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The application of the rule of precedence requires, firstly, that a given product falls within the legal definition of a medicinal product<\/em>, whether it is a medicinal product by function or by presentation, and secondly, that there are doubts as to whether it also falls within the legal concept of other types of products (food supplements, cosmetics, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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