Changing of Reference Member State duties to Finland

Fimea’s long-term experience and competence as a Reference Member State will give your product a solid foundation for administering the processes involved. Fimea already acts as a Reference Member State for hundreds of processes.

The change of the Reference Member State is a quick process in which the marketing authorisation holder, the current Reference Member State and the future Reference Member State will jointly agree upon the timetable of the change process. No fee will be charged for the Reference Member State change process.

Good to know before changing the Reference Member State (sub-heading)

•  Finland must be a Concerned Member State in the process
•  No processes may be pending during the change
•  The CMDh template must be used for submitting a request for the change of the Reference Member State
•  CMDh guideline and template
•  CMDv guideline