Finished medicinal products which are herbal medicinal products and medicinal products within the meaning of section 2(1) may be placed on the market as traditional herbal medicinal products only if they have been registered by the competent higher federal authority.
Fertigarzneimittel, die pflanzliche Arzneimittel und Arzneimittel im Sinne des § 2 Abs. 1 sind, dürfen als traditionelle pflanzliche Arzneimittel nur in den Verkehr gebracht werden, wenn sie durch die zuständige Bundesoberbehörde registriert sind.
This shall also apply to herbal medicinal products containing vitamins or minerals, provided that the vitamins or minerals are ancillary to the action of the traditional herbal medicinal products with regard to the specified indication or indications.
Dies gilt auch für pflanzliche Arzneimittel, die Vitamine oder Mineralstoffe enthalten, sofern die Vitamine oder Mineralstoffe die Wirkung der traditionellen pflanzlichen Arzneimittel im Hinblick auf das Anwendungsgebiet oder die Anwendungsgebiete ergänzen.
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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.