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The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024

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Contents: 210 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2 Interpretation
  4. 3 Introduction
  5. 4 Amendment to regulation 2
  6. 5 Amendment to regulation 5
  7. 6 Amendment to regulation 7
  8. 7 Amendment to regulation 10
  9. 8 New regulation 10A
  10. 9 Amendment to regulation 11
  11. 10 Amendment to regulation 15
  12. 11 Amendment to regulation 18
  13. 12 Amendment to regulation 21
  14. 13 Amendment to regulation 22
  15. 14 Amendment to regulation 23
  16. 15 New regulation 24A
  17. 16 Amendment to regulation 25
  18. 17 Amendment to regulation 30
  19. 18 Amendment to regulation 31
  20. 19 Amendment to regulation 32
  21. 20 Amendment to regulation 34
  22. 21 Amendment to regulation 35
  23. 22 Amendment to regulation 38
  24. 23 Amendment to regulation 41
  25. 24 Amendment to regulation 43
  26. 25 Amendment to regulation 44
  27. 26 Amendment to regulation 46
  28. 27 Introduction
  29. 28 Amendment to paragraph 2
  30. 29 Amendment to paragraph 3
  31. 30 Amendment to paragraph 5
  32. 31 Amendment to paragraph 7
  33. 32 Amendment to paragraph 8
  34. 33 Amendment to paragraph 10
  35. 34 New paragraph 10A
  36. 35 Amendment to paragraph 11
  37. 36 Amendment to paragraph 12
  38. 37 New paragraph 12A
  39. 38 Amendment to paragraph 13
  40. 39 Amendment to paragraph 14
  41. 40 Amendment to paragraph 15
  42. 41 Amendment to paragraph 17
  43. 42 Amendment to paragraph 18
  44. 43 Amendment to paragraph 22
  45. 44 New paragraph 22A
  46. 45 Amendment to paragraph 24
  47. 46 Amendment to paragraph 25
  48. 47 Amendment to paragraph 26
  49. 48 Amendment to paragraph 27
  50. 49 Amendment to paragraph 28
  51. 50 Amendment to paragraph 30
  52. 51 Amendment to paragraph 31
  53. 52 Amendment to paragraph 32
  54. 53 Amendment to paragraph 33
  55. 54 New paragraph 33A
  56. 55 Amendment to paragraph 34
  57. 56 Amendment to paragraph 35
  58. 57 Amendment to paragraph 38
  59. 58 Amendment to paragraph 39
  60. 59 Amendment to paragraph 41
  61. 60 New paragraphs 41A and 41B
  62. 61 Amendment to paragraph 48
  63. 62 Amendment to paragraph 49
  64. 63 Amendment to paragraph 50
  65. 64 Amendment to paragraph 51
  66. 65 Amendment to paragraph 52
  67. 66 Amendment to paragraph 53
  68. 67 Amendment to paragraph 55
  69. 68 Amendment to paragraph 56 and new paragraphs 56A, 56B and 56C
  70. 69 Amendment to paragraph 57
  71. 70 Amendment to paragraph 58
  72. 71 Amendment to paragraph 59
  73. 72 Amendment to paragraph 60
  74. 73 New paragraphs 60A and 60B
  75. 74 Amendment to paragraph 61
  76. 75 Amendment to paragraph 63
  77. 76 Amendment to paragraph 64
  78. 77 Amendment to paragraph 65
  79. 78 Amendment to paragraph 68
  80. 79 Introduction
  81. 80 Amendment to paragraph 1
  82. 81 Amendment to paragraph 2
  83. 82 Amendment to paragraph 3
  84. 83 Amendment to paragraph 4
  85. 84 New paragraph 4A
  86. 85 Amendment to paragraph 5
  87. 86 Amendment to paragraph 6
  88. 87 Amendment to paragraph 8
  89. 88 New paragraphs 8A and 8B
  90. 89 Amendment to paragraph 9
  91. 90 Amendment to paragraph 10
  92. 91 Amendment to paragraph 13
  93. 92 Amendment to Parts 2 to 5
  94. 93 New Part 2A and Part 2B
  95. 94 Introduction
  96. 95 Amendment to paragraph 1
  97. 96 Amendment to paragraph 2
  98. 97 Amendment to paragraph 3
  99. 98 New paragraphs 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D and 3E
  100. 99 Amendment to paragraph 4
  101. 100 Amendment to paragraph 5
  102. 101 Amendment to paragraph 6
  103. 102 Amendment to paragraph 7
  104. 103 New paragraph 7A
  105. 104 Amendment to paragraph 10
  106. 105 Amendment to paragraph 11
  107. 106 Amendment to paragraph 13
