Application for Registration of Medicine Store Ownership Transfer

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How to Apply

Time of application: According to Article 74 and Paragraph 2 of Article 62 under Decree-Law no.58/90/M dated 19th September, the acquirer or assignee of medicine store operating rights shall apply to Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau for registration within 30 days after the act of acquisition or assignment, and submit a copy of the relevant deed or licence for annotation purposes.

Application procedures and documents required:

> Legal person (corporation) as the subject to obtain medicine store ownership transfer:

1. The completed DR-4 Application Form for Registration of ‘Medicine Store’ Ownership Transfer;
2. Photocopy of ‘Declaration on Obtaining Entitlement to Medicine Store Ownership Transfer’ issued by Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau;
3. Deed or contract of medicine store ownership transferred from the current owner to the new owner (Notes 1-3);
4. Relevant documents of the new owner:
   1. The original Business Registration Certificate of the legal person issued by the Commerce and Movable Property Registry (Companies registered with the Commerce and Movable Property Registry are exempted from submitting this document.);
   2. Certified true copy of the Macao Resident Identity Card or other identification documents of the manager(s), administrator(s) or director(s) of the legal person bearing their signature, or present the original of the said identification documents (for verification and certification by the Inspection and Licensing Department of Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau).
5. Relevant documents of technical supervisor(s) in the medicine store (Note 4):
   1. Certified true copy of the Macao Resident Identity Card, or present the original (for verification and certification by the Inspection and Licensing Department under Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau);
   2. Photocopy of the licence for pharmacist / pharmacy assistant technician registered with Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau;
   3. Declaration of Responsibility (3);
   4. Declaration of Absence of Conflict (2) for pharmacists / Declaration of Absence of Conflict (3) for pharmacy assistant technicians;
   5. Declaration of resignation from the pharmaceutical premise or other institution previously served, with the name of the premise or institution concerned and the date of employment termination. In the event of not having served any pharmaceutical premise or other institution, please state in the declaration (Note 5).
6. Statement of the opening hours of the medicine store and the technical supervisors’ working hours (Note 6), including at least the following information:
   1. Medicine store opening hours from Monday to Sunday and on public holidays;
   2. Working hours of the technical supervisor(s) from Monday to Sunday and on public holidays (Notes 7).
7. Certified true copy of identification documents of the other staff in the medicine store, or present the original (for verification and certification by the Inspection and Licensing Department of Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau);
8. Photocopy of the Business Tax Declaration Form (M/1 format) obtained from the Financial Services Bureau (Note 8).

Individual as the subject to obtain medicine store ownership transfer:

1. The completed DR-4 Application Form for Registration of ‘Medicine Store’ Ownership Transfer;
2. Photocopy of ‘Declaration on Obtaining Entitlement to Medicine Store Ownership Transfer’ issued by Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau;
3. Deed or contract of medicine store ownership transferred from the current owner to the new owner (Notes 1-3);
4. Certified true copy of the new owner’s Macao Resident Identity Card, or present the original (for verification and certification by the Inspection and Licensing Department of Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau).
5. Same documents as stated in Items 5-8 of the previous section.

Notes:

1. According to Article 74 and Paragraph 1 of Article 62 under Decree-Law no. 58/90/M dated 19th September, no deed or contract for the transfer of medicine store ownership and the assignment of operating rights or of the shares of the medicine store-owning company shall be concluded, unless the ‘Declaration on Obtaining Entitlement to Medicine Store Ownership Transfer’ issued by Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau is presented to the notary. The said Declaration can be applied for with the completed DR-10 Application Form for Declaration on Obtaining Entitlement to ‘Medicine Store’ Ownership Transfer;
2. According to Article 74 and Paragraph 2 of Article 62 under Decree-Law no.58/90/M dated 19th September, the acquirer or assignee of medicine store operating rights shall apply to Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau for registration within 30 days after the act of acquisition or assignment, and submit a copy of the relevant deed or licence for annotation purposes;
3. In the case of medicine store ownership transfer resulting from death, the proof of legitimate inheritance shall be submitted.
4. According to Article 74 and Paragraph 5 of Article 58 under Decree-Law no. 58/90/M dated 19th September, where the subject to obtain the medicine store ownership transfer is not a pharmacist, or the company being acquired has no pharmacist among its members, the transfer can only be carried out when technical guidance of the medicine store is assured.
5. ‘Pharmaceutical premises’ refer to businesses that are licensed and authorised by Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau to engage in pharmaceutical activities, including pharmaceutical factories, firms for import, export and wholesale of pharmaceutical products, pharmacies and medicine stores;
6. Statement of the opening hours of the medicine store and the technical supervisors’ working hours shall be jointly signed by the new owner (or an executive management member legitimately representing the company when the new owner is a legal person) and the technical supervisor(s);
7. Law No. 7/2008 – Labour Relations Law must be followed;
8. The Business Tax Declaration Form copy may be submitted before licence issuance.

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Location of Application and Service Hours

Location of application: Inspection and Licensing Department, Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau
Address: Avenida Sidónio Pais, n.º 51, Edif. “China Plaza”, 1.º andar, Macau (Receipt and Dispatch Unit)
Service hours:
Mondays to Thursdays: 09:00-13:00; 14:30-17:45
Fridays: 09:00-13:00; 14:30-17:30
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays

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Fees

Not required

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Application Processing Time

Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau will finish the review and approval process within 90 days upon receipt of all the documents required.

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Remarks/Notes for Application

According to the provisions of Article 74 and Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 62 under Decree-Law no. 58/90/M dated 19th September:

1. The medicine store owner shall present to the Notary Office the ‘Declaration on Obtaining Entitlement to Medicine Store Ownership Transfer’ issued by Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau in order to conclude any deed or contract for the transfer of medicine store ownership, and the assignment of operating rights or of the shares of the medicine store-owning company;
2. The acquirer or assignee of medicine store operating rights shall apply to Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau for registration within 30 days after the act of acquisition or assignment, and submit a copy of the relevant deed or licence for annotation purposes.

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Application Status Enquiry and Result Collection

Application status enquiry: Not available online
Means of result collection: In person

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