Regulation No. 587 on medicated feed (the Medicated Feed Regulation).

The present Regulation, adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, implements Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed. It applies to the manufacture, use, storage, transport, distribution, import, export, and prescribing of medicated feed and intermediate products. It does not apply to veterinary drugs defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products, unless they are incorporated into medicated feed or an intermediate product. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 and this Regulation, the provisions of the former shall take precedence. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority shall carry out inspections and take the necessary administrative decisions to enforce the provisions of this Regulation. Any business that manufactures, stores, transports, or distributes medicated feed or intermediate products is required to obtain approval from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority for each unit operated by the business.
Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which is reproduced in the present Regulation, applies to: (a) the manufacture, storage and transport of medicated feed and intermediate products; (b) the placing on the market, including import from third countries, and use of medicated feed and intermediate products; and (c) the export to third countries of medicated feed and intermediate products. It lays down rules concerning the composition of medicated feed and intermediate products; cross-contamination; specific labelling requirements; packaging; advertising of medicated feed and intermediate products; approval of establishments; prescriptions and use of medicated feed; antimicrobial active substances in medicated feed; etc.