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Answer:From the 10th Edition, the Ph. Eur. is available in just 2 formats: print or electronic versions.
The electronic version provides access to the Ph. Eur. Online website as well as, for each licence purchased, the possibility to install the application to 1 computer and/or 1 USB stick. The application can be used online (provided an internet connection is available) or partially offline (provided the relevant offline "packs", i.e. content, have been downloaded and installed).

Licence policy

Management of licences has been completely revised. Users will only have access to the Ph. Eur. content and to the Ph. Eur. Archives provided they have an up-to-date subscription.

Each subscription is still linked to a subscription key (EPID). Subscription keys cover 1 to n licences, which provide access to the electronic version of the Ph. Eur. for the specified number of users and/or devices (computers and USB sticks), and for the specified content (3 supplements per subscription).

Each individual user can use their licence to access the website from all common operating systems (tablet and smartphone friendly), limited to one session at a time.

In addition, they can install the application to one computer and to one USB stick, for use on Windows or Linux. The licence is linked to the device (computer or USB stick) during the installation and cannot be transferred to another device without uninstalling it.

When accessing the online version (whether via the website or via the application), a licence is considered nominative and cannot be shared. For each licence, the application and the 3 relevant packs (e.g. content) can be installed to one device and one USB stick only.

It is also possible to install the application to computers or USB sticks and use it for non-nominative access in university libraries or laboratories.

Furthermore, it is possible for a licence owner to manage a subscription key and associated licences without consuming a licence to the content.

For an illustration of the new licence model and roles, please refer to this figure.

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The self-service licencing module (SSLM) is a semi-automated tool that allows managers of subscriptions with a large number of licences to define in advance which users and e-mail domains can claim their own licence. Moreover, if all licences are assigned and another user needs one, licence revocation allows unused or inactive licences to be automatically revoked and claimed by new users without having to contact their licence manager. The self-service licencing feature therefore eliminates the need to manage licences on a day-to-day basis.

This feature is automatically enabled for customers with unlimited licences, for universities and for certain organisations and agencies that are stakeholders in the work of the EDQM. Other customers with licences for 50+ users may contact the EDQM via the EDQM helpdesk to request activation of self-service licencing for their EPID code(s).

For more information on this feature, please consult our quick start guide

A new platform is implemented to provide unique user authentication for a number of websites, including the European Pharmacopoeia Online, the European Paediatric Formulary (PaedForm) and Pharmeuropa Online.

Users of these websites must have an EDQM account, which consists in their e-mail address and associated password, and will then use this account to gain access (register) to the different websites. Once the user has signed in to one of the websites, for all the other websites the user is registered on, he or she will not be prompted to re-enter the login credentials when switching from one to the other during the same session.