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UAE Regulatory

Regulatory For

Pharma

THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION, UAE (MOHAP)

REGULATORY AGENCY

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, UAE (MOHAP)

REGULATION NAME

Tatmeen Project, a platform for tracking and tracing serialized pharmaceutical products to improve and secure the country’s healthcare supply chains.

COMPLIANCE DATES

The deadline for uploading and transferring data to Tatmeen portal is 13th December 2022.

APPLIES TO

All conventional medicines sold, distributed, or stored in the UAE

SECONDARY PACKAGING

(A carton containing one or more primary packs and includes a “mono carton” containing one primary pack)

BARCODE SYMBOLOGY

2D Datamatrix following GS1 standards

BARCODE CONTENTS
  • GTIN
  • Serial number
  • Batch number
  • Expiry date

BARCODE SEQUENCE Encoding Options (any of below)
  • GTIN + SN + EXPIRY DATE + BATCH NUMBER
  • GTIN + EXPIRY DATE + SN + BATCH NUMBER
  • GTIN + BATCH NUMBER + EXPIRY DATE + SN
  • GTIN + BATCH NUMBER + SN + EXPIRY DATE
  • GTIN + SN + BATCH NUMBER + EXPIRY DATE
SERIAL NUMBER RANDOMIZATION Yes
SERIAL NUMBER REUSE

Not Specified

HUMAN READABLE EXPIRY DATE FORMAT

YYMMDD

BARCODE DATA ENCODING

GS1 Standards

PRODUCT CODE NOTES

Logistic Units must be aggregated and identified with an SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code). Aggregation is to be done by the manufacturer on all applicable packaging levels to ensure ease of downstream reporting. Distributors, wholesalers and health facilities that unpack and re-pack products to deliver to points of dispensing are required to aggregate the Logistic Units using their own SSCC codes. If, in addition to being a Logistic Unit, the item is regarded as a Trade Item by the brand owner, it may additionally be identified with a GTIN

FREE SAMPLES MUST BE MARKED?

Not Specified

EXEMPTED PRODUCT

Free samples of pharmaceutical products, pharmaceutical products imported for personal use only, Medical Devices and Supplies, GSL Products

TERTIARY PACKAGING (SHIPPER LEVEL)

BARCODE   SYMBOLOGY GSl -128linear blank
BARCODE CONTENTS SSCC

AGGREGATION DATA CAPTURE

PARENT-CHILD MAPPING AGGREGATION CAPTURE?
Yes
HOMOGENEOUS LOGISTIC UNIT

Yes (SSCC)

HETEROGENEOUS LOGISTIC UNIT

Yes (SSCC)

TERTIARY PACKAGING (PALLET LEVEL)

BARCODE   SYMBOLOGY GSl -128linear blank
BARCODE CONTENTS SSCC

AGGREGATION DATA CAPTURE

PARENT-CHILD MAPPING AGGREGATION CAPTURE?
Yes
HOMOGENEOUS LOGISTIC UNIT

Yes (SSCC)

HETEROGENEOUS LOGISTIC UNIT

Yes (SSCC)

DATA EXCHANGE

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

Yes

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?Tatmeen
MANUFACTURERS MUST REGISTER SHIPMENTS IN REPOSITORY?

Yes (Domestic & Exports)

DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNERS MUST AUTHENTICATE ON RECEIPT?

No (Future)

DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNERS MUST AUTHENTICATE ON SHIPMENT?
No

GOVERNMENT REPORTING

MANUFACTURER ACTIVITY REPORTED?Yes
DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNER ACTIVITY REPORTED?

No

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.

ABOUT KEVISION SYSTEMS

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Built on the cornerstone of strong quality focus, we deliver excellent solutions with very high quality & reliability.

Kevision Systems is dedicated and driven to provide the finest & the most optimum solutions for the Supply Chain Integrity as well as Optical Inspection Systems. We stand strong on the pillars of integrity, professionalism, innovation and expertise and have earned the credibility to work with any size of projects. We strive to excel in terms of quality and technology and be a preferred partner for our valued clientele.

For Further Information, please contact our Compliance Team at info@kevision.in

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