WDA scope in plain language: procurement, supply, and export
A Wholesale Distribution Authorisation is more specific than people assume. A short guide to what our WDA actually authorises — and what it doesn't.
Our Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA, No. 16615 G) is published in EudraGMDP. Anyone can read it. But the document uses compact regulatory language, so here is the plain version.
What the WDA covers
- Medicinal products with a Marketing Authorisation in EEA country(s)
- Medicinal products without a Marketing Authorisation in the EEA and intended for exportation
- Authorised operations: Procurement, Supply, Export
- Cold-chain products (2–8 °C) and controlled-ambient (15–25 °C)
Reading the three operations literally
Procurement, Supply, and Export are not interchangeable. Procurement is the act of acquiring stock from authorised manufacturers and other licensed wholesalers. Supply is the dispatch of stock to qualified customers, typically pharmacies and hospitals, within the EEA. Export covers shipments to recipients outside the EEA. A given consignment falls under exactly one of these activities, and the documentation that accompanies it is shaped by which one applies.
“Compliance documents work as constraints, not promises. The WDA tells you what we are authorised to do — not everything we are willing to do for every partner on every day.”
What it doesn't cover
The WDA covers medicinal products for human use. Medical devices are regulated under the Medical Device Regulation (EU 2017/745), which is a separate framework with its own obligations. Where we support customers with medical devices, that is handled through registered distribution partners, not under this WDA.
Verifying it for yourself
If you are qualifying us as a supplier, you should not rely on a screenshot or a PDF we forward. The authoritative source is EudraGMDP — every EU/EEA WDA is published there, with the holder, the scope, the operations authorised, and the issuing authority. Search for the WDA number directly. Cross-check against the GDP certificate (NL/G24/2053458, issued by IGJ on 04/11/2024). If the two agree, the licence chain is valid.
- WDA number 16615 G — searchable on EudraGMDP
- GDP certificate NL/G24/2053458 — issued by IGJ
- Issued by Farmatec | CIBG, Dutch Ministry of Health
- Annual renewal cycle — confirm the current expiry on EudraGMDP
If there is ever any doubt about whether a specific request is in scope, the answer is in the EudraGMDP entry and in our internal scope register — and we will tell you directly.