EUROPEAN COMMISSION
HEALTH AND CONSUMERS DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
Public Health and Risk Assessment
Pharmaceuticals
Brussels,
SANCO/C8/AM/sl/ares(2010)1064599
EudraLex
The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European Union
Volume 4
Good Manufacturing Practice
Medicinal Products for Human and Veterinary Use
Annex 11: Computerised Systems
Legal basis for publishing the detailed guidelines: Article 47 of Directive 2001/83/EC on
the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use and Article 51 of Directive
2001/82/EC on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products. This document
provides guidance for the interpretation of the principles and guidelines of good
manufacturing practice (GMP) for medicinal products as laid down in Directive 2003/94/EC
for medicinal products for human use and Directive 91/412/EEC for veterinary use.
Status of the document: revision 1
Reasons for changes: the Annex has been revised in response to the increased use of
computerised systems and the increased complexity of these systems. Consequential
amendments are also proposed for Chapter 4 of the GMP Guide.
Deadline for coming into operation: 30 June 2011
Commission Européenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie,
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Principle
This annex applies to all forms of computerised systems used as part o