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Medicinal Products Act · Chapter 3 · Manufacture of medicinal products
Section 19

Areas of responsibility

§ 19 AMG · Verantwortungsbereiche

Arzneimittelgesetz (AMG) – Gesetz über den Verkehr mit Arzneimitteln · German text as of 29 October 2026 · translation edited by Alexander Baranov

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The qualified person under section 14 shall be responsible for ensuring that each batch of the medicinal product has been manufactured and tested in accordance with the provisions governing trade in medicinal products.

Die sachkundige Person nach § 14 ist dafür verantwortlich, dass jede Charge des Arzneimittels entsprechend den Vorschriften über den Verkehr mit Arzneimitteln hergestellt und geprüft wurde.

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He or she shall certify compliance with these provisions for each batch of medicinal product in a continuous register or an equivalent document before the batch is placed on the market.

Sie hat die Einhaltung dieser Vorschriften für jede Arzneimittelcharge in einem fortlaufenden Register oder einem vergleichbaren Dokument vor deren Inverkehrbringen zu bescheinigen.

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Unofficial translation for information only. Only the German text is legally binding. German text: consolidated version from gesetze-im-internet.de, retrieved 29 October 2026. Where German statutes use “soll”, “shall” denotes an obligation that admits exceptions in atypical cases. Not legal advice.