29/30 March 2023
Although the idea and content of GMP guidance in different countries or regions is quite comparable, there are no common global GMP regulations - and inspectors from various national competent authorities come and inspect facilities in other countries.
Inspectors from Russia come on behalf of the so called Certification Center within the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). The MoIT will - after successful inspection - issue a GMP Certificate. This certificate has been required for new submissions sincec 2016 and for renewals/ variations since 2017. No products without a Russian GMP certificate can be exported to Russia. If a site does not pass the inspection, CAPAs should be completed and a new submission with supporting documents will be required.
When requesting an inspection, different documents (forms) will be requested by the MoIT:
All documents have to be notarially certified!
Russian inspectors seem to focus mainly on documentation review and site tours to watch the manufacturing process:
The final wrap up at the end of the inspection will be a verbal description of observations incl. a classification (minor, major, critical). Within one week, observations that need additional clarification are sent to the company but no draft report will be issued for the site to comment in general. After 30 days, a final report is issued (the classification of the observations may have changed based on information received). However it can take several weeks before MoIT determines whether a GMP certificate is granted, based on the amount and severity of observations made.