternative means in the presence of at least one impartial 
witness. In that case, the witness shall sign and date the informed consent document. The subject or, where the subject 
is not able to give informed consent, his or her legally designated representative shall be provided with a copy of the 
document (or the record) by which informed consent has been given. The informed consent shall be documented. 
Adequate time shall be given for the subject or his or her legally designated representative to consider his or her decision to participate in the clinical trial. 
2. Information given to the subject or, where the subject is not able to give informed consent, his or her legally desig ­
nated representative for the purposes of obtaining his or her informed consent shall: 
(a)  enable the subject or his or her legally designated representative to understand: 
(i)  the nature, objectives, benefits, implications, risks and inconveniences of the clinical trial; (ii)  the subject's rights and guarantees regarding his or her protection, in particular his or her right to refuse to 
participate and the right to withdraw from the clinical trial at any time without any resulting detriment and 
without having to provide any justification; 
(iii)  the conditions under which the clinical trial is to be conducted, including the expected duration of the subject's 
participation in the clinical trial; and 
(iv)  the possible treatment alternatives, including the follow-up measures if the participation of the subject in the 
clinical trial is discontinued; 
(b)  be kept comprehensive, concise, clear, relevant, and understandable to a layperson; 27.5.2014 L 158/30 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (c)  be provided in a prior interview with a member of the investigating team who is appropriately qualified according 
to the law of the Member State concerned; 
(d)  include information about the applicable damage compensation system referred to in Article 76(1); and (e)  include the EU trial number and information about the availability of the clinical trial results in accordance with 
paragraph 6. 
3. The information referred to in paragraph 2 shall be prepared in writing and be available to the subject or, where 
the subject is not able to give informed consent, his or her legally designated representative. 
4. In the interview referred to in point (c) of paragraph 2, special attention shall be paid to the information needs of 
specific patient populations and of individual subjects, as well as to the methods used to give the information. 
5. In the interview referred to in point (c) of paragraph 2, it shall be verified that the subject has understood the infor ­
mation. 
6. The subject shall be informed that the summary of the results of the clinical trial and a summary presented in 
terms understandable to a layperson will be made available in the EU database, referred to in Article 81 (the ‘EU data ­
base’), pursuant to Article 37(4), irrespective of the outcome of the clinical trial, and, to the extent possible, when the summaries become available. 
7. This Regulation is without prejudice to national law requiring that both the signature of the incapacitated person 
and the signature of his or her legally designated representative may be required on the informed consent form. 
8. This Regulation is without prejudice to national law requiring that, in addition to the informed consent given by 
the legally designated representative, a minor who is capable of forming an opinion and assessing the information given 
to him or her, shall also assent in order to participate in a clinical trial. 
Article 30 
Informed consent in cluster trials 
1. Where a clinical trial is to be conducted exclusively in one Member State, that Member State may, without preju ­
dice to Article 35, and by way of derogation from points (b), (c), and (g) of Article 28(1), Article 29(1), point (c) of 
Article 29(2), Article 29(3), (4) and (5), points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 31(1) and points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 32(1 ), 
allow the investigator to obtain informed consent by the simplified means set out in paragraph 2 of this Article, provided that all of the conditions set out in paragraph 3 of this Article are fulfilled. 
2. For clinical trials that fulfil the conditions set out in paragraph 3, informed consent shall be deemed to have been 
obtained if: 
(a)  the information required under points (a), (b), (d) and (e) of Article 29(2) is given, in accordance with what is laid 
down in the protocol, prior to the inclusion of the subject in the clinical trial, and this information makes clear, in 
particular, that the subject can refuse to participate in, or withdraw at any time from, the clinical trial without any 
resulting detriment; and 
(b)  the potential subject, after being informed, does not object to participating in the clinical trial. 
3. Informed consent may be obtained by the simplified means set out in paragraph 2, if all the following conditions 
are fulfilled: 
(a)  the simplified means for obtaining informed consent do not contradict national law in the Member State concerned; 
(b)  the methodology of the clinical trial requires that groups of subjects rather than individual subjects are allocated to 
receive different investigational medicinal products in a clinical trial; 
(c)  the clinical trial is a low-intervention clinical trial and the investigational medicinal products are used in accordance 
with the terms of the marketing authorisation; 27.5.2014 L 158/31 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (d)  there are no interventions other than the standard treatment of the subjects concerned; 
(e)  the protocol justifies the reasons for obtaining informed consent with simplified means and describes the scope of 
information provided to the subjects, as well as the ways of providing information. 
4. The investigator shall document all refusals and withdrawals and shall ensure that no data for the clinical trial are 
collected from subjects that refuse to participate in or have withdrawn from the clinical trial. 
Article 31 
Clinical trials on incapacitated subjects 
1. In the case of incapacitated subjects who have not given, or have not refused to give, informed consent before the 
onset of their incapacity, a clinical trial may be conducted only  where, in addition to the conditions set out in Article 28, 
all of the following conditions are met: 
(a)  the informed consent of their legally designated representative has been obtained; 
(b)  the incapacitated subjects have received the information referred to in Article 29(2) in a way that is adequate in view 
of their capacity to understand it; 
(c)  the explicit wish of an incapacitated subject who is capable of forming an opinion and assessing the information 
referred to in Article 29(2) to refuse participation in, or to withdraw from, the clinical trial at any time, is respected 
by the investigator; 
(d)  no incentives or financial inducements are given to the subjects or their legally designated representatives, except for 
compensation for expenses and loss of earnings directly related to the participation in the clinical trial; 
(e)  the clinical trial is essential with respect to incapacitated subjects and data of comparable validity cannot be obtained 
in clinical trials on persons able to give informed consent, or by other research methods; 
(f)  the clinical trial relates directly to a medical condition from which the subject suffers; 
(g)  there are scientific grounds for expecting that participation in the clinical trial will produce: 
(i)  a direct benefit to the incapacitated subject outweighing the risks and burdens involved; or 
(ii)  some benefit for the population represented by the incapacitated subject concerned when the clinical trial relates 
directly to the life-threatening or debilitating medical condition from which the subject suffers and such trial will 
pose only minimal risk to, and will impose minimal burden on, the incapacitated subject concerned in com ­
parison with the standard treatment of the incapacitated subject's condition. 
2. Point (g)(ii) of paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to more stringent national rules prohibiting the conduct of 
those clinical trials on incapacitated subjects, where there are no scientific grounds to expect that participation in the 
clinical trial will produce a direct benefit to the subject outweighing the risks and burdens involved. 
3. The subject shall as far as possible take part in the informed consent procedure. 
Article 32 
Clinical trials on minors 
1. A clinical trial on minors may be conducted only where, in addition to the conditions set out in Article 28, all of 
the following conditions are met: 
(a)  the informed consent of their legally designated representative has been obtained; (b)  the minors have received the information referred to in Article 29(2) in a way adapted to their age and mental 
maturity and from investigators or members of the investigating team who are trained or experienced in working 
with children; 27.5.2014 L 158/32 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (c)  the explicit wish of a minor who is capable of forming an opinion and assessing the information referred to in 
Article 29(2) to refuse participation in, or to withdraw from, the clinical trial at any time, is respected by the investi ­
gator; 
(d)  no incentives or financial inducements are given to the subject or his or her legally designated representative except 
for compensation for expenses and loss of earnings directly related to the participation in the clinical trial; 
(e) the clinical trial is intended to investigate treatments for a medical condition that only occurs in minors or the clin ­
ical trial is essential with respect to minors to validate data obtained in clinical trials on persons able to give 
informed consent or by other research methods; 
(f)  the clinical trial either relates directly to a medical condition from which the minor concerned suffers or is of such a 
nature that it can only be carried out on minors; 
(g)  there are scientific grounds for expecting that participation in the clinical trial will produce: 
(i)  a direct benefit for the minor concerned outweighing the risks and burdens involved; or 
(ii)  some benefit for the population represented by the minor concerned and such a clinical trial will pose only 
minimal risk to, and will impose minimal burden on, the minor concerned in comparison with the standard 
treatment of the minor's condition. 
2. The minor shall take part in the informed consent procedure in a way adapted to his or her age and mental 
maturity. 
3. If during a clinical trial the minor reaches the age of legal competence to give informed consent as defined in the 
law of the Member State concerned, his or her express informed consent shall be obtained before that subject can 
continue to participate in the clinical trial. 
Article 33 
Clinical trials on pregnant or breastfeeding women 
A clinical trial on pregnant or breastfeeding women may be conducted only where, in addition to the conditions set out 
in Article 28, the following conditions are met: 
(a)  the clinical trial has the potential to produce a direct benefit for the pregnant or breastfeeding woman concerned, or 
her embryo, foetus or child after birth, outweighing the risks and burdens involved; or 
(b)  if such clinical trial has no direct benefit for the pregnant or breastfeeding woman concerned, or her embryo, foetus 
or child after birth, it can be conducted only if: 
(i) a clinical trial of comparable effectiveness cannot be carried out on women who are not pregnant or breast ­
feeding; 
(ii)  the clinical trial contributes to the attainment of results capable of benefitting pregnant or breastfeeding women 
or other women in relation to reproduction or other embryos, foetuses or children; and 
(iii)  the clinical trial poses a minimal risk to, and imposes a minimal burden on, the pregnant or breastfeeding 
woman concerned, her embryo, foetus or child after birth; 
(c)  where research is undertaken on breastfeeding women, particular care is taken to avoid any adverse impact on the 
health of the child; and 
(d)  no incentives or financial inducements are given to the subject except for compensation for expenses and loss of 
earnings directly related to the participation in the clinical trial. 
Article 34 
Additional national measures 
Member States may maintain additional measures regarding persons performing mandatory military service, persons 
deprived of liberty, persons who, due to a judicial decision, cannot take part in clinical trials, or persons in residential 
care institutions. 27.5.2014 L 158/33 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Article 35 
Clinical trials in emergency situations 
1. By way of derogation from points (b) and (c) of Article 28(1), from points (a) and (b) of Article 31(1) and from 
points (a) and (b) of Article 32(1), informed consent to participate in a clinical trial may be obtained, and information on the clinical trial may be given, after the decision to incl ude the subject in the clinical trial, provided that this decisio n 
is taken at the time of the first intervention on the subject, in accordance with the protocol for that clinical trial" and 
that all of the following conditions are fulfilled: 
(a)  due to the urgency of the situation, caused by a sudden life-threatening or other sudden serious medical condition, 
the subject is unable to provide prior informed consent and to receive prior information on the clinical trial; 
(b)  there are scientific grounds to expect that participation of the subject in the clinical trial will have the potential to 
produce a direct clinically relevant benefit for the subject resulting in a measurable health-related improvement alle ­
viating the suffering and/or improving the health of the subject, or in the diagnosis of its condition; 
(c)  it is not possible within the therapeutic window to supply all prior information to and obtain prior informed 
consent from his or her legally designated representative; 
(d)  the investigator certifies that he or she is not aware of any objections to participate in the clinical trial previously 
expressed by the subject; 
(e) the clinical trial relates directly to the subject's medical condition because of which it is not possible within the thera ­
peutic window to obtain prior informed consent from the subject or from his or her legally designated representative 
and to supply prior information, and the clinical trial is of such a nature that it may be conducted exclusively in 
emergency situations; 
(f)  the clinical trial poses a minimal risk to, and imposes a minimal burden on, the subject in comparison with the 
standard treatment of the subject's condition. 
2. Following an intervention pursuant to paragraph 1, informed consent in accordance with Article 29 shall be 
sought to continue the participation of the subject in the clinical trial, and information on the clinical trial shall be 
given, in accordance with the following requirements: 
(a)  regarding incapacitated subjects and minors, the informed consent shall be sought by the investigator from his or 
her legally designated representative without undue delay and the information referred to in Article 29(2) shall be 
given as soon as possible to the subject and to his or her legally designated representative; 
(b)  regarding other subjects, the informed consent shall be sought by the investigator without undue delay from the 
subject or his or her legally designated representative, whichever is sooner and the information referred to in 
Article 29(2) shall be given as soon as possible to the the subject or his or her legally designated representative, 
whichever is sooner. 
For the purposes of point (b), where informed consent has been obtained from the legally designated representative, 
informed consent to continue the participation in the clinical trial shall be obtained from the subject as soon as he or 
she is capable of giving informed consent. 
3. If the subject or, where applicable, his or her legally designated representative does not give consent, he or she 
shall be informed of the right to object to the use of data obtained from the clinical trial. 
CHAPTER VI 
START, END, TEMPORARY HALT, AND EARLY TERMINATION OF A CLINICAL TRIAL 
Article 36 
Notification of the start of a clinical trial and of the end of the recruitment of subjects 
1. The sponsor shall notify each Member State concerned of the start of a clinical trial in relation to that Member 
State through the EU portal. 
That notification shall be made within 15 days from the start of the clinical trial in relation to that Member State. 27.5.2014 L 158/34 Official Journal of the European Union EN     2. The sponsor shall notify each Member State concerned of the first visit of the first subject in relation to that 
Member State through the EU portal. 
That notification shall be made within 15 days from the first visit of the first subject in relation to that Member State. 
