Company: HMDCF
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000377
Chunk: 521

Company: HUTCHMED (China) Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 4
Chunk 521
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back Statute. In response to litigation brought by a trade association on behalf of pharmacy benefit managers, the Biden administration agreed to delay the rule’s effective date until January 1, 2023. Later federal laws further delayed implementation of the final rule until 2032.
Rest of the World Coverage and Reimbursement
In some foreign countries, the proposed pricing for a drug must be approved before it may be lawfully marketed. The requirements governing drug pricing vary widely from country to country. For example, the E.U. provides options for its member states to restrict the range of medicinal drugs for which their national health insurance systems provide reimbursement and to control the prices of medicinal drugs for human use. A member state may approve a specific price for the medicinal drug or it may instead adopt a system of direct or indirect controls on the profitability of our company placing the medicinal drug on the market. Historically, drugs launched in the E.U. do not follow price structures of the United States and generally tend to be significantly lower.

Other Healthcare Laws
Other PRC Healthcare Laws
Advertising of Pharmaceutical Products
In accordance with the Interim Administrative Measures for the Censorship of Advertisements for Drugs, Medical Devices, Health Food and Formula Food for Special Medical Purposes effective from March 1, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation is responsible for organizing and guiding the censorship of advertisements for drugs, medical devices, health foods and formula foods for special medical purposes. Any advertisement for drugs, medical devices, health food or formula food for special medical purposes shall indicate the advertisement approval number in a prominent position. The validity period of the advertisement approval number for drugs, medical devices, health food and formula food for special medical purposes shall be consistent with the shortest period of validity of the product registration certificate, record-filing certificate, or production license. Where no period of validity is prescribed in the product registration certificate, record-filing certificate or production license, the period of validity of the advertisement approval number shall be two years.
Packaging of Pharmaceutical Products
According to the Measures for The Administration of Pharmaceutical Packaging, effective on September 1, 1988, pharmaceutical packaging must comply with the provisions of the national standard and professional standard. If there are no standards, the enterprise can formulate its own standard after obtaining the approval of the provincial level drug administration or bureau of standards. The enterprise shall reapply to the relevant authorities if it needs to change the packaging standard. Drugs without packing must not be sold in PRC (except for drugs needed by the army