A company wishing to deal in any poison and/or pharmaceutical product by way of wholesale dealing must first obtain a Wholesale Dealer Licence. If the poison the company wishes to deal in is a psychotropic drug, then a registered pharmacist must be employed to handle all transactions of the psychotropic drug. Documents and other requirements are as follows:
1. Copy of Business Registration Certificate (Please specify the floor on which the premises is located); Copy of Business Registration Certificate, Branch Business Registration Certificate, Tenancy Agreement or Logistics Services Agreement of storage facilities at other premises (if any):
1) For limited companies:
a. Copy of Certificate of Incorporation and
b. Copy of Directors’ List (e.g. “Form NAR1” from Companies Registry or for newly formed limited companies, photocopy of a full set of “Form NC1” or “Form NC1G”).
2) For companies run by sole proprietorship: Copy of “Form 1(a)” from the Business Registration Office.
3) For companies run by partnership: Copy of “Form 1(c)” from the Business Registration Office.
2. A list issued by the applicant with name(s) in English and Chinese, Hong Kong Identity Card number(s) and posts of the sole proprietor/ partners/ directors and staff, the list should be signed by the person-in-charge of business and stamped with applicant chop.
3. A signed declaration of each owner (i.e. sole proprietor or partner) or director, and each key personnel (e.g. person-in-charge of poisons/ pharmaceutical products) indicating whether he/she has been an owner, a director or an employee of other trader(s) of western medicines (i.e. importer/ exporter, retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer, regardless of whether the trader is still in business).
4. Statement(s) of relevant experience of all staff members involved in poisons/ pharmaceutical products Certifications of the above relevant experience, e.g. testimonials from previous employer(s).
5. Scope of Business:
(a) Import/ export only: Copy of document(s) showing offer for sale and purchase of antibiotics/ poisons/ dangerous drugs/ pharmaceutical products.
(i) Price quotations or proforma invoice from your supplier and buyer together with information showing ingredient(s) of the products.
(ii) Relevant document proving the purchaser in oversea country is legally authorized to handle the antibiotics/ poisons/ dangerous drugs/ pharmaceutical products.
(b) Local distribution involved
(i) For the applicant who is a product certificate holder of pharmaceutical product, copy of Certificate of Drug/ Product Registration.
(ii) For the applicant who is not a product certificate holder of pharmaceutical product, copy of Certificate of Drug/ Product Registration AND exclusive agency agreement document(s)/ exclusive agency appointment letter from the product certificate holder.
(iii) For the applicant dealing in non-pharmaceutical products, exclusive agency agreement document(s)/ exclusive agency appointment letter from your supplier together with information showing ingredient(s) of the products.
6. General requirements for premises:
•Only companies occupying commercial premises would normally be considered;
•Companies occupying ground floor or retail premises would normally not be considered;
•Companies operating in secretarial or accountancy service holding companies would not be considered;
•There must be adequate lockable storage facilities with appropriate temperature and humidity for keeping poisons and pharmaceutical products. Detailed requirements on the storage facilities are set out in the “Code of Practice for Holder of Wholesale Dealer Licence” attached.
7. An inspection by a pharmacist inspector will be conducted at the company’s premises. Application for Wholesale Dealer Licence will be considered by the Pharmacy and Poisons (Wholesale Licences) Committee (‘the Committee’). In granting a Wholesale Dealer Licence, the Committee must take into consideration but are not limited to the followings:
•Results of the inspection, which evaluate whether the premises under application are fit for the licence purposes;
•Results of the interview conducted against the applicant or the key personnel which evaluate whether the interviewee(s) is/are fit and possess adequate knowledge to conduct relevant trade;
•Previous drug-related conviction(s), in particular those have significant impact to the public interest, of the applicant or his key personnel;
•Previous disciplinary action(s) against the applicant or his key personnel; and other licensing criteria applicable to the Wholesale Dealer Licence.
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