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Medicinal Products Act · Chapter 10 · Pharmacovigilance: recording and evaluating risks
Section 63k

Exceptions

§ 63k AMG · Ausnahmen

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 provisions of the Chapter Ten shall not apply to medicinal products used as investigational medicinal products in the context of a clinical trial.

Die Regelungen des Zehnten Abschnitts finden keine Anwendung auf Arzneimittel, die im Rahmen einer klinischen Prüfung als Prüfpräparate eingesetzt 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.