3. The sponsor shall notify each Member State concerned of the end of the recruitment of subjects for a clinical trial 
in that Member State through the EU portal. 
That notification shall be made within 15 days from the end of the recruitment of subjects. In case of re-start of recruit ­
ment, paragraph 1 shall apply. 
Article 37 
End of a clinical trial, temporary halt and early termination of a clinical trial and submission of the results 
1. The sponsor shall notify each Member State concerned of the end of a clinical trial in relation to that Member 
State through the EU portal. 
That notification shall be made within 15 days from the end of the clinical trial in relation to that Member State. 
2. The sponsor shall notify each Member State concerned of the end of a clinical trial in all Member States concerned 
through the EU portal. 
That notification shall be made within 15 days from the end of the clinical trial in the last Member State concerned. 
3. The sponsor shall notify each Member State concerned of the end of a clinical trial in all Member States concerned 
and in all third countries in which the clinical trial has been conducted through the EU portal. 
That notification shall be made within 15 days from the en d of the clinical trial in the last of the Member States 
concerned and third countries in which the clinical trial has been conducted. 
4. Irrespective of the outcome of a clinical trial, within one year from the end of a clinical trial in all Member States 
concerned, the sponsor shall submit to the EU database a summary of the results of the clinical trial. The content of that 
summary is set out in Annex IV. 
It shall be accompanied by a summary written in a manner that is understandable to laypersons. The content of that 
summary is set out in Annex V. 
However, where, for scientific reasons detailed in the protocol, it is not possible to submit a summary of the results 
within one year, the summary of results shall be submitted as soon as it is available. In this case, the protocol shall 
specify when the results are going to be submitted, together with a justification. 
In addition to the summary of the results, where the clinical trial was intended to be used for obtaining a marketing 
authorisation for the investigational medicinal product, the applicant for marketing authorisation shall submit to the EU database the clinical study report within 30 days after the day the marketing authorisation has been granted, the proce ­
dure for granting the marketing authorisation has been completed, or the applicant for marketing authorisation has 
withdrawn the application. 
For cases where the sponsor decides to share raw data on a voluntary basis, the Commission shall produce guidelines for 
the formatting and sharing of those data. 
5. The sponsor shall notify each Member State concerned of a temporary halt of a clinical trial in all Member States 
concerned for reasons not affecting the benefit-risk balance through the EU portal. 
That notification shall be made within 15 days from the te mporary halt of the clinical trial in all Member States 
concerned and shall include the reasons for such action. 27.5.2014 L 158/35 Official Journal of the European Union EN     6. When a temporarily halted clinical trial referred to in paragraph 5 is resumed the sponsor shall notify each 
Member State concerned through the EU portal. 
That notification shall be made within 15 days from the restart of the temporarily halted clinical trial in all Member 
States concerned. 
7. If a temporarily halted clinical trial is not resumed within two years, the expiry date of this period or the date of 
the decision of the sponsor not to resume the clinical trial, whichever is earlier, shall be deemed to be the date of the 
end of the clinical trial. In the case of early termination of the clinical trial, the date of the early termination shall be deemed to be the date of the end of the clinical trial. 
In the case of early termination of the clinical trial for reasons not affecting the benefit-risk balance, the sponsor shall 
notify each Member State concerned through the EU portal of the reasons for such action and, when appropriate, 
follow-up measures for the subjects. 
8. Without prejudice to paragraph 4, where the clinical trial protocol provides for an intermediate data analysis date 
prior to the end of the clinical trial, and the respective results of the clinical trial are available, a summary of those 
results shall be submitted to the EU database within one year of the intermediate data analysis date. 
Article 38 
Temporary halt or early termination by the sponsor for reasons of subject safety 
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the temporary halt or early termination of a clinical trial for reasons of a 
change of the benefit-risk balance shall be notified to the Member States concerned through the EU portal. 
That notification shall be made without undue delay but not later than in 15 days of the date of the temporary halt or 
early termination. It shall include the reasons for such action and specify follow-up measures. 
2. The restart of the clinical trial following a temporary halt as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be deemed to be a 
substantial modification subject to the authorisation procedure laid down in Chapter III. 
Article 39 
Update of the contents of the summary of results and summary for laypersons 
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 89 in order to amend 
Annexes IV and V, in order to adapt them to technical progress or to take account of international regulatory develop ­
ments, in which the Union or the Member States are involved, in the field of clinical trials. 
CHAPTER VII 
SAFETY REPORTING IN THE CONTEXT OF A CLINICAL TRIAL 
Article 40 
Electronic database for safety reporting 
1. The European Medicines Agency established by Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (the ‘Agency’) shall set up and main ­
tain an electronic database for the reporting provided for in Articles 42 and 43. That database shall be a module of the 
database referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (the ‘Eudravigilance database’). 
2. The Agency shall, in collaboration with Member States, develop a standard web-based structured form for the 
reporting by sponsors to the database referred to in paragraph 1 of suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions. 27.5.2014 L 158/36 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Article 41 
Reporting of adverse events and serious adverse events by the investigator to the sponsor 
1. The investigator shall record and document adverse events or laboratory abnormalities identified in the protocol as 
critical to the safety evaluation and report them to the sponsor in accordance with the reporting requirements and 
within the periods specified in the protocol. 
2. The investigator shall record and document all adverse events, unless the protocol provides differently. The investi ­
gator shall report to the sponsor all serious adverse events occurring to subjects treated by him or her in the clinical 
trial, unless the protocol provides differently. 
The investigator shall report serious adverse events to the sponsor without undue delay but not later than within 
24 hours of obtaining knowledge of the events, unless, for certain serious adverse events, the protocol provides that no immediate reporting is required. Where relevant, the investigator shall send a follow-up report to the sponsor to allow 
the sponsor to assess whether the serious adverse event has an impact on the benefit-risk balance of the clinical trial. 
3. The sponsor shall keep detailed records of all adverse events reported to it by the investigator. 4. If the investigator becomes aware of a serious adverse event with a suspected causal relationship to the investiga ­
tional medicinal product that occurs after the end of the clinical trial in a subject treated by him or her, the investigator 
shall, without undue delay, report the serious adverse event to the sponsor. 
Article 42 
Reporting of suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions by the sponsor to the Agency 
1. The sponsor of a clinical trial performed in at least one Member State shall report electronically and without delay 
to the database referred to in Article 40(1) all relevant information about the following suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions.: 
(a)  all suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions to investigational medicinal products occurring in that clinical 
trial, irrespective of whether the suspected unexpected serious adverse reaction has occurred at a clinical trial site in 
the Union or in a third country; 
(b)  all suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions related to the same active substance, regardless of pharmaceutical 
form and strength or indication investigated, in investigational medicinal products used in the clinical trial, occurring 
in a clinical trial performed exclusively in a third country, if that clinical trial is sponsored: 
(i)  by that sponsor, or 
(ii)  by another sponsor who is either part of the same parent company as the sponsor of the clinical trial, or who 
develops a medicinal product jointly, on the basis of a formal agreement, with the sponsor of the clinical trial. 
For this purpose, provision of the investigational medicinal product or information to a future potential 
marketing authorisation holder on safety matters shall not be considered a joint development; and 
(c)  all suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions to investigational medicinal products occurring in any of the 
subjects of the clinical trial, which are identified by or come to the attention of the sponsor after the end of the clin ­
ical trial. 
2. The period for the reporting of suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions by the sponsor to the Agency shall 
take account of the seriousness of the reaction and shall be as follows: 
(a)  in the case of fatal or life-threatening suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions, as soon as possible and in any 
event not later than seven days after the sponsor became aware of the reaction; 
(b)  in the case of non-fatal or non-life-threatening suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions, not later than 
15 days after the sponsor became aware of the reaction; 
(c)  in the case of a suspected unexpected serious adverse reaction which was initially considered to be non-fatal or non- 
life threatening but which turns out to be fatal or life-threatening, as soon as possible and in any event not later than seven days after the sponsor became aware of the reaction being fatal or life-threatening. 
Where necessary to ensure timely reporting, the sponsor may, in accordance with section 2.4 of Annex III, submit an 
initial incomplete report followed up by a complete report. 27.5.2014 L 158/37 Official Journal of the European Union EN     3. Where a sponsor, due to a lack of resources, does not have the possibility to report to the database referred to in 
Article 40(1) and the sponsor has the agreement of the Member State concerned, it may report to the Member State where the suspected unexpected serious adverse reaction occurred. That Member State shall report the suspected unex ­
pected serious adverse reaction in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. 
Article 43 
Annual reporting by the sponsor to the Agency 
1. Regarding investigational medicinal products other than placebo, the sponsor shall submit annually through the 
database referred to in Article 40(1) to the Agency a report on the safety of each investigational medicinal product used 
in a clinical trial for which it is the sponsor. 
2. In the case of a clinical trial involving the use of more than one investigational medicinal product, the sponsor 
may, if provided for in the protocol, submit a single safety report on all investigational medicinal products used in that 
clinical trial. 
3. The annual report referred to in paragraph 1 shall only contain aggregate and anonymised data. 4. The obligation referred to in paragraph 1 starts with the first authorisation of a clinical trial in accordance with 
this Regulation. It ends with the end of the last clinical trial conducted by the sponsor with the investigational medicinal product. 
Article 44 
Assessment by Member States 
1. The Agency shall, by electronic means, forward to the Member States concerned the information reported in 
accordance with Article 42 and 43. 
2. Member States shall cooperate in assessing the information reported in accordance with Articles 42and 43. The 
Commission may, by means of implementing acts, set up and modify the rules on such cooperation. Those imple ­
menting acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 88(2). 
3. The responsible ethics committee shall be involved in the assessment of the information referred to in paragraphs 1 
and 2, if it has been provided for in the law of the Member State concerned. 
Article 45 
Technical aspects 
Technical aspects for safety reporting in accordance with Articles 41 to 44 are contained in Annex III. Where necessary 
in order to improve the level of protection of subjects, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in 
accordance with Article 89 in order to amend Annex III for any of the following purposes: 
(a)  improving the information on the safety of medicinal products; (b)  adapting technical requirements to technical progress; 
(c)  taking account of international regulatory developments in the field of safety requirements in clinical trials, endorsed 
by bodies in which the Union or the Member States participate. 
Article 46 
Reporting with regard to auxiliary medicinal products 
Safety reporting with regard to auxiliary medicinal products shall be made in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title IX of 
Directive 2001/83/EC. 27.5.2014 L 158/38 Official Journal of the European Union EN     CHAPTER VIII 
CONDUCT OF A CLINICAL TRIAL, SUPERVISION BY THE SPONSOR, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, AUXILIARY MEDI ­
CINAL PRODUCTS 
Article 47 
Compliance with the protocol and good clinical practice 
The sponsor of a clinical trial and the investigator shall ensure that the clinical trial is conducted in accordance with the 
protocol and with the principles of good clinical practice. 
Without prejudice to any other provision of Union law or Commission guidelines, the sponsor and the investigator, 
when drawing up the protocol and when applying this Regulation and the protocol, shall also take appropriate account of the quality standards and the ICH guidelines on good clinical practice. 
The Commission shall make publicly available the detailed ICH guidelines on good clinical practice referred to in the 
second paragraph. 
Article 48 
Monitoring 
In order to verify that the rights, safety and well-being of subjects are protected, that the reported data are reliable and 
robust, and that the conduct of the clinical trial is in compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, the sponsor 
shall adequately monitor the conduct of a clinical trial. The extent and nature of the monitoring shall be determined by 
the sponsor on the basis of an assessment that takes into consideration all characteristics of the clinical trial, including 
the following characteristics: 
(a)  whether the clinical trial is a low-intervention clinical trial; 
(b)  the objective and methodology of the clinical trial; and 
(c)  the degree of deviation of the intervention from normal clinical practice. 
Article 49 
Suitability of individuals involved in conducting the clinical trial 
The investigator shall be a medical doctor as defined in national law, or a person following a profession which is recog ­
nised in the Member State concerned as qualifying for an investigator because of the necessary scientific knowledge and 
experience in patient care. 
Other individuals involved in conducting a clinical trial shall be suitably qualified by education, training and experience 
to perform their tasks. 
Article 50 
Suitability of clinical trial sites 
The facilities where the clinical trial is to be conducted shall be suitable for the conduct of the clinical trial in complianc e 
with the requirements of this Regulation. 
Article 51 
Traceability, storage, return and destruction of investigational medicinal products 
1. Investigational medicinal products shall be traceable. They shall be stored, returned and/or destroyed as appropriate 
and proportionate to ensure the safety of the subject and the reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clin ­
ical trial, in particular, taking into account whether the investigational medicinal product is an authorised investigational 
medicinal product, and whether the clinical trial is a low-intervention clinical trial. 27.5.2014 L 158/39 Official Journal of the European Union EN     The first subparagraph shall also apply to unauthorised auxiliary medicinal products. 
2. The relevant information regarding the traceability, storage, return and destruction of medicinal products referred 
to in paragraph 1 shall be contained in the application dossier. 
