Regulatory Representation

Your local regulatory partner for the European market

We facilitate access of your products to the European market, assuming the mandatory legal and regulatory representation before the competent authorities, ensuring ongoing regulatory compliance.

Representante autorizado de productos sanitarios

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Local Representative for Medicines

What is a local representative and why is it needed?

A local representative for medicines is the natural or legal person designated by the Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) of a medicine to act on its behalf in Spain, pursuant to Art. 2 of Royal Decree 1345/2007.

This legal figure serves as the official and technical point of contact between the MAH or pharmaceutical laboratory and the local health authorities of the country, such as the AEMPS in Spain.

What does Fartell do as a local representative?

We act as local representative in Spain for MAH laboratories located in member states before the AEMPS to ensure the continuity and expansion of your business.

Fartell serves as

Official point of contact

Official and technical/legal liaison with local health authorities.

Variations and renewals manager

Manager of variations, renewals and supply shortage notifications (maintenance of registration in Spain).

Pharmacovigilance manager

Local manager for receiving and reporting suspected adverse reactions (pharmacovigilance).

Client profile

Is this service for your company?

Companies that need to hire a local representative for medicines are generally foreign pharmaceutical laboratories that wish to sell their medicines in Spain without needing to open a physical subsidiary or their own regulatory structure.

This service is essential for

Laboratories outside the European Union that obtain a marketing authorisation in Europe and need a representative with a legal address in the country where the medicine will be sold.
European pharmaceutical companies without local infrastructure that commercialise their products in Spain through Mutual Recognition or Decentralised procedures.
Laboratories that acquire commercialisation rights (out-licensing) and prefer a third-party expert to handle technical liaison and pharmacovigilance obligations.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about local representation

Does your company want to commercialise medicines in Spain?

Tell us your situation and we will explain how we can act as your Local Representative in Spain. The first consultation is free.

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Do you need regulatory representation in another sector?

Tell us your situation. The first consultation is free.

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