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companies, not by recognized GMP certified agencies. 250 GPCis currently in the process of obtaining a GMP certificationfrom France, which will allow them to export their products tocountries that recognize the EU-GMP. <strong>Georgia</strong>n companies onlyengage in the final steps of the manufacturing process, whichare formulating (making tablets) and packaging. The activesubstances are made elsewhere. 251Quality control and consumer rights are issues that havenot yet been adequately addressed in <strong>Georgia</strong>n legislature. Thelaw recognizes the manufacturer of a drug as the company thatpackages it. The producer of the active substance, or the companythat did the formulation, doesn’t have to be identified on thelabel or leaflet and there is no database where such informationcan be made available. We don’t know who formulated the drugor where it was processed. Instead, Aversi and PSP lead us tobelieve the whole production process of the drug was done by aGMP certified <strong>Georgia</strong>n producer by the way they present it.. Infact, the active substance might have been produced somewherein India or Egypt by some random company. We don’t know.The only production was the packaging of the finished drug witha convincing <strong>Georgia</strong>n label. 252For example, some medicines sold under the Aversi Rationalbrand have no reference to the original manufacturer, like250 Komsa International (2011) Investment Guide; Opportunities in <strong>Georgia</strong>’sPharmaceutical Sector, in cooperation with the government of <strong>Georgia</strong>,Dec. 2011, http://www.investingeorgia.org/upload/file/Opportunities_in_<strong>Georgia</strong>s_Pharmaceutical_Sector.<strong>pdf</strong> Accessed 05/12/2012and The Financial :http://www.finchannel.com/Main_News/Geo/102226_Doubts_over_Indian_Medicines_Sold_in_<strong>Georgia</strong>/ Accessed 05/12/2012251 Komsa International (2011) Investment Guide; Opportunities in <strong>Georgia</strong>’sPharmaceutical Sector, in cooperation with the government of <strong>Georgia</strong>, p.23Dec. 2011, http://www.investingeorgia.org/upload/file/Opportunities_in_<strong>Georgia</strong>s_Pharmaceutical_Sector.<strong>pdf</strong> Accessed 05/12/2012252 The <strong>Georgia</strong>n Pharmaceutical Market. Transparency International <strong>Georgia</strong>Report. p.27 http://transparency.ge/sites/default/files/post_attachments/The%20Pharmaceutical%20Market%20in%20<strong>Georgia</strong>_June%202012l_0.<strong>pdf</strong>Accessed 05/12/201261

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