Article 52 
Reporting of serious breaches 
1. The sponsor shall notify the Member States concerned about a serious breach of this Regulation or of the version 
of the protocol applicable at the time of the breach through the EU portal without undue delay but not later than seven days of becoming aware of that breach. 
2. For the purposes of this Article, a ‘serious breach’ means a breach likely to affect to a significant degree the safety 
and rights of a subject or the reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial. 
Article 53 
Other reporting obligations relevant for subject safety 
1. The sponsor shall notify the Member States concerned through the EU portal of all unexpected events which affect 
the benefit-risk balance of the clinical trial, but are not suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions as referred to in 
Article 42. That notification shall be made without undue delay but no later than 15 days from the date the sponsor 
became aware of this event. 
2. The sponsor shall submit to the Member States concerned, through the EU portal, all inspection reports of third 
country authorities concerning the clinical trial. When requested by a Member State concerned, the sponsor shall submit a translation of the report or of its summary in an official language of the Union indicated in the request. 
Article 54 
Urgent safety measures 
1. Where an unexpected event is likely to seriously affect the benefit-risk balance, the sponsor and the investigator 
shall take appropriate urgent safety measures to protect the subjects. 
2. The sponsor shall notify the Member States concerned, through the EU portal, of the event and the measures 
taken. 
That notification shall be made without undue delay but no late r than seven days from the date the measures have been 
taken. 
3. This Article is without prejudice to Chapters III and VII. 
Article 55 
Investigator's brochure 
1. The sponsor shall provide the investigator with the investigator's brochure. 2. The investigator's brochure shall be updated where new and relevant safety information becomes available, and 
shall be reviewed by the sponsor at least once per year. 27.5.2014 L 158/40 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Article 56 
Recording, processing, handling and storage of information 
1. All clinical trial information shall be recorded, processed, handled, and stored by the sponsor or investigator, as 
applicable, in such a way that it can be accurately reported, interpreted and verified while the confidentiality of records and the personal data of the subjects remain protected in accordance with the applicable law on personal data protec ­
tion. 
2. Appropriate technical and organisational measures shall be implemented to protect information and personal data 
processed against unauthorised or unlawful access, disclosure, dissemination, alteration, or destruction or accidental loss, 
in particular where the processing involves the transmission over a network. 
Article 57 
Clinical trial master file 
The sponsor and the investigator shall keep a clinical trial master file. The clinical trial master file shall at all times 
contain the essential documents relating to that clinical trial which allow verification of the conduct of a clinical trial 
and the quality of the data generated, taking into account all characteristics of the clinical trial, including in particular 
whether the clinical trial is a low-intervention clinical trial. It shall be readily available, and directly accessible upon 
request, to the Member States. 
The clinical trial master file kept by the investigator and that kept by the sponsor may have a different content if this is 
justified by the different nature of the responsibilities of the investigator and the sponsor. 
Article 58 
Archiving of the clinical trial master file 
Unless other Union law requires archiving for a longer period, the sponsor and the investigator shall archive the content 
of the clinical trial master file for at least 25 years after t he end of the clinical trial. However, the medical files of subj ects 
shall be archived in accordance with national law. 
The content of the clinical trial master file shall be archived in a way that ensures that it is readily available and acces ­
sible, upon request, to the competent authorities. 
Any transfer of ownership of the content of the clinical trial master file shall be documented. The new owner shall 
assume the responsibilities set out in this Article. 
The sponsor shall appoint individuals within its organisation to be responsible for archives. Access to archives shall be 
restricted to those individuals. 
The media used to archive the content of the clinical trial master file shall be such that the content remains complete 
and legible throughout the period referred to in the first paragraph. 
Any alteration to the content of the clinical trial master file shall be traceable. 
Article 59 
Auxiliary medicinal products 
1. Only authorised auxiliary medicinal products may be used in a clinical trial. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply where no authorised auxiliary medicinal product is available in the Union or where 
the sponsor cannot reasonably be expected to use an authorised auxiliary medicinal product. A justification to this effect 
shall be included in the protocol. 27.5.2014 L 158/41 Official Journal of the European Union EN     3. Member States shall ensure that unauthorised auxiliary medicinal products may enter their territories for the 
purpose of their use in a clinical trial in accordance with paragraph 2. 
CHAPTER IX 
MANUFACTURING AND IMPORT OF INVESTIGATIONAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND AUXILIARY MEDICINAL 
PRODUCTS 
Article 60 
Scope of this Chapter 
This Chapter shall apply to the manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products and auxiliary medicinal 
products. 
Article 61 
Authorisation of manufacturing and import 
1. The manufacturing and import of investigational medicinal products in the Union shall be subject to the holding 
of an authorisation. 
2. In order to obtain the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1, the applicant shall meet the following require ­
ments: 
(a)  it shall have at its disposal, for manufacture or import, suitable and sufficient premises, technical equipment and 
control facilities complying with the requirements set out in this Regulation; 
(b)  it shall have permanently and continuously at its disposal the services of at least one qualified person who fulfils the 
conditions of qualification set out in Article 49(2) and (3) of Directive 2001/83/EC (‘qualified person’). 
3. The applicant shall specify, in the application for authorisation, the types and pharmaceutical forms of the investi ­
gational medicinal product manufactured or imported, the manufacturing or import operations, the manufacturing 
process where relevant, the site where the investigational medicinal products are to be manufactured or the site in the 
Union to which they are to be imported, and detailed information concerning the qualified person. 
4. Articles 42 to 45, and point (e) of Article 46 of Directive 2001/83/EC shall apply mutatis mutandis to the authorisa ­
tion referred to in paragraph 1. 
5. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to any of the following processes: 
(a) re-labelling or re-packaging, where those processes are carried out in hospitals, health centres or clinics, by pharma ­
cists or other persons legally authorised in the Member State concerned to carry out such processes, and if the inves ­
tigational medicinal products are intended to be used exclusively in hospitals, health centres or clinics taking part in 
the same clinical trial in the same Member State; 
(b)  preparation of radiopharmaceuticals used as diagnostic investigational medicinal products where this process is 
carried out in hospitals, health centres or clinics, by pharmacists or other persons legally authorised in the Member 
State concerned to carry out such process, and if the investigational medicinal products are intended to be used 
exclusively in hospitals, health centres or clinics taking pa rt in the same clinical trial in the same Member State; 
(c)  the preparation of medicinal products referred to in points (1) and (2) of Article 3 of Directive 2001/83/EC for use 
as investigational medicinal products, where this process is carried out in hospitals, health centres or clinics legally 
authorised in the Member State concerned to carry out such process and if the investigational medicinal products are intended to be used exclusively in hospitals, health centres or clinics taking part in the same clinical trial in the same Member State. 
6. Member States shall make the processes set out in paragraph 5 subject to appropriate and proportionate require ­
ments to ensure subject safety and reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial. They shall subject 
the processes to regular inspections. 27.5.2014 L 158/42 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Article 62 
Responsibilities of the qualified person 
1. The qualified person shall ensure that each batch of investigational medicinal products manufactured in or 
imported into the Union complies with the requirements set out in Article 63 and shall certify that those requirements 
are fulfilled. 
2. The certification referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made available by the sponsor at the request of the Member 
State concerned. 
Article 63 
Manufacturing and import 
1. Investigational medicinal products shall be manufactured by applying manufacturing practice which ensures the 
quality of such medicinal products in order to safeguard the safety of the subject and the reliability and robustness of clinical data generated in the clinical trial (‘good manufacturing practice’). The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 89 in order to specify the principles and guidelines of good manufacturing 
practice and the detailed arrangements for inspection for ensuring the quality of investigational medicinal products, 
taking account of subject safety or data reliability and robustness, technical progress and global regulatory developments in which the Union or the Member States are involved. 
In addition, the Commission shall also adopt and publish detailed guidelines in line with those principles of good manu ­
facturing practice and revise them when necessary in order to take account of technical and scientific progress. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the processes referred to in Article 61(5). 
3. Investigational medicinal products imported into the Union shall be manufactured by applying quality standards at 
least equivalent to those laid down pursuant to paragraph 1. 
4. The Member States shall ensure compliance with the requirements of this Article by means of inspections. 
Article 64 
Modification of authorised investigational medicinal products 
Articles 61, 62 and 63 shall apply to authorised investigational medicinal products only as regards any modification of 
such products not covered by a marketing authorisation. 
Article 65 
Manufacturing of auxiliary medicinal products 
Where the auxiliary medicinal product is not authorised, or where an authorised auxiliary medicinal product is modified 
while such modification is not covered by a marketing authorisation, it shall be manufactured according to the good 
manufacturing practice referred to in Article 63(1) orto at least an equivalent standard, in order to ensure appropriate 
quality. 
CHAPTER X 
LABELLING 
Article 66 
Unauthorised investigational and unauthorised auxiliary medicinal products 
1. The following information shall appear on the outer packaging and on the immediate packaging of unauthorised 
investigational medicinal products and unauthorised auxiliary medicinal products: 
(a)  information to identify contact persons or persons involved in the clinical trial; 
(b)  information to identify the clinical trial; 27.5.2014 L 158/43 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (c)  information to identify the medicinal product; 
(d)  information related to the use of the medicinal product. 
2. The information which is to appear on the outer packaging and immediate packaging shall ensure subject safety 
and reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial, while taking account of the design of the clinical 
trial, whether the products are investigational or auxiliary medicinal product, and whether they are products with par ­
ticular characteristics. 
The information which is to appear on the outer packaging and immediate packaging shall be clearly legible. A list of information which is to appear on the outer packaging and immediate packaging is set out in Annex VI. 
Article 67 
Authorised investigational and authorised auxiliary medicinal products 
1. Authorised investigational medicinal products and authorised auxiliary medicinal products shall be labelled: 
(a)  in accordance with Article 66(1); or 
(b)  in accordance with Title V of Directive 2001/83/EC. 
2. Notwithstanding point (b) of paragraph 1, where the specific circumstances, provided for in the protocol, of a clin ­
ical trial so require in order to ensure the safety of the subject or the reliability and robustness of data generated in a 
clinical trial, additional particulars relating to the identification of the clinical trial and of the contact person shall app ear 
on the outer packaging and the immediate packaging of authorised investigational medicinal products. A list of these ad ­
ditional particulars appearing on the outer packaging and immediate packaging is set out in section C of Annex VI. 
Article 68 
Radiopharmaceuticals used as investigational medicinal products or as auxiliary medicinal products for a 
medical diagnosis 
Articles 66 and 67 shall not apply to radiopharmaceuticals used as diagnostic investigational medicinal products or as 
diagnostic auxiliary medicinal products. 
The products referred to in the first paragraph shall be labelled appropriately in order to ensure the safety of the subject 
and the reliability and robustness of data generated in the clinical trial. 
Article 69 
Language 
The language of the information on the label shall be determined by the Member State concerned. The medicinal 
product may be labelled in several languages. 
Article 70 
Delegated act 
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 89 in respect of amending 
Annex VI in order to ensure subject safety and the reliability and robustness of data generated in a clinical trial or to 
take account of technical progress. 27.5.2014 L 158/44 Official Journal of the European Union EN     CHAPTER XI 
SPONSOR AND INVESTIGATOR 
Article 71 
Sponsor 
A clinical trial may have one or several sponsors. 
Any sponsor may delegate, in a written contract, any or all of its tasks to an individual, a company, an institution or an 
organisation. Such delegation shall be without prejudice to the responsibility of the sponsor, in particular regarding the 
safety of subjects and the reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial. 
The investigator and the sponsor may be the same person. 
Article 72 
Co-sponsorship 
1. Without prejudice to Article 74, where a clinical trial has more than one sponsor, all sponsors shall have the 
responsibilities of a sponsor set out in this Regulation, unless the sponsors decide otherwise in a written contract setting 
out their respective responsibilities. Where the contract does not specify to which sponsor a given responsibility is attrib ­
uted, that responsibility shall lie with all sponsors. 
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the sponsors shall be jointly responsible for establishing: 
(a)  a sponsor responsible for compliance with the obligations of a sponsor in the authorisation procedures set out in 
Chapters II and III; 
(b)  a sponsor responsible for being a contact point for receiving all questions from subjects, investigators or any 
Member State concerned regarding the clinical trial and providing answers to them; 
(c)  a sponsor responsible for implementing the measures taken in accordance with Article 77. 
Article 73 
Principal investigator 
A principal investigator shall ensure compliance of a clinical trial at a clinical trial site with the requirements of this 
Regulation. 
The principal investigator shall assign tasks among the members of the team of investigators in a way which is not 
compromising the safety of subjects and the reliability and robustness of the data generated in the clinical trial at that 
clinical trial site. 
Article 74 
Legal representative of the sponsor in the Union 
1. Where the sponsor of a clinical trial is not established in the Union, that sponsor shall ensure that a natural or 
legal person is established in the Union as its legal representative. Such legal representative shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the sponsor's obligations pursuant to this Regulation, and shall be the addressee for all 
communications with the sponsor provided for in this Regulation. Any communication to that legal representative shall 
be deemed to be a communication to the sponsor. 
