esubmission

Medicinal products have to be granted marketing authorisation by the Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB) before they can be placed on the market. A dossier must be submitted to the MEB. This dossier must comply with European requirements. For more information on these requirements see the Notice to Applicants.

Submitting a dossier

In the Netherlands it is required to submit an electronic dossier for medicinal products for human use. The full electronic dossier should be available on CD or DVD. Furthermore originally signed paper copies of the cover letter and the application form have to submit along with the electronic dossier.

Electronic submission

The MEB only accepts electronic submissions that meet the eCTD standards and the NeeS (Non eCTD electronic Submission) specifications. For more information concerning electronic submission see the European eSubmission website.

Technical validation

As from January 1st 2010 the MEB will technically validate your submission. The MEB will step by step work towards a full compliance policy regarding the adherence to the required submission standards. To assist applicants in gaining experience with these standards the MEB will provide feedback on the outcome of our technical validation. Applicants should use this feedback to improve their adherence to the required standards for subsequent submissions. You can download the validation software used by the MEB for free via the EXTEDO website. For further information go to Regulatory affairs > eSubmission > Technical validation policy.

How to submit

The usual, official method of submission is by post or by courier, or possibly via Eudralink when submitting additional information or responding to questions.

Please contact Information Processing on telephone number +31 (0)88 224 8416 in case of any questions.

Delivery address

The delivery address for all documents sent by courier is:

Medicines Evaluation Board
P.O. Box 8275
3503 RG Utrecht
The Netherlands

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