  108. 107 Amendment to paragraph 14
  109. 108 Amendment to paragraph 15
  110. 109 Amendment to paragraph 16
  111. 110 Amendment to paragraph 17
  112. 111 Amendment to paragraph 18
  113. 112 Amendment to paragraph 19
  114. 113 New paragraph 19A
  115. 114 Amendment to paragraph 20
  116. 115 Amendment to paragraph 21
  117. 116 New paragraphs 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D, 21E and 21F
  118. 117 Amendment to paragraph 23
  119. 118 Amendment to paragraph 24
  120. 119 Introduction
  121. 120 Amendment to paragraph 1
  122. 121 Amendment to paragraph 2
  123. 122 Amendment to paragraph 4
  124. 123 New paragraph 6A
  125. 124 Amendment to paragraph 9
  126. 125 New paragraph 9A
  127. 126 Amendment to paragraph 10
  128. 127 Introduction
  129. 128 Amendment to paragraph 1
  130. 129 Amendment to paragraph 3
  131. 130 Amendment to paragraph 7
  132. 131 Amendment to paragraph 8
  133. 132 Amendment to paragraph 10
  134. 133 Amendment to paragraph 11
  135. 134 Amendment to paragraph 12
  136. 135 Amendment to paragraph 14
  137. 136 Amendment to paragraph 15
  138. 137 Amendment to paragraph 16
  139. 138 Amendment to paragraph 17
  140. 139 Amendment to paragraph 18
  141. 140 Amendment to paragraph 19
  142. 141 Amendment to paragraph 20
  143. 142 Amendment to paragraph 21
  144. 143 Amendment to paragraph 22
  145. 144 New paragraph 22A
  146. 145 Amendment to paragraph 23
  147. 146 Amendment to paragraph 24
  148. 147 Amendment to paragraph 25
  149. 148 Amendment to paragraph 26
  150. 149 New paragraph 26A
  151. 150 Amendment to paragraph 28
  152. 151 Amendment to paragraph 29
  153. 152 Amendment to paragraph 30
  154. 153 Amendment to paragraph 31
  155. 154 Introduction
  156. 155 Amendment to paragraph 2
  157. 156 Amendment to paragraph 3
  158. 157 New paragraphs 3A and 3B
  159. 158 Amendment to paragraph 4
  160. 159 Amendment to paragraph 9
  161. 160 New paragraph 10
  162. 161 Introduction
  163. 162 Amendment to paragraph 1
  164. 163 Amendment to paragraph 4
  165. 164 Amendment to paragraph 7
  166. 165 New paragraph 7A
  167. 166 Amendment to paragraph 9
  168. 167 Amendment to paragraph 11
  169. 168 Amendment to paragraph 13
  170. 169 Amendment to paragraph 15
  171. 170 New paragraph 15A
  172. 171 Amendment to paragraph 17
  173. 172 Amendment to paragraph 18
  174. 173 Amendment to paragraph 22
  175. 174 Amendment to paragraph 25
  176. 175 Amendment to paragraph 28
  177. 176 Amendment to paragraph 29
  178. 177 Amendment to paragraph 30
  179. 178 New paragraphs 30A and 30B
  180. 179 Amendment to paragraph 31
  181. 180 Amendment to paragraph 33
  182. 181 Amendment to paragraph 34
  183. 182 Amendment to paragraph 35
  184. 183 Amendment to paragraph 36
  185. 184 Amendment to paragraph 37
  186. 185 Amendment to paragraph 38
  187. 186 Amendment to paragraph 39
  188. 187 Amendment to paragraph 40
  189. 188 Amendment to paragraph 41
  190. 189 Amendment to paragraph 42
  191. 190 Amendment to paragraph 43
  192. 191 Amendment to paragraph 44
  193. 192 Amendment to paragraph 46
  194. 193 Amendment to paragraph 48
  195. 194 Amendment to paragraph 53
  196. 195 New paragraph 54A
  197. 196 Amendment to paragraph 57
  198. 197 New paragraphs 57A and 57B
  199. 198 Amendment to paragraph 60
  200. 199 Amendment to paragraph 61
  201. 200 Labelling
  202. 201 Advertising
  203. 202 Wholesale supply of veterinary medicinal products by marketing authorisation holders
  204. 203 Recording of reasons for prescriptions
  205. 204 Prescription requirements
  206. 205 Feedingstuffs labelling requirements
  207. 206 Medicated feedingstuffs prescription requirements
  208. 207 Sampling for tolerances
  209. 208 Sampling for cross-contamination
  210. 209 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008