2. Member States may choose not to apply paragraph 1 as regards clinical trials to be conducted solely on their terri ­
tory, or on their territory and the territory of a third country, provided that they ensure that the sponsor establishes at 
least a contact person on their territory in respect of that clinical trial who shall be the addressee for all communications 
with the sponsor provided for in this Regulation. 27.5.2014 L 158/45 Official Journal of the European Union EN     3. As regards clinical trials to be conducted in more than  one Member State, all those Member States may choose not 
to apply paragraph 1 provided that they ensure that the sponsor establishes at least a contact person in the Union in respect of that clinical trial who shall be the addressee for all communications with the sponsor provided for in this 
Regulation. 
Article 75 
Liability 
This Chapter shall not affect the civil and criminal liability of the sponsor, investigator, or persons to whom the sponsor 
has delegated tasks. 
CHAPTER XII 
DAMAGE COMPENSATION 
Article 76 
Damage compensation 
1. Member States shall ensure that systems for compensation for any damage suffered by a subject resulting from par ­
ticipation in a clinical trial conducted on their territory are in place in the form of insurance, a guarantee, or a similar 
arrangement that is equivalent as regards its purpose and which is appropriate to the nature and the extent of the risk. 
2. The sponsor and the investigator shall make use of the system referred to in paragraph 1 in the form appropriate 
for the Member State concerned where the clinical trial is conducted. 
3. Member States shall not require any additional use of the system referred to in paragraph 1 from the sponsor for 
low-intervention clinical trials, if any possible damage that could be suffered by a subject resulting from the use of the 
investigational medicinal product in accordance with the protocol of that specific clinical trial on the territory of that 
Member State is covered by the applicable compensation system already in place. 
CHAPTER XIII 
SUPERVISION BY MEMBER STATES, UNION INSPECTIONS AND CONTROLS 
Article 77 
Corrective measures to be taken by Member States 
1. Where a Member State concerned has justified grounds for considering that the requirements set out in this Regu ­
lation are no longer met, it may take the following measures on its territory: 
(a)  revoke the authorisation of a clinical trial; 
(b)  suspend a clinical trial; (c)  require the sponsor to modify any aspect of the clinical trial. 2. Before the Member State concerned takes any of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 it shall, except where 
immediate action is required, ask the sponsor and/or the investigator for their opinion. That opinion shall be delivered within seven days. 
3. The Member State concerned shall immediately after taking a measure referred to in paragraph 1 inform all 
Member States concerned through the EU portal. 
4. Each Member State concerned may consult the other Member States concerned before taking any of the measures 
referred to in paragraph 1. 27.5.2014 L 158/46 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Article 78 
Member State inspections 
1. Member States shall appoint inspectors to perform inspections in order to supervise compliance with this Regu ­
lation. They shall ensure that those inspectors are adequately qualified and trained. 
2. Inspections shall be conducted under the responsibility of the Member State where the inspection takes place. 
3. Where a Member State concerned intends to carry out an inspection on its territory or in a third country with 
regard to one or several clinical trials which are conducted in more than one Member State concerned, it shall notify its 
intention to the other Member States concerned, the Commission and the Agency, through the EU portal, and shall 
inform them of its findings after the inspection. 
4. Inspections fees, if any, may be waived for non-commercial sponsors. 
5. In order to efficiently use the resources available and to avoid duplications, the Agency shall coordinate the co ­
operation between Member States concerned on inspections conducted in Member States, in third countries, and inspec ­
tions conducted in the framework of an application for a marketing authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004. 
6. Following an inspection, the Member State under whose responsibility the inspection has been conducted shall 
draw up an inspection report. That Member State shall make the inspection report available to the inspected entity and the sponsor of the relevant clinical trial and shall submit the inspection report through the EU portal. 
7. The Commission shall specify, by means of implementing acts, the detailed arrangements for the inspection pro ­
cedures including the qualification and training requirements for inspectors. Those implementing acts shall be adopted 
in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 88(2). 
Article 79 
Union controls 
1. The Commission may conduct controls in order to verify: 
(a)  whether Member States correctly supervise compliance with this Regulation; 
(b)  whether the regulatory system applicable to clinical trials conducted outside the Union ensures that point 8 of the 
Introduction and general principles contained in Annex I to Directive 2001/83/EC is complied with; 
(c)  whether the regulatory system applicable to clinical trials conducted outside the Union ensures that Article 25(5) of 
this Regulation is complied with. 
2. The Union controls referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be organised in cooperation with the Member 
States concerned. 
The Commission shall prepare in cooperation with the Member States a programme for the Union controls referred to 
in points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1. 
The Commission shall report on the findings of each Union control carried out. Those reports shall, if appropriate, 
contain recommendations. The Commission shall submit those reports through the EU portal. 
CHAPTER XIV 
IT INFRASTRUCTURE 
Article 80 
EU portal 
The Agency shall, in collaboration with the Member States and the Commission, set up and maintain a portal at Union 
level as a single entry point for the submission of data and information relating to clinical trials in accordance with this 
Regulation. The EU portal shall be technically advanced and user-friendly so as to avoid unnecessary work. 27.5.2014 L 158/47 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Data and information submitted through the EU portal shall be stored in the EU database. 
Article 81 
EU database 
1. The Agency shall, in collaboration with the Member States and the Commission, set up and maintain a EU data ­
base at Union level. The Agency shall be considered to be t he controller of the EU database and shall be responsible for 
avoiding unnecessary duplication between the EU database and the EudraCT and Eudravigilance databases. 
The EU database shall contain the data and informat ion submitted in accordance with this Regulation. 
The EU database shall identify each clinical trial by a unique EU trial number. The sponsor shall refer to this EU trial 
number in any subsequent submission relating or referring to that clinical trial. 
2. The EU database shall be established to enable cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member 
States concerned to the extent that it is necessary for the application of this Regulation and to search for specific clinical 
trials. It shall also facilitate the communication between sponsors and Member States concerned and enable sponsors to 
refer to previous submissions of an application for authorisation of a clinical trial or a substantial modification. It shall 
also enable citizens of the Union to have access to clinical information about medicinal products. To this end all data 
held in the EU database shall be in an easily searchable format, all related data shall be grouped together by way of the EU trial number, and hyperlinks shall be provided to link together related data and documents held on the EU database and other databases managed by the Agency. 
3. The EU database shall support the recording and submission to the Medicinal Product Dictionary, contained in the 
Eudravigilance database, of all the data on medicinal products without a marketing authorisation in the Union and 
substances not authorised as part of a medicinal product in the Union, that are necessary for the maintenance of that dictionary. To this effect and also with the purpose of enabling the sponsor to cross-refer to prior applications, an EU medicinal product number shall be issued for every medicinal product without a marketing authorisation and an EU active substances code shall be issued for each new active substance not previously authorised as part of a medicinal product in the Union. This shall be done before or during the application for authorisation of the first clinical trial with 
that product or active substance submitted in accordance with this Regulation. Those numbers shall be mentioned in all 
subsequent applications for clinical trials and for substantial modifications. 
The data submitted, in accordance with the first subparagraph, describing medicinal products and substances shall 
comply with Union and international standards for the identification of medicinal products and active substances. When an investigational medicinal product which already has a marketing authorisation in the Union and/or an active substance which is part of a medicinal product with a marketing authorisation in the Union, is to be used in a clinical 
trial, the relevant product and active substance numbers shall be referred to in the application for that clinical trial. 
4. The EU database shall be publicly accessible unless, for all or part of the data and information contained therein, 
confidentiality is justified on any of the following grounds: 
(a)  protecting personal data in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001; (b)  protecting commercially confidential information, in particular through taking into account the status of the 
marketing authorisation for the medicinal product, unless there is an overriding public interest in disclosure; 
(c)  protecting confidential communication between Member States in relation to the preparation of the assessment 
report; 
(d)  ensuring effective supervision of the conduct of a clinical trial by Member States. 
5. Without prejudice to paragraph 4, unless there is an overriding public interest in disclosure, data contained in the 
application dossier shall not be publicly accessible before the decision on the clinical trial has been made. 
6. The EU database shall contain personal data only insofar as this is necessary for the purposes of paragraph 2. 
7. No personal data of subjects shall be publicly accessible. 27.5.2014 L 158/48 Official Journal of the European Union EN     8. The user interface of the EU database shall be available in all official languages of the Union. 
9. The sponsor shall permanently update in the EU database information on any changes to the clinical trials which 
are not substantial modifications but are relevant for the supervision of the clinical trial by the Member States 
concerned. 
10. The Agency, the Commission and Member States shall ensure that the data subject may effectively exercise his or 
her rights to information, to access, to rectify and to object in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and 
national data protection legislation implementing Directive 95/46/EC, respectively. They shall ensure that the data 
subject may effectively exercise the right of access to data relating to him or her, and the right to have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected or erased. Within their respective responsibilities, the Agency, the Commission and Member States shall ensure that inaccurate and unlawfully processed data are deleted, in accordance with the applicable law. 
Corrections and deletions shall be carried out as soon as possible, but no later than 60 days of a request being made by 
a data subject. 
Article 82 
Functionality of the EU portal and the EU database 
1. The Agency shall, in collaboration with the Member States and the Commission, draw up the functional specifica ­
tions for the EU portal and the EU database, together with the time frame for their implementation. 
2. The Management Board of the Agency shall, on the basis of an independent audit report, inform the Commission 
when it has verified that the EU portal and the EU database have achieved full functionality and the systems meet the functional specifications drawn up pursuant to paragraph 1. 
3. The Commission shall, when it is satisfied that the conditions referred to in paragraph 2 have been fulfilled, 
publish a notice to that effect in the Official Journal of the European Union . 
CHAPTER XV 
COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES 
Article 83 
National contact points 
1. Each Member State shall designate one national contact point in order to facilitate the functioning of the proced ­
ures set out in Chapters II and III. 
2. Each Member State shall communicate the contact point referred to in paragraph 1 to the Commission. The 
Commission shall publish a list of the national contact points. 
Article 84 
Support by the Agency and the Commission 
The Agency shall support the functioning of the cooperation of the Member States in the framework of the authorisa ­
tion procedures set out in Chapters II and III of this Regulation by maintaining and updating the EU portal and the EU 
database in accordance with the experience acquired during the implementation of this Regulation. 
The Commission shall support the functioning of the cooperation of the Member States referred to in Article 44(2). 
Article 85 
Clinical Trials Coordination and Advisory Group 
1. A Clinical Trials Coordination and Advisory Group (CTAG), composed of the national contact points referred to in 
Article 83 is hereby established. 27.5.2014 L 158/49 Official Journal of the European Union EN     2. The CTAG shall have the following tasks: 
(a)  to support the exchange of information between the Member States and the Commission on the experience acquired 
with regard to the implementation of this Regulation; 
(b)  to assist the Commission in providing the support referred to in the second paragraph of Article 84; 
(c)  to prepare recommendations on criteria regarding the selection of a reporting Member State. 
3. The CTAG shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission. 
4. The CTAG shall meet at regular intervals and whenever the situation requires, on a request from the Commission 
or a Member State. Any item of the agenda of the meeting shall be placed at the request of the Commission or a 
Member State. 
5. The secretariat shall be provided by the Commission. 
6. The CTAG shall draw up its rules of procedure. The rules of procedure shall be made public. 
CHAPTER XVI 
FEES 
Article 86 
General principle 
This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the possibility for Member States to levy a fee for the activities set out in 
this Regulation, provided that the level of the fee is set in a transparent manner and on the basis of cost recovery prin ­
ciples. Member States may establish reduced fees for non-commercial clinical trials. 
Article 87 
One payment per activity per Member State 
A Member State shall not require, for an assessment as referr ed to in Chapters II and III, multiple payments to different 
bodies involved in this assessment. 
CHAPTER XVII 
IMPLEMENTING ACTS AND DELEGATED ACTS 
Article 88 
Committee procedure 
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use established by 
Directive 2001/83/EC. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. 
Where the committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third sub ­
paragraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. 
Article 89 
Exercise of the delegation 
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this 
Article. 27.5.2014 L 158/50 Official Journal of the European Union EN     2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 27, 39, 45, 63(1) and 70 shall be conferred on the 
Commission for a period of five years from the date referred to in the second paragraph of Article 99. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegated powers not later than six months before the end of the five year 
period. The delegation of powers shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European 
Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. 
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 27, 39, 45, 63(1) and 70 may be revoked at any time by the Euro ­
pean Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in 
that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European 
Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 
4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission sha ll notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and 
to the Council. 
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 27, 39, 45, 63(1) and 70 shall enter into force only if no objection 
has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months from notification 
of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament 
and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two 
months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council. 
CHAPTER XVIII 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Article 90 
Specific requirements for special groups of medicinal products 
This Regulation shall not affect the application of national law prohibiting or restricting the use of any specific type of 
human or animal cells, or the sale, supply or use of medicin al products containing, consisting of or derived from those 
cells, or of medicinal products used as abortifacients or of medicinal products containing narcotic substances within the 
meaning of the relevant international conventions in force such as the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 of 
the United Nations. The Member States shall communicate that national law to the Commission. 
No gene therapy clinical trials may be carried out which result in modifications to the subject's germ line genetic iden ­
tity. 
