The DIN owner is responsible for updating TPP on discontinued DINs and written instruction is required in this respect. If a new DIN has been assigned to a product in order to replace an existing product, but the previous DIN has not been inactivated by its owner , the owner of each DIN is held responsible for payment of an annual fee whether or not the previous DIN is still available on the Canadian market. For example, where the ownership of a product has been transferred to another company and the new owner has received a new DIN, an annual fee will be applied to both the old DIN and the new DIN if both are on TPP records as being marketed. The Food and Drug Regulations require a DIN owner to provide TPP with written notice within 30 days of discontinuing sale of a product. This should be directed to the address at the end of this document.
Fees are to be paid at the beginning of the year to which they apply.
Invoices are issued in October of each year. Products for which the DIN has been inactivated are not eligible for a fee reduction as no fee is charged for non-marketed DINs. Note that fee reductions will NOT be processed without this form. The certification form must be completed. This form should NOT contain any information on products which do NOT qualify for a fee reduction.