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	PIC/S PI 006-4	PIC/S GMP Guide PE 009
Authority	PIC/S	PIC/S
Legal weight	Guidance & Q&A	GMP guide & annexes
Status	Final	In force
Last verified	Not yet	Not yet
Summary	PIC/S recommendations on qualification and validation, updating PI 006-3 of 2007. Link only.	The PIC/S GMP guide used by participating inspectorates, including an annex on computerised systems equivalent to EU Annex 11. PIC/S co-drafts the current EU revisions.
Lifecycle	1 Oct 2026 Version PI 006-4 dated 1 Oct 2026	23 Sep 2026 PE 009-18 published (revised Annex 19, reference and retention samples); supersedes PE 009-17
Source	Official text Summary in our own words. See the official text from PIC/S.	Official text Summary in our own words. See the official text from PIC/S.

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