Article 91 
Relation with other Union legislation 
This Regulation shall be without prejudice to Council Directive 97/43/Euratom (1), Council Directive 96/29/Euratom (2), 
Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parlia ­
ment and of the Council (4), Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), Directive 
2010/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), and Directive 2009/41/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council. (7) 27.5.2014 L 158/51 Official Journal of the European Union EN     
(1) Council Directive 97/43/Euratom of 30 June 1997 on health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionizing radiation in rela­
tion to medical exposure, and repealing Directive 84/466/Euratom (OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 22). 
(2) Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the 
general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation (OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p. 1). 
(3) Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environ ment 
of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1). 
(4) Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety  for the 
donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells (OJ L 102, 7.4.20 04, p. 48). 
(5) Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 setting standards of quality and safety for the 
collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and blood components and amending Directive 2001/83/EC  
(OJ L 33, 8.2.2003, p. 30). 
(6) Directive 2010/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Co uncil of 7 July 2010 on standards of quality and safety of human organs 
intended for transplantation (OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 14). 
(7) Directive 2009/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on the contained use of genetically modified micro- 
organisms (OJ L 125, 21.5.2009, p. 75). Article 92 
Investigational medicinal products, other products and procedures, free of charge for the subject 
Without prejudice to the Member States' competence for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation 
and delivery of health services and medical care, the costs for investigational medicinal products, auxiliary medicinal products, medical devices used for their administration and procedures specifically required by the protocol shall not be borne by the subject, unless the law of the Member State concerned provides otherwise. 
Article 93 
Data protection 
1. Member States shall apply Directive 95/46/EC to the processing of personal data carried out in the Member States 
pursuant to this Regulation. 
2. Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 shall apply to the processing of personal data carried out by the Commission and the 
Agency pursuant to this Regulation. 
Article 94 
Penalties 
1. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all 
measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and 
dissuasive. 
2. The rules referred to in paragraph 1 shall address, inter alia, the following: 
(a)  non-compliance with the provisions laid down in this Regulation on submission of information intended to be made 
publicly available to the EU database; 
(b)  non-compliance with the provisions laid down in this Regulation on subject safety. 
Article 95 
Civil and criminal liability 
This Regulation is without prejudice to national and Union law on the civil and criminal liability of a sponsor or an 
investigator. 
CHAPTER XIX 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 96 
Repeal 
1. Directive 2001/20/EC is repealed as from the date referred to in the second paragraph of Article 99. 2. References to Directive 2001/20/EC shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accord ­
ance with the correlation table laid down in Annex VII. 
Article 97 
Review 
Five years after the date referred to in the second paragraph of Article 99, and every five years thereafter, the Commis ­
sion shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the application of this Regulation. That 
report shall include an assessment of the impact that the Regulation has had on scientific and technological progress, 
comprehensive information on the different types of clinical trials authorised pursuant to this Regulation, and the 
measures required in order to maintain the competitiveness of European clinical research. The Commission shall, if 
appropriate, present a legislative proposal based on that re port in order to update the provisions set out in this Regu ­
lation. 27.5.2014 L 158/52 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Article 98 
Transitional provision 
1. By way of derogation from Article 96(1) of this Regulation, where the request for authorisation of a clinical trial 
has been submitted before the date referred to in the second paragraph of Article 99 of this Regulation pursuant to Dir ­
ective 2001/20/EC, that clinical trial shall continue to be gove rned by that Directive until three years from that date. 
2. By way of derogation from Article 96(1) of this Regulation, where the request for authorisation of a clinical trial is 
submitted between six months after the date of publication of the notice referred to in Article 82(3) of this Regulation 
and 18 months after the date of publication of that notice, or, if the publication of that notice occurs earlier than 28 
November 2015, where that request is submitted between 28 May 2016 and 28 May 2017, that clinical trial may be 
started in accordance with Articles 6, 7 and 9 of Directive 2001/20/EC. That clinical trial shall continue to be governed by that Directive until 42 months after the date of publication of the notice referred to in Article 82(3) of this Regu ­
lation, or, if that publication occurs earlier than 28 November 2015, until 28 May 2019. 
Article 99 
Entry into force 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union . 
It shall apply as from six months after the publication of the notice referred to in Article 82(3), but in any event no 
earlier than 28 May 2016. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Strasbourg, 16 April 2014. 
For the European Parliament 
The President 
M. SCHULZ  For the Council 
The President 
D. KOURKOULAS   27.5.2014 L 158/53 Official Journal of the European Union EN     ANNEX I 
APPLICATION DOSSIER FOR THE INITIAL APPLICATION 
A.  INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES 
1.  The sponsor shall, where appropriate, refer to any previous applications. If these applications have been 
submitted by another sponsor, the written agreement from that sponsor shall be submitted. 
2.  Where a clinical trial has more than one sponsor, detailed information of the responsibilities of each of the 
sponsors shall be submitted in the application dossier. 
3.  The application shall be signed by the sponsor or a representative of the sponsor. This signature confirms that 
the sponsor is satisfied that: 
(a)  the information provided is complete; 
(b)  the attached documents contain an accurate account of the information available; 
(c)  the clinical trial is to be conducted in accordance with the protocol; and 
(d)  the clinical trial is to be conducted in accordance with this Regulation. 
4.  The application dossier for an application limited to Part I of the assessment report referred to in Article 11 
shall be limited to sections B to J and Q of this Annex. 
5.  Without prejudice to Article 26, the application dossier for an application limited to Part II of the assessment 
report referred to in Article 11 and the application dossier for an application referred to in Article 14 shall be 
limited to sections K to R of this Annex. 
B.  COVER LETTER 
6.  The cover letter shall specify the EU trial number and the universal trial number and shall draw attention to 
any features which are particular to the clinical trial. 
7. However, in the cover letter it is not necessary to reproduce information already contained in the EU applica ­
tion form, with the following exceptions: 
(a)  specific features of the clinical trial population, such as subjects not able to give informed consent, minors 
and pregnant or breastfeeding women; 
(b)  whether the clinical trial involves the first administration of a new active substance to humans; (c)  whether scientific advice relating to the clinical trial or the investigational medicinal product has been 
given by the Agency, a Member State or a third country; 
(d)  whether the clinical trial is part or is intended to be part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan (PIP) as referred 
to in Title II, Chapter 3, of Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 (if the Agency has already issued a decision on 
the PIP, the cover letter contains the link to the decision of the Agency on its website); 
(e)  whether investigational medicinal products or auxiliary medicinal products are a narcotic, psychotropic or 
radiopharmaceutical; 
(f)  whether the investigational medicinal products consist of or contain a genetically-modified organism or 
organisms; 
(g)  whether the sponsor has obtained an orphan designation for the investigational medicinal product for an 
orphan condition; 
(h)  a comprehensive list, including the regulatory status, of all investigational medicinal products and a list of 
all auxiliary medicinal products; and 27.5.2014 L 158/54 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (i) a list of medical devices which are to be investigated in the clinical trial but which are not part of the inves ­
tigational medicinal product or products, together with a statement as to whether the medical devices are CE-marked for the intended use. 
8.  The cover letter shall indicate where the information listed in paragraph 7 is contained in the application 
dossier. 
9.  The cover letter shall indicate if the clinical trial is considered by the sponsor to be a low-intervention clinical 
trial and shall contain a detailed justification thereof. 
10.  The cover letter shall indicate if the methodology of the clinical trial requires that groups of subjects rather 
than individual subjects are allocated to receive different investigational medicinal products in a clinical trial, and as a consequence whether informed consent will be obtained by simplified means. 
11.  The cover letter shall indicate the location in the application dossier of the information necessary for assessing 
whether an adverse reaction is a suspected unexpected serious adverse reaction, that is the reference safety 
information. 
12.  In the case of a resubmission, the cover letter shall specify the EU trial number for the previous clinical trial 
application, highlight the changes as compared to the previous submission and, if applicable, specify how any unresolved issues in the first submission have been addressed. 
C.  EU APPLICATION FORM 
13.  The EU application form, duly completed. 
D.  PROTOCOL 
14. The protocol shall describe the objective, design, methodology, statistical considerations, purpose and organisa ­
tion of the clinical trial. 
15.  The protocol shall be identified by: 
(a)  the title of the clinical trial; 
(b)  the EU trial number; (c)  the sponsor's protocol code number specific for all versions of it (if relevant); 
(d)  the date and number of the version, to be updated when it is amended; 
(e)  a short title or name assigned to the protocol; and (f) the name and address of the sponsor, as well as the name and function of the representative or representa ­
tives of the sponsor authorised to sign the protocol or any substantial modification to the protocol. 
16.  The protocol shall, when possible, be written in an easily accessible and searchable format, rather than scanned 
images. 
17.  The protocol shall at least include: 
(a)  a statement that the clinical trial is to be conducted in compliance with the protocol, with this Regulation 
and with the principles of good clinical practice; 
(b)  a comprehensive list of all investigational medicinal products and of all auxiliary medicinal products; 
(c)  a summary of findings from non-clinical studies that potentially have clinical significance and from other 
clinical trials that are relevant to the clinical trial; 
(d) a summary of the known and potential risks and benefits including an evaluation of the anticipated bene ­
fits and risks to allow assessment in accordance with Article 6; for subjects in a clinical trial in an emer ­
gency situation, the scientific grounds for expecting that the participation of the subjects has the potential 
to produce a direct clinically relevant benefit shall be documented; 
(e)  where patients were involved in the design of the clinical trial, a description of their involvement; 27.5.2014 L 158/55 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (f) a description of, and justification for, the dosage, the dosage regime, the route and mode of administra ­
tion, and the treatment period for all investigational medicinal products and auxiliary medicinal products; 
(g)  a statement of whether the investigational medicinal products and auxiliary medicinal products used in 
the clinical trial are authorised; if authorised, whether they are to be used in the clinical trial in accord ­
ance with the terms of their marketing authorisations, and, if not authorised, a justification for the use of 
non-authorised auxiliary medicinal products in the clinical trial; 
(h)  a description of the groups and subgroups of the subjects participating in the clinical trial, including, 
where relevant, groups of subjects with specific needs, for example. age, gender, participation of healthy 
volunteers, subjects with rare and ultra rare diseases; 
(i)  references to literature and data that are relevant to the clinical trial, and that provide background for the 
clinical trial; 
(j)  a discussion of the relevance of the clinical trial in order to allow assessment in accordance with Article 6; 
(k)  a description of the type of clinical trial to be conducted and a discussion of the trial design (including a 
schematic diagram of trial design, procedures and stages, if relevant); 
(l)  a specification of the primary end-points and the secondary end-points, if any, to be measured during the 
clinical trial; 
(m)  a description of the measures taken to minimise bias, including, if applicable, randomisation and 
blinding; 
(n) a description of the expected duration of subject participation and a description of the sequence and dur ­
ation of all clinical trial periods, including follow-up, if relevant; 
(o)  a clear and unambiguous definition of the end of the clinical trial in question and, if it is not the date of 
the last visit of the last subject, a specification of the estimated end date and a justification thereof; 
(p)  a description of the criteria for discontinuing parts of the clinical trial or the entire clinical trial; 
(q)  arrangements for the maintenance of clinical trial treatment randomisation codes and procedures for 
breaking codes, if relevant; 
(r)  a description of procedures for the identification of data to be recorded directly on the Case Report 
Forms considered as source data; 
(s)  a description of the arrangements to comply with the applicable rules for the collection, storage and 
future use of biological samples from clinical trial subjects, where applicable, unless contained in a sepa ­
rate document; 
(t) a description of the arrangements for tracing, storing, destroying and returning the investigational medi ­
cinal product and unauthorised auxiliary medicinal product in accordance with Article 51; 
(u)  a description of the statistical methods to be employed, including, if relevant: 
—  timing of any planned interim analysis and the number of subjects planned to be enrolled; —  reasons for choice of sample size; 
—  calculations of the power of the clinical trial and clinical relevance; 
—  the level of significance to be used; 
—  criteria for the termination of the clinical trial; 
—  procedures for accounting for missing, unused, and spurious data and for reporting any deviation 
from the original statistical plan; and 
—  the selection of subjects to be included in the analyses; 27.5.2014 L 158/56 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (v)  a description of the subject inclusion and exclusion criteria, including criteria for withdrawing individual 
subjects from treatment or from the clinical trial; 
(w)  a description of procedures relating to the withdrawal of subjects from treatment or from the clinical 
trial including procedures for the collection of data regarding withdrawn subjects, procedures for replace ­
ment of subjects and the follow-up of subjects that have withdrawn from treatment or from the clinical trial; 
(x) a justification for including subjects who are incapable of giving informed consent or other special popu ­
lations, such as minors; 
(y)  a justification for the gender and age allocation of subjects and, if a specific gender or age group is 
excluded from or underrepresented in the clinical trials, an explanation of the reasons and justification 
for these exclusion criteria; 
(z)  a detailed description of the recruitment and informed consent procedure, especially when subjects are 
incapable of giving informed consent; 
(aa)  a description of the treatments, including medicinal products, which are permitted or not permitted, 
before or during the clinical trial; 
(ab)  a description of the accountability procedures for the supply and administration of medicinal products to 
subjects including the maintenance of blinding, if applicable; 
(ac)  a description of procedures for monitoring subject compliance, if applicable; 
(ad)  a description of arrangements for monitoring the conduct of the clinical trial; 
(ae)  a description of the arrangements for taking care of the subjects after their participation in the clinical 
trial has ended, where such additional care is necessary because of the subjects' participation in the clin ­
ical trial and where it differs from that normally expected for the medical condition in question; 
(af)  a specification of the efficacy and safety parameters as well as the methods and timing for assessing, 
recording, and analysing these parameters; 
(ag) a description of ethical considerations relating to the clinical trial if those have not been described else ­
where; 
(ah)  a statement from the sponsor (either in the protocol or in a separate document) confirming that the 
investigators and institutions involved in the clinical trial are to permit clinical trial-related monitoring, audits and regulatory inspections, including provision of direct access to source data and documents; 
(ai)  a description of the publication policy; (aj)  duly substantiated reasons for the submission of the summary of the results of the clinical trials after 
more than one year; 
(ak)  a description of the arrangements to comply with the applicable rules on the protection of personal data; 
in particular organisational and technical arrangements that will be implemented to avoid unauthorised access, disclosure, dissemination, alteration or loss of information and personal data processed; 
(al)  a description of measures that will be implemented to ensure confidentiality of records and personal data 
of subjects; 
(am)  a description of measures that will be implemented in case of data security breach in order to mitigate 
the possible adverse effects. 
