The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2009
Made: 12th August 2009
Laid before Parliament: 27th August 2009
Coming into force: 1st October 2009
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PART 1 — Introduction
Title and commencement
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Definition of “veterinary medicinal product”, interpretation and scope
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Products to which these Regulations do not apply
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PART 2 — Authorised veterinary medicinal products
Placing a veterinary medicinal product on the market
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Manufacture of veterinary medicinal products
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The finished product
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Classification, supply and possession of the product
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Administration of the product
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Importation of authorised veterinary medicinal products
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Advertising the product
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Advertising of prescription products and products containing psychotropic drugs or narcotics
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Defence of publication in the course of business
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Wholesale dealing
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Feedingstuffs
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Exemptions
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Fees
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PART 3 — Records
Food-producing animals: proof of purchase of veterinary medicinal products
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Food-producing animals: records of administration by a veterinary surgeon
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Food-producing animals: records of acquisition and administration
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Food-producing animals: retention of records
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Records by a holder of a manufacturing authorisation
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Records by a holder of a wholesale dealer’s authorisation
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Records of the receipt or supply of prescription products
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Records of products administered to a food-producing animal under the cascade
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PART 4 — Unauthorised veterinary medicinal products
Importation of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product
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Possession of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product
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Supply of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product
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PART 5 — Miscellaneous provisions, enforcement and offences
The Veterinary Products Committee
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Veterinary Products Committee appeals procedure
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Appeals to an appointed person
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Exports
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Time limits
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Appointment of inspectors
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Powers of entry
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Powers of an inspector
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Inspection of pharmacies
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Obstruction
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Improvement notices
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Appeals against improvement notices
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Powers of a court on appeal
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Seizure notices
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Publication
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Penalties
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Northern Ireland
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Revocation
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SCHEDULE 1 — Marketing authorisations
PART 1 — Application for a marketing authorisation
Application for a marketing authorisation
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Information with the application
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Summary of product characteristics
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Supply of a copy of the summary of product characteristics
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Time limits for applications for products for use in food-producing animals
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PART 2 — Derogations from some of the requirements in Part 1
Scope
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Bibliographic application
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Application for a product using a new combination of active substances
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Application using existing data
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Application for a pharmacologically equivalent medicinal product
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Time limits for marketing authorisations granted under the procedure for a pharmacologically equivalent product
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Extension of time limits
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Parallel imports
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Specific batch control scheme
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Similar immunological products
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Marketing a product authorised in another country
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PART 3 — Grant of a marketing authorisation
Time limits
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Place of establishment of applicant
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Procedure
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Products authorised in another member State
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Assessment reports
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Grant of a marketing authorisation
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Marketing authorisations for food-producing species
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Refusal of a marketing authorisation
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Publication following the grant of a marketing authorisation
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Marketing authorisations in exceptional circumstances
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Provisions of samples and expertise
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Supply of information
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Duties on the holder of a marketing authorisation relating to an immunological product
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Control tests
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Placing on the market
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Duration and validity of a marketing authorisation
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PART 4 — Variations of marketing authorisations on the application of the holder
Variation of a marketing authorisation where the product is authorised using mutual recognition or the decentralised procedure
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Variation of a marketing authorisation not authorised in another member State
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Administrative variations
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Changes after a marketing authorisation has been issued
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Compulsory variation
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PART 5 — Suspension, etc. of a marketing authorisation
Suspension of a marketing authorisation: grounds
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Suspension of a marketing authorisation: procedure
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Revocation
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Prohibiting the supply of veterinary medicinal products
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PART 6 — Mutual recognition and multiple applications
Application for a marketing authorisation where one already exists in another member State
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Application in another member State
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Application for a marketing authorisation in multiple member States where a marketing authorisation does not exist in any member State
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PART 7 — Labelling and package leaflets
Approval by the Secretary of State
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Reference to being authorised
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Language
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Labelling with all the information on the immediate packaging
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Products with immediate and outer packaging
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Package leaflets
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Ampoules
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Small containers other than ampoules
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Homeopathic remedies
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Variations
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PART 8 — Pharmacovigilance
Qualified persons responsible for pharmacovigilance
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Duties relating to the qualified person
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Adverse reactions to a veterinary medicinal product administered in the United Kingdom
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Adverse reactions to a veterinary medicinal product administered in a third country
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Periodic safety update reports
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Release of information by the marketing authorisation holder
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Action taken on account of pharmacovigilance
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PART 9 — Homeopathic remedies
Meaning of “homeopathic remedy”
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Placing a homeopathic remedy on the market in accordance with a registration
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Application for registration
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Procedure for registration
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Products on the market before 1994
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Classification
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SCHEDULE 2 — The manufacture of veterinary medicinal products
PART 1 — Manufacturing authorisations
Application
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Time limits
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Granting the authorisation
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The authorisation
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Suspension, variation or revocation of the authorisation
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Inspection of premises
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Report following inspection
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Duties on the holder of a manufacturing authorisation
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Qualified persons for manufacture
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Refusal or revocation of appointment
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Duties on a qualified person
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Register
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Test sites
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PART 2 — Authorisation of manufacturers of autogenous vaccines
Authorisation to manufacture autogenous vaccines
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Types of authorisation
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Labelling
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Records
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Adverse reactions
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Inspection of premises
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PART 3 — Authorisation of blood banks
Authorisation of blood banks
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Supply and administration of blood from a blood bank
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Labelling
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Records
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Inspection of premises
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PART 4 — Authorisation of manufacturers of products for administration under the cascade
Authorisation to manufacture products for administration under the cascade
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Labelling
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Records
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Adverse reactions
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Inspection of premises
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PART 5 — Authorisation of equine stem cell centres
Authorisation of stem cell centres
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Supply and administration of stem cells
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Labelling
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Records
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Inspection of premises
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SCHEDULE 3 — Classification and supply, wholesale dealers and sheep dip
PART 1 — Classification and supply of authorised veterinary medicinal products
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