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Egypt Regulatory

Regulatory For

Pharma

EGYPT REGULATORY

REGULATORY AGENCY

EDA : Egyptian Drug Authority

REGULATION NAME

UDI Decree

COMPLIANCE DATES

The deadline for the use of the GTIN for all medical supplies that are being traded inside the local market is one year from the publication of the Decree.

APPLIES TO

All medical devices, their accessories and IVDs that will be supplied to the Egyptian market, except medical devices and IVDs for research use, or investigational, custom made.

PRIMARY PACKAGING

(Packaging which is in direct physical contact with the active ingredient)

BARCODE SYMBOLOGY

GS1 DataMatrix (inter alia, ID/linear bar code, 2D/Matrix bar code, RFID)

BARCODE CONTENTS
    • GTIN (AI 01)
    • Expiry Date (AI 17)
    • Batch Number (AI 10)
    • Serial Number (AI 21)

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SERIAL NUMBER RANDOMIZATION NA
SERIAL NUMBER REUSE

No

HUMAN READABLE EXPIRY DATE FORMAT

YYMMDD

BARCODE DATA ENCODING

UDI – PI

PRODUCT CODE NOTES

Primary Level Packaging Is defined as the first level of packaging in direct contact with the product and marked with an AIDC (Automatic Identification and Data Capture) data carrier either on the packaging or on a label affixed to the packaging. It may consist of a single item or group of items for a single therapy such as a Kit. For packaging configurations that include a retail consumer trade item, primary packaging is a packaging level below the retail consumer trade item.

FREE SAMPLES MUST BE MARKED?

Not Specified

SECONDARY PACKAGING

(Packaging which is in direct physical contact with the active ingredient)

BARCODE SYMBOLOGY

GS1 DataMatrix (inter alia, ID/linear bar code, 2D/Matrix bar code, RFID)

BARCODE CONTENTS
  • GTIN (AI 01)
  • Expiry Date (AI 17)
  • Batch Number (AI 10)
  • Serial Number (AI 21)

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SERIAL NUMBER RANDOMIZATION NA
SERIAL NUMBER REUSE

No

HUMAN READABLE EXPIRY DATE FORMAT

YYMMDD

BARCODE DATA ENCODING

UDI – PI

PRODUCT CODE NOTES

Due to the wide variety of secondary level packaging configurations for medical devices, following is additional guidance. In the following examples, the outer carton is the secondary level packaging.

  • One device packaged in primary level packaging contained in a single outer carton.
  • A collection of more than one of the same medical device, each packaged in primary level packaging, contained in a single outer carton (includes shelf packs).
  • Multiple, different medical devices intended for one therapy packaged in a single tray, and that single tray contained in a single outer carton (may also be referred to as a Kit).
  • Multiple, different medical devices intended for one therapy packaged in a single tray, and several of those trays are contained in a single outer carton (may also be referred to as a Kit)
FREE SAMPLES MUST BE MARKED?

No

TERTIARY PACKAGING

(A shipper containing one or more secondary packs)

BARCODE   SYMBOLOGY SSCC blank
BARCODE CONTENTS

GS1-128 (SSCC)

AGGREGATION DATA CAPTURE

PARENT-CHILD MAPPING AGGREGATION CAPTURE?

 
Yes

DATA EXCHANGE

SEND UNIT DATA TO GOVERNMENT REPOSITORY?
Yes (EDA )
SEND UNIT DATA TO THIRD-PARTY REPOSITORY?

As applicable

SEND UNIT DATA TO TRADING PARTNER?

As applicable

SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO GOVERNMENT REPOSITORY?
Yes
SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO THIRD-PARTY REPOSITORY?

As applicable

SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO TRADING PARTNER?

As applicable

AUTHENTICATION

WHO OFFERS DATA REPOSITORY FOR AUTHENTICATION?

EDA

MANUFACTURERS MUST REGISTER SHIPMENTS IN REPOSITORY?

Yes (Exports & Import)

DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNERS MUST AUTHENTICATE ON RECEIPT?

Yes

DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNERS MUST AUTHENTICATE ON SHIPMENT?
Yes

GOVERNMENT REPORTING

MANUFACTURER ACTIVITY REPORTED?Yes
DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNER ACTIVITY REPORTED?

Yes 

Source and Credit: This information is fully or partly based on the GS1 master document (all rights reserved). As GS1 does not control the content of the information, GS1 shall not be held liable, under any circumstance, if it differs from the master document.

DISCLAIMER

This information is being provided ‘As Is’ with no claims of suitability for a particular purpose. It represents just a possible interpretation of information available in the public domain and that interpretation is subject to change. This information does not constitute legal advice.

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