The phrase "authorised before" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to something that has received prior approval or permission.
Example: "The changes to the project were only implemented after they were authorised before the deadline."
Alternatives: "approved previously" or "sanctioned earlier".
Under EU rules, GM crops must be formally authorised before they can be cultivated.
Not all CCGs will be ready to take on budgets in 2013, and they will have to be centrally authorised before they take control.
This came soon, for the Grand Junction Railway from Warrington to Birmingham had been authorised before the canal opened, and was carrying goods by January 1838.
Biometric analysis will be defined in the statistical analysis plan, which must be authorised before the database is opened by the biostatistician, the sponsor, and the principal investigator.
It is unclear for the moment in which way this provision shall be handled by the MSs as this also apply to medicinal products authorised before the entry into force of this Regulation.
A phone tap is authorised and before you know it we're in The Wire season one.
Books about him that he authorised just before his death in 1965 stressed how innovative he was while downplaying the work of vital collaborators.
It is secure because it relies on a biometric signal that is at least as hard to forge as the signatures that routinely authorised transactions before the invention of the personal identification number.
While rebuilding the temple of the Yungang Grottoes, he authorised building work before gaining approval from Unesco, risking damage to the statues.
It was when the real decisions were taken - taken before Bush went to the UN, before the UN authorised fresh weapons inspections, and before the government's first dossier on Iraq's WMD.
In France, where an inquisitorial system is used, an examining magistrate hears evidence from witnesses and suspects, orders searches and authorises warrants, before deciding if there is a valid case.
