The application period of Transitional
licensing for Chinese medicines traders licence is from 5 May
2003 to 15 July 2003. If an applicant has been engaging in the retail
or wholesale of Chinese herbal medicines and the wholesale or manufacture
of proprietary Chinese medicines on 3 January 2000 and wishes to
apply for a licence under the transitional arrangement, he may submit
the completed application form with relevant documents to the Chinese
Medicines Board. Should the Board confirm that he qualifies to apply
for a licence under transitional arrangements, he may be deemed
to have been granted the licence.
For applicants who started to engage in the relevant Chinese medicines
business in the period after 3 January 2000 until 15 July 2003,
they cannot apply for the licence under the transitional arrangements.
Applications must be submitted within the above-mentioned application
period in order to facilitate the issue of licence for continuing
their business operations.
For applicants who intend to engage in the relevant Chinese medicines
business after 15 July 2003, they may also summit their applications
within the above-mentioned application period, but applicants may
only start their business after they have been granted the licences.
Please refer to the contents of Regulations
for Chinese medicines in this website for details.
