GS1 Healthcare Public Policy Database – How it can work ‘for you’?
Welcome to the GS1 Healthcare Public Policy Database (PPD)
This database is a comprehensive global repository of country, regional, local
regulations, directives and guidelines relating to requirements for healthcare
product identification, product catalogues and traceability as well as
stakeholder agreements or user requests.
This online repository is available via http://healthcare.gs1.org/pp/ and is
only for global GS1 Healthcare members and GS1 Member Organisations. Each
registration application will require approval by GS1, prior to the member being
able to log in and access the database.
The repository information comes from staff of the worldwide network of 108
GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) and members of the global GS1 Healthcare
community, or directly from governmental bodies and regulators issuing the
requirements, guidelines and regulations.
Browse Dossiers
The section “Browse Dossiers” shows the regions and countries which are in the
database. You can sort them alphabetically following the different sections of
the table by clicking on the section title:
- Dossier Ref: The dossier reference number differentiates each dossier
from the
other. It is composed of the country code of the GS1
Healthcare Public Policy
dossier number, followed by the ISO
country code, the two initials of the product
category and the
creation date of each dossier.
For instance, 472SEMD100719 (472 and SE are the GS1 Healthcare and
ISO
codes for Sweden, MD stands for Medical Devices and 100719
(YYMMDD) means
that the dossier was created on 19 July 2010) -
Region (according to the GS1 MO
regional grouping)
- Country
- Enforcement Date (of the regulation/request)
- Product Type (Pharmaceuticals, medical devices, animal health
products, etc)
- Latest Update
- Status
A search tool is available in this section for you to search more easily for key
words or dates in the table
To open a dossier, you just need to click on the folder icon in front of each
dossier.
Depending on your status you will be able to make changes to the dossiers or be
able to read ‘only’.
How to submit a new dossier or updated information?
- To suggest a new dossier: please contact
Geraldine Lissalde-Bonnet
- To submit updated information:
If you are a GS1 member organization, you can directly modify a
dossier by clicking
“Modify Dossier” at the top of each page
If you are a global member of GS1 Healthcare, you can suggest updates
by
sending an email to
Geraldine Lissalde-Bonnet
A change request tool will soon be available for everyone to submit
updates to a
dossier directly.
Query Database
The section “Query Database” allows you to make queries following predefined
criteria. These criteria are available in the first ‘drop down’ menu.
Additional query criteria will soon be added. If you would like to have a
specific criteria added to these query options, do not hesitate to let us know.
Reports
At the moment, three types of report are available by: date of creation, creator
or submitter. These reports allow you to see the dossiers one after the other
following the criteria you entered.
Depending upon your needs, more reports could be created; do not hesitate to let
us know! NB: You can also create reports out of your query results in the Query
section.
Help
The “Help” section provides you with an FAQ on the Database and a glossary of
common terms.
We welcome your input to the Database: new requirements, changes to existing
requirements, etc. To manage the consistency of the information, please send
your input to
Geraldine Lissalde-Bonnet
A new feature allowing you to request direct changes to a dossier will soon be
available.
If you have access to the Database, you can share information from the database
internally with your colleagues. You should not share information from the PPD
with people from outside your organisation and any breach of this requirement
could mean that your access to the PPD could be blocked.