This situation will be subject to very stringent scrutiny, and the chances of success are slim, but it is not absolutely impossible. If a person has served as a director of a company whose licence was revoked, the PPB will conduct an extremely thorough investigation when assessing their eligibility to serve as a director of a new company. The PPB will focus on the following points: 1) What were the specific reasons for the company’s licence being revoked? Did they involve serious dishonesty or a significant threat to public health? 2) What role did the director play in the events leading to the revocation? Did they actively participate, knowingly fail to report the matter, or genuinely have no knowledge of it while fulfilling their duties as a director? 3) Has the director shown any reflection or improvement since the events? They must be able to provide highly persuasive evidence that they have learned significant lessons and that the new applicant company has established robust checks and oversight mechanisms to prevent a recurrence.
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Can someone who was a director of a company whose pharmaceutical licence was revoked serve as a director of a new applicant company?
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