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Act on the Marketing of Veterinary Medicinal Products and on the Implementation of Regulations under EU Law concerning Veterinary Medicinal Products.

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Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
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Abstract
This Act provides for safe trade of veterinary medicinal products and is aiming to guarantee the quality, effectiveness and safety of veterinary medicinal products. The provisions of this Law are intended to ensure a high level of protection for animal health, animal welfare and the environment and public health. The Act is also implementing relevant EU regulations and further provides for production, distribution, consumption or use on the Union market of the veterinary medicinal products, processing up to the ready-to-use packaged products and treatment preparation for substances. This Act does not apply to immunological veterinary medicinal products which are produced using pathogens or by biotechnical, biochemical or synthetic means according to Article 4 number 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6. The Act provides for specific requirements for labelling and packaging of the veterinary medical products, clinical trials and residue test, authorisation and manufacturing license, wholesale distribution permit, public information, treatment with antibacterial agent, quality control, quality control and monitoring. The Act consists of 95 Articles divided into 6 Sections. Two Appendixes are enclosed.
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Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Law comes into force on 28 January 2022.
Notes
Consolidated version of the Act on the Marketing of Veterinary Medicinal Products and on the Implementation of Regulations under EU Law concerning Veterinary Medicinal Products as of 2022 (BGBl. I S. 2852).
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Published in the Official Gazette BGBI. I p.4530.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Gesetz ber den Verkehr mit Tierarzneimitteln und zur Durchf hrung unionsrechtlicher Vorschriften betreffend Tierarzneimittel (Tierarzneimittelgesetz - TAMG).