18.  If a clinical trial is conducted with an active substance available in the Union under different trade names in a 
number of authorised medicinal products, the protocol may define the treatment in terms of the active 
substance or Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code (level 3-5) only and not specify the trade name of 
each product. 27.5.2014 L 158/57 Official Journal of the European Union EN     19.  With regard to the notification of adverse events, the protocol shall identify the categories of: 
(a)  adverse events or laboratory anomalies that are critical to safety evaluations and must be reported by the 
investigator to the sponsor, and 
(b)  serious adverse events which do not require immediate reporting by the investigator to the sponsor. 
20.  The protocol shall describe the procedures for: 
(a)  eliciting and recording adverse events by the investigator, and the reporting of relevant adverse events by 
the investigator to the sponsor; 
(b)  reporting by the investigator to the sponsor of those serious adverse events which have been identified in 
the protocol as not requiring immediate reporting; 
(c)  reporting of suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions by the sponsor to the Eudravigilance database; 
and 
(d)  follow-up of subjects after adverse reactions including the type and duration of follow-up. 
21.  In case the sponsor intends to submit a single safety report on all investigational medicinal products used in 
the clinical trial in accordance with Article 43(2), the protocol shall indicate the reasons thereof. 
22.  Issues regarding labelling and the unblinding of investigational medicinal products shall be addressed in the 
protocol, where necessary. 
23.  The protocol shall be accompanied by the Charter of the Data Safety Monitoring Committee, if applicable. 
24.  The protocol shall be accompanied by a synopsis of the protocol. 
E.  INVESTIGATOR'S BROCHURE (IB) 
25.  An IB, which has been prepared in accordance with the state of scientific knowledge and international 
guidance, shall be submitted. 
26.  The purpose of the IB is to provide the investigators and others involved in the clinical trial with information 
to facilitate their understanding of the rationale for, and their compliance with, key features of the protocol, 
such as the dose, dose frequency/interval, methods of administration, and safety monitoring procedures. 
27.  The information in the IB shall be presented in a concise, simple, objective, balanced and non-promotional 
form that enables a clinician or investigator to understand it and make an unbiased risk-benefit assessment of 
the appropriateness of the proposed clinical trial. It shall be prepared from all available information and 
evidence that supports the rationale for the proposed clinical trial and the safe use of the investigational medi ­
cinal product in the clinical trial and be presented in the form of summaries. 
28.  If the investigational medicinal product is authorised, and is used in accordance with the terms of the 
marketing authorisation, the approved summary of product characteristics (SmPC) shall be the IB. If the condi ­
tions of use in the clinical trial differ from those authorised, the SmPC shall be supplemented with a summary 
of relevant non-clinical and clinical data that support the use of the investigational medicinal product in the 
clinical trial. Where the investigational medicinal product is identified in the protocol only by its active 
substance, the sponsor shall select one SmPC as equivalent to the IB for all medicinal products that contain 
that active substance and are used at any clinical trial site. 
29.  For a multinational clinical trial where the medicinal product to be used in each Member State concerned is 
authorised at national level, and the SmPC varies among Member States concerned, the sponsor shall choose 
one SmPC for the whole clinical trial. This SmPC shall be the one best suited to ensure patient safety. 27.5.2014 L 158/58 Official Journal of the European Union EN     30.  If the IB is not an SmPC, it shall contain a clearly identifiable section called the ‘Reference Safety Information’ 
(RSI). In accordance with paragraphs 10 and 11 of Annex III, the RSI shall contain product information on the investigational medicinal product and on how to determine what adverse reactions are to be considered as 
expected adverse reactions, and on the frequency and nature of those adverse reactions. 
F. DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE (GMP) FOR THE INVESTIGA ­
TIONAL MEDICINAL PRODUCT 
31.  As regards documentation relating to GMP compliance, the following shall apply. 
32.  No documentation needs to be submitted where the investigational medicinal product is authorised and is not 
modified, whether or not it is manufactured in the Union. 
33.  If the investigational medicinal product is not authorised, and does not have a marketing authorisation from a 
third country that is party to the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for 
Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), and is not manufactured in the Union, the following 
documentation shall be submitted: 
(a)  a copy of the authorisation referred to in Article 61; and (b)  certification by the qualified person in the Union that the manufacturing complies with GMP at least 
equivalent to the GMP in the Union, unless there are specific arrangements provided for in mutual recogni ­
tion agreements between the Union and third countries. 
34.  In all other cases, a copy of the authorisation referred to in Article 61 shall be submitted. 
35.  For processes related to investigational medicinal products set out in Article 61(5), which are not subject to an 
authorisation in accordance with Article 61, documentation to demonstrate compliance with the requirements referred to in Article 61(6) shall be submitted. 
G.  INVESTIGATIONAL MEDICINAL PRODUCT DOSSIER (IMPD) 
36.  The IMPD shall give information on the quality of any investigational medicinal product, the manufacture and 
control of the investigational medicinal product, and data from non-clinical studies and from its clinical use. 
1.1.  Data relating to the investigational medicinal product 
Introduction 
37.  Regarding data, the IMPD may be replaced by other documentation which may be submitted alone or with a 
simplified IMPD. The details of this ‘simplified IMPD’ are set out in section 1.2 ‘Simplified IMPD by referring to 
other documentation’. 
38.  Each section of the IMPD shall be prefaced with a detailed table of contents and a glossary of terms. 
39.  The information in the IMPD shall be concise. The IMPD must not be unnecessarily voluminous. It is preferable 
to present data in tabular form accompanied by a brief narrative highlighting the main salient points. 
Quality data 
40.  Quality data shall be submitted in a logical structure such as that of Module 3 of the ICH Common Technical 
Document format. 
Non-clinical pharmacology and toxicology data 
41. The IMPD shall also contain summaries of non-clinical pharmacology and toxicology data for any investiga ­
tional medicinal product used in the clinical trial in accordance with international guidance. It shall contain a 
reference list of studies conducted and appropriate literature references. Wherever appropriate, it is preferable 
to present data in tabular form accompanied by a brief narrative highlighting the main salient points. The 
summaries of the studies conducted shall allow an assessment of the adequacy of the study and whether the 
study has been conducted according to an acceptable protocol. 27.5.2014 L 158/59 Official Journal of the European Union EN     42.  Non-clinical pharmacology and toxicology data shall be submitted in a logical structure, such as that of 
Module 4 of the ICH Common Technical Document format. 
43.  The IMPD shall provide a critical analysis of the data, including justification for omissions of data, and an 
assessment of the safety of the product in the context of the proposed clinical trial rather than a mere factual 
summary of the studies conducted. 
44.  The IMPD shall contain a statement of the good laboratory practice status or equivalent standards, as referred 
to in Article 25(3). 
45. The test material used in toxicity studies shall be representative of that of the clinical trial use in terms of quali ­
tative and quantitative impurity profiles. The preparation of the test material shall be subject to the controls necessary to ensure this and thus support the validity of the study. 
Data from previous clinical trials and human experience 
46.  Data from previous clinical trials and human experience shall be submitted in a logical structure, such as that 
of Module 5 of the ICH Common Technical Document format. 
47.  This section shall provide summaries of all available data from previous clinical trials and human experience 
with the investigational medicinal products. 
It shall also contain a statement of the compliance with good clinical practice of those previous clinical trials, 
as well as a reference to the public entry referred to in Article 25(6). 
Overall risk and benefit assessment 
48.  This section shall provide a brief integrated summary that critically analyses the non-clinical and clinical data 
in relation to the potential risks and benefits of the investigational medicinal product in the proposed clinical 
trial unless this information is already provided in the protocol. In the latter case, it shall cross-refer to the rele ­
vant section in the protocol. The text shall identify any studies that were terminated prematurely and discuss 
the reasons. Any evaluation of foreseeable risks and anticipated benefits for studies on minors or incapacitated 
adults shall take account of the specific provisions set out in this Regulation. 
49. Where appropriate, safety margins shall be discussed in terms of relative systemic exposure to the investiga ­
tional medicinal product, preferably based on ‘area under the curve’ (AUC) data, or peak concentration (Cmax) 
data, whichever is considered more relevant, rather than in terms of applied dose. The clinical relevance of any findings in the non-clinical and clinical studies along with any recommendations for further monitoring of effects and safety in the clinical trials shall also be discussed. 
1.2.  Simplified IMPD by referring to other documentation 
50.  The applicant may refer to other documentation submitted alone or with a simplified IMPD. 
Possibility of referring to the IB 
51. The applicant may either provide a stand-alone IMPD or cross-refer to the IB for the reference safety informa ­
tion and the summaries of pre-clinical and clinical parts of the IMPD. In the latter case, the summaries of pre- 
clinical information and clinical information shall include data, preferably in tables, providing sufficient detail to allow assessors to reach a decision on the potential toxicity of the investigational medicinal product and the safety of its use in the proposed clinical trial. If there is some special aspect of the pre-clinical data or clinical data that requires a detailed expert explanation or discussion beyond what would usually be included in the IB, 
the pre-clinical and clinical information shall be submitted as part of the IMPD. 
Possibility of referring to the SmPC 
52. The applicant may submit the version of the SmPC valid at the time of application, as the IMPD if the investi ­
gational medicinal product is authorised. The exact requirements are detailed in Table 1. Where new data are 
provided, it should be clearly identified. 27.5.2014 L 158/60 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Table 1: Content of the simplified IMPD 
Types of previous assessment Quality data Non-clinical data Clinical data 
The investigational medicinal product is authorised or 
has a marketing authorisation in an ICH country and is 
used in the clinical trial:    
—  within the conditions of the SmPC SmPC 
—  outside the conditions of the SmPC SmPC If appropriate If appropriate 
—  after modification (for example blinding) P+A SmPC SmPC 
Another pharmaceutical form or strength of the inves ­
tigational medicinal product is authorised or has a 
marketing authorisation in an ICH country and the 
investigational medicinal product is supplied by the 
marketing authorisation holder SmPC+P+A Yes Yes 
The investigational medicinal product is not authorised 
and has no marketing authorisation in an ICH country but the active substance is contained in an authorised 
medicinal product, and    
—  is supplied by the same manufacturer SmPC+P+A Yes Yes 
—  is supplied by another manufacturer SmPC+S+P+A Yes Yes 
The investigational medicinal product was subject to a 
previous clinical trial application and authorised in the 
Member State concerned and has not been modified, 
and    
—  no new data are available since last amendment to 
the clinical trial application, Reference to previous submission 
—  new data are available since last amendment to the 
clinical trial application, New data New data New data 
—  is used under different conditions If appropriate If appropriate If appropriate 
(S: Data relating to the active substance; P: Data relating to the investigational medicinal product; A: Additional information  on 
Facilities and Equipment, Adventitious Agents Safety Evaluation, Novel Excipients, and Solvents for Reconstitution and Diluents )  
53.  If the investigational medicinal product is defined in the protocol in terms of active substance or ATC code 
(see above, paragraph 18), the applicant may replace the IMPD by one representative SmPC for each active 
substance/active substance pertaining to that ATC group. Alternatively, the applicant may provide a collated 
document containing information equivalent to that in the representative SmPCs for each active substance that 
could be used as an investigational medicinal product in the clinical trial. 
1.3.  IMPD in cases of placebo 
54.  If the investigational medicinal product is a placebo, the information requirements shall be limited to quality 
data. No additional documentation is required if the placebo has the same composition as the tested investiga ­
tional medicinal product (with the exception of the active substance), is manufactured by the same manufac ­
turer, and is not sterile. 27.5.2014 L 158/61 Official Journal of the European Union EN     H.  AUXILIARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT DOSSIER 
55.  Without prejudice to Article 65, the documentation requirements set out in sections F and G shall also apply 
to auxiliary medicinal products. However, where the auxiliary medicinal product is authorised in the Member 
State concerned, no additional information is required. 
