LEXICON
No.39 January 24, 2011

Kowake-shinsei or applications based on data on approved products from other companies
小分け申請
Generic-only companies
後発品専業メーカー
Diversified companies
兼業メーカー
New entrants
新規参入メーカー

In the case of kowake-shinsei (小分け申請), applicants (申請会社) file applications for marketing approval (製造承認) based on data on already approved products from other companies (開発親会社: original developers). This application method makes it possible for applicants to register their products in...

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