Regulated products applications file names and file types

Specific information on file names which cannot be used and file types which can be uploaded

Regulated products applications required file names and file types

When completing a regulated products application, it is important to use the correct file names and upload your documentation using the correct file types suitable for the system.

File names

Files within the dossier should be named logically. Further details are given within the checklists in the portal. This minimises the chance that key data is lost. Dossiers which do not clearly state each file’s role will take longer to assess. It is also important to cross reference files within the dossier where applicable and make supporting information clear.

Make sure that file names do not include any of the following special characters:  

  • " quotation mark  
  • * asterisk  
  • : colon  
  • < less-than sign  
  • > greater-than sign  
  • ? question mark  
  • / forward slash  
  • \ back slash  
  • | vertical bar  
  • # hash  
  • % percent  

File types  

You can only upload the following file types:  

  • .ab1  
  • .asc  
  • .bam   
  • .csv  
  • .doc  
  • .docx  
  • .faa  
  • .fast5  
  • .fasta  
  • .fastq  
  • .ffn  
  • .fna,  
  • .frn  
  • .gff  
  • .gff3  
  • .hdf5  
  • .odf  
  • .pdf  
  • .ppt  
  • .pptx  
  • .r  
  • .sam  
  • .sas  
  • .tsv  
  • .txt  
  • .xls  
  • .xlsx  
  • .aln  
  • .bai  
  • .fa  
  • .fo  
  • .fq  
  • .gbk  

Any other file type, including zip files (which are not allowed for security reasons) and images, will not be saved. Only single files from the same source folder can be uploaded at a time.