I.  SCIENTIFIC ADVICE AND PAEDIATRIC INVESTIGATION PLAN (PIP) 
56.  If available, a copy of the summary of scientific advice of the Agency, or of any Member State or third country, 
with regard to the clinical trial shall be submitted. 
57.  If the clinical trial is part of an agreed PIP, a copy of the Agency's decision on the agreement on the PIP, and 
the opinion of the Paediatric Committee, unless these documents are fully accessible via the internet shall be 
submitted. In the latter case, a link to this documentation in the cover letter is sufficient (see section B). 
J.  CONTENT OF THE LABELLING OF THE INVESTIGATIONAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS 
58.  A description of the content of the labelling of the investigational medicinal product in accordance with 
Annex VI shall be provided. 
K.  RECRUITMENT ARRANGEMENTS (INFORMATION PER MEMBER STATE CONCERNED) 
59.  Unless described in the protocol, a separate document shall describe in detail the procedures for inclusion of 
subjects and shall provide a clear indication of what the first act of recruitment is. 
60.  Where the recruitment of subjects is done through advertisement, copies of the advertising material shall be 
submitted, including any printed materials, and audio or visual recordings. The procedures proposed for hand ­
ling responses to the advertisement shall be outlined. This includes copies of communications used to invite 
subjects to participate in the clinical trial and arrangements for information or advice to the respondents found 
not to be suitable for inclusion in the clinical trial. 
L.  SUBJECT INFORMATION, INFORMED CONSENT FORM AND INFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURE (INFORMATION PER 
MEMBER STATE CONCERNED) 
61.  All information given to the subjects (or, where applicable, to their legally designated representatives) before 
their decision to participate or abstain from participation shall be submitted together with the form for written 
informed consent, or other alternative means according to Article 29(1) for recording informed consent. 
62.  A description of procedures relating to informed consent for all subjects, and in particular: 
(a)  in clinical trials with minors or incapacitated subjects, the procedures to obtain informed consent from the 
legally designated representatives, and the involvement of the minor or incapacitated subject shall be described; 
(b)  if a procedure with consent witnessed by an impartial witness is to be used, relevant information on the 
reason for using an impartial witness, on the selection of the impartial witness and on the procedure for 
obtaining informed consent shall be provided; 
(c)  in the case of clinical trials in emergency situations as referred to in Article 35, the procedure for obtaining 
the informed consent of the subject or the legally designated representative to continue the clinical trial 
shall be described; 
(d) in the case of clinical trials in emergency situations as referred to in Article 35, the description of the pro ­
cedures followed to identify the urgency of the situation and to document it; 
(e)  in the case of clinical trials where their methodology requires that groups of subjects rather than individual 
subjects are allocated to receive different investigational medicinal products, as referred to in Article 30, 
and where, as a consequence, simplified means for obtaining informed consent will be used, the simplified 
means shall be described. 
63.  In the cases set out in paragraph 62, the information given to the subject and to his or her legally designated 
representative shall be submitted. 27.5.2014 L 158/62 Official Journal of the European Union EN     M.  SUITABILITY OF THE INVESTIGATOR (INFORMATION PER MEMBER STATE CONCERNED) 
64.  A list of the planned clinical trial sites, the name and position of the principal investigators and the planned 
number of subjects at the sites shall be submitted. 
65.  Description of the qualification of the investigators in a current curriculum vitae and other relevant documents 
shall be submitted. Any previous training in the principles of good clinical practice or experience obtained 
from work with clinical trials and patient care shall be described. 
66.  Any conditions, such as economic interests and institutional affiliations, that might influence the impartiality 
of the investigators shall be presented. 
N.  SUITABILITY OF THE FACILITIES (INFORMATION PER MEMBER STATE CONCERNED) 
67.  A duly justified written statement on the suitability of the clinical trial sites adapted to the nature and use of 
the investigational medicinal product and including a description of the suitability of facilities, equipment, 
human resources and description of expertise, issued by the head of the clinic/institution at the clinical trial 
site or by some other responsible person, according to the system in the Member State concerned, shall be 
submitted. 
O.  PROOF OF INSURANCE COVER OR INDEMNIFICATION (INFORMATION PER MEMBER STATE CONCERNED) 
68.  Proof of insurance, a guarantee, or a similar arrangement shall be submitted, if applicable. 
P.  FINANCIAL AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS (INFORMATION PER MEMBER STATE CONCERNED) 
69.  A brief description of the financing of the clinical trial. 
70.  Information on financial transactions and compensation paid to subjects and investigator/site for participating 
in the clinical trial shall be submitted. 
71.  Description of any other agreement between the sponsor and the site shall be submitted. 
Q.  PROOF OF PAYMENT OF FEE (INFORMATION PER MEMBER STATE CONCERNED) 
72.  Proof of payment shall be submitted, if applicable. 
R.  PROOF THAT DATA WILL BE PROCESSED IN COMPLIANCE WITH UNION LAW ON DATA PROTECTION 
73.  A statement by the sponsor or his or her representative that data will be collected and processed in accordance 
with Directive 95/46/EEC shall be provided.  27.5.2014 L 158/63 Official Journal of the European Union EN     ANNEX II 
APPLICATION DOSSIER FOR SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION  
A. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES 
1. Where a substantial modification concerns more than one clinical trial of the same sponsor and the same investi ­
gational medicinal product, the sponsor may make a single request for authorisation of the substantial modifica ­
tion. The cover letter shall contain a list of all clinical trials to which the application for substantial modification relates, with the EU trial numbers and respective modification code numbers of each of those clinical trials. 
2.  The application shall be signed by the sponsor or a representative of the sponsor. This signature shall confirm 
that the sponsor is satisfied that: 
(a)  the information provided is complete; 
(b)  the attached documents contain an accurate account of the information available; and 
(c)  the clinical trial will be conducted in accordance with the amended documentation.  
B. COVER LETTER 
3.  A cover letter with the following information: 
(a)  in its subject line, the EU trial number with the title of the clinical trial and the substantial modification code 
number which allows unique identification of the substantial modification, and which shall be used con ­
sistently throughout the application dossier; 
(b)  identification of the applicant; 
(c)  identification of the substantial modification (the sponsor's substantial modification code number and date), 
whereby the modification may refer to several changes in the protocol or scientific supporting documents; 
(d)  a highlighted indication of any special issues relating to the modification and an indication as to where the 
relevant information or text is located in the original application dossier; 
(e)  identification of any information not contained in the modification application form that might impact on 
the risk to subjects; and 
(f) where applicable, a list of all clinical trials which are substantially modified, with EU trial numbers and respec ­
tive modification code numbers.  
C. MODIFICATION APPLICATION FORM 
4.  The modification application form, duly completed.  
D. DESCRIPTION OF THE MODIFICATION 
5.  The modification shall be presented and described as follows: 
(a)  an extract from the documents to be amended showing previous and new wording in track changes, as well 
as an extract showing only the new wording, and a explanation of the changes; and 
(b)  notwithstanding point (a), if the changes are so widespread or far-reaching that they justify an entirely new 
version of the document, a new version of the entire document (in such cases, an additional table lists the 
amendments to the documents, whereby identical changes can be grouped). 
6.  The new version of the document shall be identified by the date and an updated version number.  
E. SUPPORTING INFORMATION 
7.  Where applicable, additional supporting information shall at least include: 
(a)  summaries of data; 
(b)  an updated overall risk/benefit assessment; 27.5.2014 L 158/64 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (c)  possible consequences for subjects already included in the clinical trial; 
(d)  possible consequences for the evaluation of the results; (e)  documents which relate to any changes to the information provided to subjects or their legally designated 
representatives, the informed consent procedure, informed consent forms, information sheets, or to letters of 
invitation; and 
(f)  a justification for the changes sought in the application for a substantial modification.  
F. UPDATE OF EU APPLICATION FORM 
8.  If a substantial modification involves changes to entries on the EU application form referred to in Annex I, a 
revised version of that form shall be submitted. The fields affected by the substantial modification shall be high ­
lighted in the revised form.  
G. PROOF OF PAYMENT OF FEE (INFORMATION PER MEMBER STATE CONCERNED) 
9.  Proof of payment shall be submitted, if applicable.  27.5.2014 L 158/65 Official Journal of the European Union EN     ANNEX III 
SAFETY REPORTING 
1.  REPORTING OF SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENTS BY THE INVESTIGATOR TO THE SPONSOR 
1.  The investigator does not need to actively monitor subjects for adverse events once the clinical trial has ended 
with regard to the subjects treated by him, unless otherwise provided for in the protocol. 
2.  REPORTING OF SUSPECTED UNEXPECTED SERIOUS ADVERSE REACTIONS (SUSARS) BY THE SPONSOR TO THE AGENCY 
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 42 
2.1.  Adverse Events and Causality 
2.  Medication errors, pregnancies and uses outside what is foreseen in the protocol, including misuse and abuse 
of the product, shall be subject to the same obligation to report as adverse reactions. 
3.  In determining whether an adverse event is an adverse reaction, consideration shall be given to whether there 
is a reasonable possibility of establishing a causal relationship between the event and the investigational medi ­
cinal product based on an analysis of available evidence. 
4.  In the absence of information on causality provided by the reporting investigator, the sponsor shall consult the 
reporting investigator and encourage him to express an opinion on this issue. The causality assessment given 
by the investigator shall not be downgraded by the sponsor. If the sponsor disagrees with the investigator's 
causality assessment, the opinion of both the investigator and the sponsor shall be provided with the report. 
2.2.  Expectedness, unexpectedness and the RSI 
5.  In determining whether an adverse event is unexpected, consideration shall be given to whether the event adds 
significant information on the specificity, increase of occurrence, or severity of a known, already documented 
serious adverse reaction. 
6. The expectedness of an adverse reaction shall be set out by the sponsor in the RSI. Expectedness shall be deter ­
mined on the basis of events previously observed with the active substance and not on the basis of the antici ­
pated pharmacological properties of a medicinal product or events related to the subject's disease. 
7.  The RSI shall be contained in the SmPC or the IB. The covering letter shall refer to the location of the RSI in 
the application dossier. If the investigational medicinal product is authorised in several Member States concerned with different SmPCs, the sponsor shall select the most appropriate SmPC, with reference to subject safety, as the RSI. 
8.  The RSI may change during the conduct of a clinical trial. For the purpose of reporting SUSARs the version of 
the RSI at the moment of occurrence of the SUSAR shall apply. Thus, a change of the RSI impacts on the 
number of adverse reactions to be reported as SUSARs. Regarding the applicable RSI for the purpose of the 
annual safety report, see section 3 of this Annex. 
9. If information on expectedness has been provided by the reporting investigator, this shall be taken into consid ­
eration by the sponsor. 
2.3.  Information for the reporting of SUSARs 
10.  The information shall at least include: 
(a)  a valid EU trial number; 
(b)  a sponsor study number; 
(c)  an identifiable coded subject; 
(d)  an identifiable reporter; (e)  a SUSAR; 
(f)  a suspect investigational medicinal product (including active substance name-code); 
(g)  a causality assessment. 27.5.2014 L 158/66 Official Journal of the European Union EN     11.  In addition, in order to properly process the report electronically, the following administrative information 
shall be provided: 
(a)  the sender's (case) safety report unique identifier; (b)  the receive date of the initial information from the primary source; (c)  the receipt date of the most recent information; (d)  the worldwide unique case identification number; (e)  the sender identifier. 
2.4.  Follow-up reports of SUSARs 
12.  If the initial report of a SUSAR referred to in point (a) of Article 42(2) (fatal or life-threatening) is incomplete, 
for example if the sponsor has not provided all the information within seven days, the sponsor shall submit a completed report based on the initial information within an additional eight days. 
13.  The clock for initial reporting (day 0 = Di 0) starts as soon as the information containing the minimum 
reporting criteria has been received by the sponsor. 
14.  If significant new information on an already reported case is received by the sponsor, the clock starts again at 
day zero, that is the date of receipt of the new information. This information shall be reported as a follow-up report within 15 days. 
15.  If the initial report of a SUSAR referred to in Article 42(2)(c) (initially considered to be non-fatal or non-life- 
threatening but which turns out to be fatal or life-threatening) is incomplete, a follow-up report shall be made 
as soon as possible, but within a maximum of seven days of first knowledge of the reaction being fatal or life- 
threatening. The sponsor shall submit a completed report within an additional eight days. 
16.  In cases where a SUSAR turns out to be fatal or life-threatening, whereas initially it was considered as non-fatal 
or not life-threatening, if the initial report has not yet been submitted, a combined report shall be created. 
2.5.  Unblinding treatment allocation 
17.  The investigator shall only unblind the treatment allocation of a subject in the course of a clinical trial if 
unblinding is relevant to the safety of the subject. 
18.  When reporting a SUSAR to the Agency, the sponsor shall only unblind the treatment allocation of the affected 
subject to whom the SUSAR relates. 
