Certificates of Suitability (CEP)

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Certificates of Suitability (CEP) are official documents that certify a substance’s compliance with European Pharmacopoeia standards, streamlining its use in pharmaceutical products across Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Pharmacopoeia certificate
pharmaceutical regulatory document
abbreviation CEP
applicationSubmittedBy manufacturer of the substance
applicationSubmittedTo EDQM
appliesTo active pharmaceutical ingredients
excipients used in medicinal products
substances used in pharmaceutical manufacturing
basedOn European Pharmacopoeia monographs
benefit facilitates mutual recognition of substance quality across Europe
protects confidential manufacturing information of the substance manufacturer
reduces regulatory workload for national authorities
containsInformationOn compliance with specific European Pharmacopoeia monographs
impurity profile of the substance
manufacturing process of the substance
quality control of the substance
evaluationIncludes assessment of analytical methods
assessment of impurity controls
assessment of manufacturing documentation
format unique certificate number identifying the substance and holder
fullName Certificates of Suitability to the monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia
holder company to which the CEP is granted
issuedBy EDQM
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare
jurisdiction Council of Europe
language issued in English or French
legalStatus voluntary alternative to full substance documentation in marketing authorisation dossiers
purpose avoid duplication of quality assessments by national authorities
demonstrate compliance of a substance with European Pharmacopoeia standards
simplify marketing authorisation applications for medicinal products
streamline use of substances in pharmaceutical products across Europe
recognizedBy European Medicines Agency
European medicines regulatory authorities
national competent authorities in Europe
regulatoryScope quality of active substances
quality of certain starting materials
quality of excipients
relatedTo European Pharmacopoeia
active substance master file system
subjectTo inspections of manufacturing sites
post-certification surveillance by EDQM
revision or withdrawal in case of non-compliance
usedBy API manufacturers
pharmaceutical companies
regulatory authorities
usedIn marketing authorisation applications for medicinal products
variation applications for medicinal products
validity time-limited and subject to renewal

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare
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