The Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) Regulations 2018

Determination of small manufacturer or supplier

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3.  The manufacturer or supplier referred to in paragraph 1(b) is a manufacturer or supplier that would be required to make payments under regulation 3 or under a direction given under regulation 4 for a period of one or more of their complete accounting reference periods were it not for the fact that regulation 3(6) or 4(5) applied.

Table 1

Column (1)

Length of current accounting reference period

Column (2)

Likely net sales income

Twelve months£5 million
Less than twelve months£5 million as proportionately reduced to the number of months in the manufacturer’s or supplier’s accounting reference period
More than twelve months£5 million as proportionately increased to the number of months in the manufacturer’s or supplier’s accounting reference period

Table 2

Column (1)

Length of previous accounting reference period

Net sales income
Twelve months£5 million
Less than twelve months£5 million as proportionately reduced to the number of months in the manufacturer’s or supplier’s accounting reference period
More than twelve months£5 million as proportionately increased to the number of months in the manufacturer’s or supplier’s accounting reference period