19.  If an event is potentially a SUSAR the blind shall be broken for that subject only by the sponsor. The blind 
shall be maintained for other persons responsible for the ongoing conduct of the clinical trial (such as the 
management, monitors, investigators) and those persons responsible for data analysis and interpretation of 
results at the conclusion of the clinical trial, such as biometrics personnel. 
20.  Unblinded information shall be accessible only to persons who need to be involved in the safety reporting to 
the Agency, to Data Safety Monitoring Boards ('DSMB'), or to persons performing ongoing safety evaluations 
during the clinical trial. 
21.  However, for clinial trials carried out in high morbidity or high mortality disease, where efficacy end-points 
could also be SUSARs or when mortality or another 'serious' outcome, that may potentially be reported as a SUSAR, is the efficacy end-point in a clinical trial, the integrity of the clinical trial may be compromised if the blind is systematically broken. Under these and similar circumstances, the sponsor shall highlight in the 
protocol which serious events are to be treated as disease-related and are not subject to systematic unblinding 
and expedited reporting. 
22.  If following unblinding, an event turns out to be a SUSAR the reporting rules for SUSARs set out in Article 42 
and in Section 2 of this Annex shall apply. 
3.  ANNUAL SAFETY REPORTING BY THE SPONSOR 
23.  The report shall contain, in an appendix, the RSI in effect at the start of the reporting period. 27.5.2014 L 158/67 Official Journal of the European Union EN     24.  The RSI in effect at the start of the reporting period shall serve as RSI during the reporting period. 
25.  If there are significant changes to the RSI during the reporting period they shall be listed in the annual safety 
report. Moreover, in this case the revised RSI shall be submitted as an appendix to the report, in addition to 
the RSI in effect at the start of the reporting period. Despite the change to the RSI, the RSI in effect at the start of the reporting period serves as RSI during the reporting period.  27.5.2014 L 158/68 Official Journal of the European Union EN     ANNEX IV 
CONTENT OF THE SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS OF THE CLINICAL TRIAL 
The summary of the results of the clinical trial shall contain information on the following elements:  
A. CLINICAL TRIAL INFORMATION: 
1.  Clinical trial identification (including title of the trial and protocol number); 
2.  Identifiers (including EU trial number, other identifiers); 3.  Sponsor details (including scientific and public contact points);. 4.  Paediatric regulatory details (including information whether the clinical trial is a part of a Paediatric Investigation 
Plan); 
5.  Result analysis stage (including information about intermediate data analysis date, interim or final analysis stage, 
date of global end of the clinical trial). For clinical trials replicating studies on already authorised investigational medicinal products and used in accordance with the terms of the marketing authorisation, the summary of the results should also indicate identified concerns in the overall results of the clinical trial relating to relevant aspects 
of the efficacy of the related medicinal product; 
6.  General information about the clinical trial (including information about main objectives of the trial, trial design, 
scientific background and explanation of rationale for the trial; date of the start of the trial, measures of protec ­
tion of subjects taken, background therapy; and statistical methods used); 
7.  Population of subjects (including information with actual number of subjects included in the clinical trial in the 
Member State concerned, in the Union and in third countries; age group breakdown, gender breakdown).  
B. SUBJECT DISPOSITION: 
1.  Recruitment (including information on the number of subjects screened, recruited and withdrawn; inclusion and 
exclusion criteria; randomisation and blinding details; investigational medicinal products used); 
2.  Pre-assignment Period; 3.  Post Assignment Periods.  
C. BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS: 
1.  Baseline Characteristics (Required) Age; 2.  Baseline Characteristics (Required) Gender; 3.  Baseline Characteristics (Optional) Study Specific Characteristic.  
D. END POINTS: 
1.  End point definitions (*) 2.  End Point #1 
Statistical Analyses 
3.  End Point #2 
Statistical Analyses 27.5.2014 L 158/69 Official Journal of the European Union EN     
(*) Information shall be provided for as many end points as defined in the protocol. E. ADVERSE EVENTS: 
1.  Adverse events information; 
2.  Adverse event reporting group; 
3.  Serious adverse event; 
4.  Non-serious adverse event.  
F. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
1.  Global Substantial Modifications; 
2.  Global Interruptions and re-starts; 
3.  Limitations, addressing sources of potential bias and imprecisions and Caveats; 
4.  A declaration by the submitting party on the accuracy of the submitted information.  27.5.2014 L 158/70 Official Journal of the European Union EN     ANNEX V 
CONTENT OF THE SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS OF THE CLINICAL TRIAL FOR LAYPERSONS 
The summary of the results of the clinical trial for laypersons shall contain information on the following elements: 
1.  Clinical trial identification (including title of the trial, protocol number, EU trial number and other identifiers); 
2.  Name and contact details of the sponsor; 
3.  General information about the clinical trial (including where and when the trial was conducted, the main objectives 
of the trial and an explanation of the reasons for conducting it); 
4.  Population of subjects (including information on the number of subjects included in the trial in the Member State 
concerned, in the Union and in third countries; age group breakdown and gender breakdown; inclusion and exclu ­
sion criteria); 
5.  Investigational medicinal products used; 
6.  Description of adverse reactions and their frequency; 
7.  Overall results of the clinical trial; 
8.  Comments on the outcome of the clinical trial; 
9.  Indication if follow up clinical trials are foreseen; 
10.  Indication where additional information could be found.  27.5.2014 L 158/71 Official Journal of the European Union EN     ANNEX VI 
LABELLING OF INVESTIGATIONAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND AUXILIARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS 
A.  UNAUTHORISED INVESTIGATIONAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS 
A.1.  General rules 
1.  The following particulars shall appear on the immediate and the outer packaging: 
(a)  name, address and telephone number of the main contact for information on the product, clinical trial 
and emergency unblinding; this may be the sponsor, contract research organisation or investigator (for the 
purpose of this Annex this is referred to as the 'main contact'); 
(b)  the name of the substance and its strength or potency, and in the case of blind clinical trials the name of 
the substance is to appear with the name of the comparator or placebo on the packaging of both the 
unauthorised investigational medicinal product and the comparator or placebo; 
(c)  pharmaceutical form, route of administration, quantity of dosage units; 
(d)  the batch or code number identifying the contents and packaging operation; 
(e)  a clinical trial reference code allowing identification of the trial, site, investigator and sponsor if not given 
elsewhere; 
(f)  the subject identification number and/or the treatment number and, where relevant, the visit number; 
(g)  the name of the investigator (if not included in (a) or (e)); 
(h)  directions for use (reference may be made to a leaflet or other explanatory document intended for the 
subject or person administering the product); 
(i)  'For clinical trial use only' or similar wording; 
(j)  the storage conditions; 
(k)  period of use (expiry date or re-test date as applicable), in month and year format and in a manner that 
avoids any ambiguity; and 
(l)  'Keep out of reach of children', except when the product is for use in trials where the product is not taken 
home by subjects. 
2. Symbols or pictograms may be included to clarify certain information mentioned above. Additional informa ­
tion, warnings or handling instructions may be displayed. 
3.  The address and telephone number of the main contact shall not be required to appear on the label if subjects 
have been given a leaflet or card which provides these details and have been instructed to keep this in their 
possession at all times. 
A.2.  Limited labelling of immediate packaging 
A.2.1.  Immediate and outer packaging provided together 
4.  When the product is provided to the subject or the person administering the medicinal product in an 
immediate packaging and outer packaging intended to remain together, and the outer packaging carries the 
particulars listed in section A.1., the following particulars shall appear on the immediate packaging (or any 
sealed dosing device that contains the immediate package): 
(a)  name of the main contact; 
(b)  pharmaceutical form, route of administration (may be excluded for oral solid dose forms), quantity of 
dosage units and, in the case of clinical trials which do not involve the blinding of the label, the name/ identifier and strength/potency; 
(c)  batch and/or code number identifying the contents and packaging operation; 27.5.2014 L 158/72 Official Journal of the European Union EN     (d)  a clinical trial reference code allowing identification of the trial, site, investigator and sponsor if not given 
elsewhere; 
(e)  the subject identification number and/or the treatment number and, where relevant, the visit number; and 
(f)  period of use (expiry date or re-test date as applicable), in month and year format and in a manner that 
avoids any ambiguity. 
A.2.2.  Small immediate packaging 
5.  If the immediate packaging takes the form of blister packs or small units such as ampoules on which the 
particulars required in section A.1. cannot be displayed, the outer packaging provided shall bear a label with 
those particulars. The immediate packaging shall contain the following: 
(a)  name of the main contact; 
(b)  route of administration (may be excluded for oral solid dose forms) and, in the case of clinical trials which 
do not involve the blinding of the label, the name/identifier and strength/potency; 
(c)  batch or code number identifying the contents and packaging operation; (d)  a clinical trial reference code allowing identification of the trial, site, investigator and sponsor if not given 
elsewhere; 
(e)  the subject identification number/treatment number and, where relevant, the visit number; and 
(f)  period of use (expiry date or re-test date as applicable), in month and year format and in a manner that 
avoids any ambiguity. 
B.  UNAUTHORISED AUXILIARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS 
6.  The following particulars shall appear on the immediate and the outer packaging: 
(a)  name of the main contact; 
(b)  name of the medicinal product, followed by its strength and pharmaceutical form; (c)  statement of the active substances expressed qualitatively and quantitatively per dosage unit; 
(d)  batch or code number identifying the contents and packaging operation; 
(e)  clinical trial reference code allowing identification of the clinical trial site, investigator and subject; 
(f)  directions for use (reference may be made to a leaflet or other explanatory document intended for the 
subject or person administering the product); 
(g)  'For clinical trial use only' or similar wording; 
(h)  the storage conditions; and (i)  period of use (expiry date or retest date as applicable). 
C.  ADDITIONAL LABELLING FOR AUTHORISED INVESTIGATIONAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS 
7. In accordance with Article 67(2), the following particulars shall appear on the immediate and the outer packa ­
ging: 
(a)  name of the main contact; 
(b)  clinical trial reference code allowing identification of the clinical trial site, investigator, sponsor and 
subject; 
(c)  'For clinical trial use only' or similar wording. 
D.  REPLACING OF INFORMATION 
8.  The particulars listed in sections A, B and C, other than those particulars listed in paragraph 9, may be 
omitted from the label of a product and made available by other means, for example by use of a centralised 
electronic randomisation system, use of a centralised information system, provided that the safety of the 
subject and the reliability and robustness of data are not compromised. This shall be justified in the protocol. 27.5.2014 L 158/73 Official Journal of the European Union EN     9.  The particulars referred to in the following points shall not be omitted from the label of a product: 
(a)  paragraph 1, points (b), (c), (d), (f), (j) and (k); (b)  paragraph 4, points (b), (c), (e), and (f); 
(c)  paragraph 5, points (b), (c), (e), and (f); 
(d)  paragraph 6, points (b), (d), (e), (h), and (i).  27.5.2014 L 158/74 Official Journal of the European Union EN     ANNEX VII 
CORRELATION TABLE 
Directive 2001/20/EC This Regulation 
Article 1(1) Article 1 and Article 2(1) and (2) points (1), (2) and (4) 
Article 1(2) Article 2(2) point (30) 
Article 1(3), first subparagraph — 
Article 1(3), second subparagraph Article 47, third subparagraph 
Article 1(4) Article 47, second subparagraph 
Article 2 Article 2 
Article 3(1) — 
Article 3(2) Articles 4, 28, 29 and 76 
Article 3(3) Article 28(1)(f) 
Article 3(4) Article 28(1)(g) 
Article 4 Articles 10(1), 28, 29 and 32 
Article 5 Articles 10(2), 28, 29 and 31 Article 6 Articles 4 to 14 
Article 7 Articles 4 to 14 
Article 8 — 
Article 9 Articles 4 to 14 
Article 10(a) Articles 15 to 24 
Article 10(b) Article 54 
Article 10(c) Articles 37 and 38 
Article 11 Article 81 
Article 12 Article 77 
Article 13(1) Article 61(1) to (4) 
Article 13(2) Article 61(2) 
Article 13(3), first subparagraph Articles 62(1) and 63(1) and (3) 
Article 13(3), second subparagraph Article 63(1) Article 13(3), third subparagraph — 
Article 13(4) Article 62 
Article 13(5) — 
Article 14 Articles 66 to 70 
Article 15(1) Article 78(1), (2) and (5) 
Article 15(2) Article 78(6) 27.5.2014 L 158/75 Official Journal of the European Union EN     Directive 2001/20/EC This Regulation 
Article 15(3) — 
Article 15(4) — 
Article 15(5) Articles 57, 58 and 78(7) 
Article 16 Article 41 Article 17(1)(a) to (c) Article 42 
Article 17(1)(d) — 
Article 17(2) Article 43 
Article 17(3)(a) — 
Article 17(3)(b) Article 44(1) 
Article 18 — 
Article 19, first paragraph, first sentence Article 75 
Article 19, first paragraph, second sentence Article 74 
Article 19, second paragraph Article 92 
Article 19, third paragraph — 
Article 20 — 
Article 21 Article 88 
Article 22 — 
Article 23 — 
Article 24 —   27.5.2014 L 158/76 Official Journal of the European Union EN