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210 provisions

200 Labelling

(1) Notwithstanding the amendments made to the following paragraphs of Schedule 1 to the 2013 Regulations by this instrument— (a) paragraph 48 (labelling of immediate packaging of veterinary medicinal products); (b) paragraph 49 (labelling of the outer packaging of veterinary medicinal products); (c) paragraph 50 (labelling of small immediate packaging units of veterinary medicinal products); (d) paragraph 51 (package leaflet of veterinary medicinal products); (e) paragraph 52 (small containers other than ampoules); (f) paragraph 53 (homeopathic remedies), it is not an offence under regulation 6 of the 2013 Regulations (marketing of products not in accordance with a marketing authorisation) for the holder of a marketing authorisation in respect of a veterinary medicinal product immediately before the coming into force of this instrument or the manufacturer to supply that veterinary medicinal product before 1st April 2029 in circumstances which would have been in accordance with those paragraphs as they had effect immediately before the coming into force of this instrument if, and for so long as, the conditions in paragraph (2) are met. (2) The conditions are— (a) there have been no amendments to the marketing authorisation which involve changes to the labelling approved by the Secretary of State under paragraph 45 of Schedule 1 to the 2013 Regulations since the coming into force of these Regulations; (b) the information on the labelling remains accurate. (3) As regards a veterinary medicinal product to which paragraph (1) applies immediately before 1st April 2029— (a) the provisions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) to (f), as amended by this instrument, apply in respect of that product on and after that date, (b) any further supply of that veterinary medicinal product which does not comply with those provisions is deemed not to be in accordance with the marketing authorisation for the purposes of regulation 6 of the 2013 Regulations, notwithstanding any previous approvals given under paragraph 45 of Schedule 1 to the 2013 Regulations.

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201 Advertising

Notwithstanding the amendments made to regulations 10 (advertising the product) and 11 (advertising of prescription products, etc.) of the 2013 Regulations by this instrument, it is not an offence under regulation 43(f) or (g) of the 2013 Regulations for a person to advertise a veterinary medicinal product before the end of the period which expires three months after the date on which this instrument comes into force if that advertisement would not have caused that person to fail to comply with regulations 10 or 11 of the 2013 Regulations as they had effect immediately before the coming into force of this instrument.

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202 Wholesale supply of veterinary medicinal products by marketing authorisation holders

Notwithstanding the amendments made to paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the 2013 Regulations (wholesale supply of veterinary medicinal products) by this instrument, until the end of the period which expires six months after the date on which this instrument comes into force— (a) that paragraph is to be read as if it continued to include reference to a holder of a marketing authorisation being able to supply a veterinary medicinal product wholesale, or to be in possession of it for that purpose, and (b) it is not an offence under paragraph 24(a) of that Schedule for the holder of a marketing authorisation to make such a supply (or to be in such possession) in accordance with that paragraph.

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203 Recording of reasons for prescriptions

Notwithstanding the amendments made to paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the 2013 Regulations (prescriptions) by this instrument, it is not an offence under paragraph 24(d) of that Schedule to fail to comply with paragraph 5(1A), (1B) or (4) of that Schedule before the end of the period which expires six months after the date on which this instrument comes into force.

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204 Prescription requirements

(1) Notwithstanding the amendments made to paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the 2013 Regulations (written prescriptions) by this instrument— (a) it is not an offence under paragraph 24(da) of that Schedule to fail to comply with paragraph 6(1) before the end of the period which expires six months after the date on which this instrument comes into force; (b) a written prescription issued before the end of the period which expires six months after the date on which this instrument comes into force in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the 2013 Regulations as it had effect immediately before the coming into force of this instrument is to be treated as validly issued for the purposes of the 2013 Regulations. (2) A written prescription issued before the end of the period which expires six months after the date on which this instrument comes into force in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the 2013 Regulations as it had effect immediately before the coming into force of this instrument (including a written prescription to which paragraph (1)(b) applies) continues to be valid until it expires in accordance with paragraph 6(2) or (3) of that Schedule.

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205 Feedingstuffs labelling requirements

Notwithstanding the amendments made to paragraphs 12 and 14 of Schedule 5 to the 2013 Regulations (labelling of premixtures and feedingstuffs containing veterinary medicinal product) by this instrument, it is not an offence under paragraph 31(j) or (l) of that Schedule to make a supply before the end of the period which expires six months after the date on which this instrument comes into force which is labelled in accordance with paragraph 12 or 14 (as the case may be) as it had effect immediately before the coming into force of this instrument.

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206 Medicated feedingstuffs prescription requirements

Notwithstanding the amendments made to paragraph 19 of Schedule 5 to the 2013 Regulations (prescriptions for feedingstuffs containing a veterinary medicinal product) by this instrument, a prescription issued before the end of the period which expires six months after the date on which this instrument comes into force in accordance with that paragraph as it had effect immediately before the coming into force of this instrument continues to be valid until it expires in accordance with paragraph 19(2).

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207 Sampling for tolerances

Notwithstanding the amendments made to paragraph 22 of Schedule 5 to the 2013 Regulations (sampling and analysis) by this instrument, the defence referred to in paragraph 22(2) of that Schedule continues to be available in respect of a sample taken before the end of the period which expires six months after the date on which this instrument comes into force if the active ingredient in the medicated feedingstuff sample is within the tolerances set out in the table in that paragraph as it had effect immediately before the coming into force of this instrument.

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208 Sampling for cross-contamination

Notwithstanding the insertion of paragraph 22A of Schedule 5 to the 2013 Regulations (sampling for cross-contamination) by this instrument, it is not an offence under paragraph 31(ra) of that Schedule to fail to comply with paragraph 22A before the end of the period which expires six months after the date on which this instrument comes into force.

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209 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of marketing authorisations for medicinal products for human use and veterinary medicinal products is revoked.

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