The participating health insurance companies pursue the goal of concluding discount contracts with all suitable pharmaceutical entrepreneurs in accordance with section 130a paragraph 8 of the German Civil Code V for the active substance Nepafenac. The contract is concluded as part of the original open-house procedure of health insurance companies:
Individual negotiations on the content of the contract are not conducted, uniform conditions apply. The health insurance companies do not guarantee exclusivity to individual contractual partners. The contract term is a maximum of 24 months from August 1, 2021. The contract ends no later than July 31, 2023, regardless of the date of conclusion of the contract. All further information can be found in the participation and contract documents. In the case of patent expiry before July 31, 2023, the contract shall automatically terminate at the end of the month of the patent expiration.
Joining this open-house original procedure is possible at any time within the contract period. In view of the existence of industrial property rights in respect of the active substance subject to the contract, the participation and contract documents shall be made available only to pharmaceutical companies who offer/place medicinal products on the procedural substance or make it credible vis-à-vis the pods: to solve/place medicinal products for the substance at issue at the procedure within the contract period.
A contract is concluded with all pharmaceutical companies that meet the requirements of Annex 4 to the contract (self-declaration for approval and for the company) and who confirm this in electronic form in accordance with § 126a BGB.
This announcement does not apply to the award of a public contract within the meaning of the Public Procurement Directive (2014/24 / EC) or the antitrust law. In the interest of the broadest possible information for interested pharmaceutical companies, this announcement is made in the supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The procedure designation "Open Procedure" used in the context of this announcement text in accordance with Section IV.1.1) and the specification of the award criteria in accordance with Section II.2.5) are due to the requirements of the notice form and have no further meaning. This, as well as the use of the medium "TED", does not involve any submission to procurement regulations, the validity of which is not mandatory by law or award regulations.