Regulation (EC) No 141/2000

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Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 is the European Union’s core legal framework establishing incentives and procedures for the designation, development, and authorization of orphan medicinal products for rare diseases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union regulation
orphan medicinal products legislation
abbreviation COMP for Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products NERFINISHED
adoptedBy Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
European Parliament NERFINISHED
allows withdrawal of orphan designation under certain conditions
amendedBy Regulation (EC) No 847/2000 NERFINISHED
appliesTo human medicinal products
dateAdopted 1999-12-16
dateOfEntryIntoForce 2000-01-22
defines criteria for orphan designation
incentives for orphan medicinal products
procedures for marketing authorization of orphan medicinal products
designationAuthority European Commission NERFINISHED
enteredIntoApplication 2000
establishes Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products NERFINISHED
EURLexSector 13.30.10.00 medicinal products
excludes veterinary medicinal products
geographicalScope European Economic Area for many practical effects
hasNumbering 141/2000
implementedBy European Medicines Agency NERFINISHED
jurisdiction European Union
languageVersion all official languages of the European Union
legalBasis Article 95 of the EC Treaty NERFINISHED
linkedTo Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
marketExclusivityDuration 10 years
marketExclusivityException can be broken if a second product is clinically superior
can be broken if the original product cannot supply the market
marketExclusivityReductionCondition can be reduced to 6 years if criteria are no longer met
officialName Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on orphan medicinal products NERFINISHED
orphanCriteria condition is life-threatening or chronically debilitating
no satisfactory method of diagnosis, prevention or treatment exists or the medicinal product will be of significant benefit
prevalence of the condition not more than 5 in 10,000 persons in the EU
policyArea pharmaceutical policy
public health
procedure sponsor applies for orphan designation before marketing authorisation application
providesIncentive 10-year market exclusivity for designated orphan medicinal products
access to EU research funding incentives
fee reductions for regulatory procedures
protocol assistance from the European Medicines Agency
purpose to establish a Community procedure for designation of orphan medicinal products
to provide incentives for research, development and placing on the market of orphan medicinal products
recitalTopic need to stimulate research and development for rare diseases
public health needs of patients suffering from rare conditions
requires centralised marketing authorisation for orphan medicinal products
scientificAssessmentBy Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products NERFINISHED
shortName EU Orphan Regulation NERFINISHED
subjectMatter orphan medicinal products
rare diseases
yearOfAdoption 1999

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European Union pharmaceutical legislation includes Regulation (EC) No 141/2000