6. Procedures
6.1 Application for Change: The department applying for change will fill in the application-for-change box on the "Application for Changes/Notice on the Results of Deliberations" (P1/7) indicating the purpose of change, contents of change and other necessary items, then submit it to the Standing Organ for Changes (QA Department) for review, the Standing Organ for Changes will in turn make an initial judgment as to the degree of the change before submitting it to the Director of the Change Control Committee for verification and approval.
6.2 Identification of Items in Drug Administration and Protocol: the Standing Organ for Changes (QA Department) will make an initial judgment on the contents of the proposed change; if necessary, formulate such documents as "Verification of Drug Administration Items" (P2/7) and "Verification of Protocol Items" (P3/7).
6.3 Conventions of the Change Control Committee
6.3.1 Conventions of the Change Control Committee will be organized by the Director of the Change Control Committee.
6.3.2 Attendants: responsible persons for quality control, responsible persons for related verifications, and those related persons designated by the Standing Organ for Changes based on the instructions from the Director of the Change Control Committee.
6.3.3 The Change Control Committee will deliberate on the Application for Changes, the information provided by the department applying for change, the Verification of Drug Administration Items, and the Identification of Protocol Items, identify the contents of research on the change and the items for evaluation, identify the department responsible for the change, and arrange for schedules. The Standing Organ for the Changes (QA Department) will formulate the "Deliberation Record by the Change Control Committee".
6.3.4 The Standing Organ for Changes will fill in the deliberation-result notification section on the "Application for Changes/Notice on the Results of Deliberations" (P1/7) with conclusions by the Committee, then take on the liaising job after approved by the Director of the Change Control Committee. In addition, this notice will be attached with such related documents as the Identification of Drug Administration Items, the Verification of Protocol Items, and the Deliberation Record by the Change Control Committee, etc.
6.3.4.1 If a reapplication is considered necessary after the deliberations by the Change Control Committee, the original applicant should be notified to resubmit his application for change.
6.3.4.2 When the change is approved after the deliberations by the Change Control Committee, the Standing Organ for the Changes (QA Department) will issue the Approval for Change.
6.3.4.3 When the quality verification is considered necessary after the deliberations by the Change Control Committee, the related department responsible for test should be notified.
6.3.4.4 When the implementation of test and verification is considered necessary after the deliberations by the Change Control Committee, the test-verifying organ should be notified to carry out the tests and verifications.
6.3.4.5 When a research on the change is considered necessary after the deliberations by the Change Control Committee, the RP (Responsible Person) of the department to take on the change should be notified to formulate the "Plan for the Research on the Change" (P5/7), to be submitted to the Director of the Change Control Committee via the Standing Organ for the Changes (QA Department), and to be further submitted to the Responsible Deputy GM and Production Supervisor (QA) for approval, after being checked by the Director for its appropriateness.
6.4 Implementation of Research on Change
6.4.1 The RP of the department to take on the change will carry out the research on the change in accordance with the plan for the research on the change (including test and verifying of change, quality verification tests or other researches). The outcome of the research on the change will be written down in the "Results of the Research on the Change/Notice of Results of Evaluation on the Change" (P6/7), to be submitted to the Director of the Change Control Committee via the Standing Organ for the Changes (QA Department).
6.5 Evaluation of the Results of Research on Change
6.5.1 The Director of the Change Control Committee will organize the meetings of the Change Control Committee, evaluate and confirm the results of research into change. The Standing Organ for the Changes (QA Department) will fill in the "Results of the Research on the Change/Notice of Results of Evaluation on the Change" (P6/7) with conclusions by the Committee, notify the department to take on the change or any related department, and submit it to the Responsible Deputy GM and Production Supervisor (QA) for checking and approval.
6.6 Approval for Change
6.6.1 For the change that belongs to Degree 3, the Standing Organ for Changes (QA Department) will issue the Approval for Change, which may be implemented right after the approval by the Production Supervisor (QA).
6.6.2 Change that belong to Degree 1 or 2:
6.6.2.1 If the change requires no ratification, filing or prior approval from the State administration or other statutory entities or protocol, and if it is considered feasible after deliberations by the Change Control Committee, the Standing Organ for Changes (QA) will issue the Approval for Change, have it countersigned by the Director of the Change Control Committee, and submit it to the Production Supervisor (QA) for approval.
6.6.2.2 If the change does require ratification, filing or prior approval from the State administration or other statutory entities or protocol, the Standing Organ for the Changes (QA Department) will submit it to the QA Department or related department for confirmation; after it is ratified or approved, the Standing Organ for Changes (QA Department) will issue the Approval for Change, have it countersigned by the Director of the Change Control Committee, and submit it to the Production Supervisor (QA) for approval.
6.6.3 The Standing Organ for Changes (QA Department) will notify the department responsible for change and related department in accordance with the Approval for Change and the contents of change.
6.7 Revision of Related Documents and Training and Education: While implementing the change, the department responsible for change will revise or supplement related documents as needed, and carry out education and training on change while making notes.
6.8 Formulation of Change Application Numbers
6.8.1 The Standing Organ for Changes (QA Department) will take on the responsibility to number the application for change.
The formulating methods for numbering the application for change are as follows:
Based on solar calendar, the last two digits of the year + month + day -- 01-99 (the sequence number for the applications on the same date).
For example: the third application on September 5, 2002 will be numbered as "020905—03".
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