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How to become a
PAGB member?
A PAGB member, under Articles of
Association (effective from 21 June
2001) is defined as:
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“Members of the Association
shall be persons, firms or companies
whose sole or primary activity
is the ownership, manufacture
or marketing of proprietary
medicines and products in the
United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland.”
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In this section you will find details
on how to become a member along with:
All applications for full membership
of PAGB are referred to the Membership
Committee in order to consider the
application against the criteria set
out in the Memorandum and Articles
of Association of PAGB and make a
suitable recommendation to the Executive
Committee.
If required by the Membership Committee,
all applications must be accompanied
by a specimen of each proprietary
medicine or product advertised or
offered for sale by the applicant,
together with:
- such number of copies of all circulars
or other literature issued with
it as may be required by the Membership
Committee;
- a statement of the composition,
and the therapeutic and/or remedial
effect claimed for each proprietary
medicine in such form as the Membership
Committee in each particular case
may require;
- representative specimens of advertising
used in respect thereof; and
- evidence in a form satisfactory
to the Membership Committee that
the applicant's sole or primary
activity is the ownership, manufacture
or marketing of proprietary medicines
or products manufactured or marketed
in the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland.
- in order to preserve confidentiality
the Membership Committee may accept
a report from the Secretary in relation
to item 1,2, and 3 above which confirms
that relevant material has been
provided to the secretariat and
has been screened and cleared by
the Director of Legal and Regulatory
Affairs
Notification and reporting of
decisions
Applicants for membership shall be
notified in writing by the Membership
Committee if their application has
been unsuccessful, and reasons shall
be given.
In some cases, the reason for an
unsuccessful application may be failure
to comply with the requirement that
the sole or primary activity of members
must be the ownership, manufacture
or marketing of proprietary medicines
and products manufactured or marketed
in the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland. In such cases
the applicant will not only be informed
that this is the reason but also how
this may be addressed to qualify as
a member.
In the event that an application
is rejected, the applicant shall have
the right to make an appeal in writing
to the Executive Committee who shall
consider the application and the Membership
Committee's reason for rejection.
The Executive Committee may issue
from time to time appropriate guidelines
to regulate such appeal procedure.
PAGB's policy making body is the
Executive Committee, which meets regularly
and consists of representatives of
16 of the companies within membership.
However, matters which may have a
major impact on all the PAGB members
may be referred to a General Meeting
of the Association at which every
member present shall have one vote.
The Executive Committee includes a
President, two Vice-Presidents and
a Treasurer and is re-elected by all
the membership on a yearly basis.
The Membership Committee may, at
the discretion of the Executive Committee,
be asked to advise on matters concerning
associate or honorary membership of
PAGB including:
- the types of companies, persons
or organisations who may qualify
as Associate or Honorary members,
- specific applications for Associate
Membership,
- criteria for Associate membership,
and
- the rights and obligations of
Associate or Honorary membership.
and the Executive Committee may take
into account the views of the Membership
Committee on these matters.
Cessation of Membership
The reasons why a member may cease
to be a member are set out in detail
in the PAGB Memorandum and Articles
of Association and include:
- subscription arrears
- bankruptcy
- mental disorder
- resignation
- dishonourable or discreditable
conduct
- conduct prejudicial to the interests
of the Association
- wilfully acting in contravention
of the rules or codes of standards
In the event that a member ceases
to be a member for any of these reasons,
that person shall have the right to
make an appeal in writing to the Executive
Committee who shall consider the matter.
The Executive Committee may issue
from time to time appropriate guidelines
to regulate such appeal procedure.
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