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Medicinal Products Act · Chapter 1 · Purpose of the Act, definitions, scope
Section 4a

Exception from the scope of application

§ 4a AMG · Ausnahme vom Anwendungsbereich

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

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This Act shall not apply to tissues that are removed from a person within one and the same treatment procedure in order to be transferred back to that person without any change in their material composition.

Dieses Gesetz findet keine Anwendung auf Gewebe, die innerhalb eines Behandlungsvorgangs einer Person entnommen werden, um auf diese ohne Änderung ihrer stofflichen Beschaffenheit rückübertragen zu werden.

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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.