A same product shall have a different authorisation number than that of the related reference product.

On all other aspects, the content of the authorisation of a same product shall be identical with that of the related reference product except in terms of the information in respect of which the products differ. The F1competent authority shall record the link between same products and related reference products.

Changes of a same product or of a related reference product shall be notified or applied for in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013 independently of each other.

Authorisations of a same product or of a related reference product may be changed or cancelled independently of each other.

However, in the evaluation of a proposed change of a same product or of a related reference product, the F2competent authorityF3... shall consider the appropriateness of cancelling or amending the authorisation of other products to which the product is linked F4... as referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1.