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Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Guidance for manufacturers and distributors of premixtures and feedingstuffs containing veterinary medicines or specified feed additives.
Guidance on the Specific Batch Control (SBC) scheme for release of product on to the UK market.
Check for listed disinfectants for aquaculture; or apply to have your product listed.
The requirements for 3D printed products will depend on whether they are classed as medical devices, personal protective equipment (PPE) or both.
How to conform with the legal requirements for placing medical devices on the market.
Form to apply for a licence or certificate of competence to slaughter or kill animals.
Use this certificate to bring your pet dog, cat or ferret, or assistance dog, to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply for an authorisation to place a veterinary medicine on the UK market or part of, or to expire one.
The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export other live animals to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Advice on writing clear notices and maximising replies to your FSNs.
You must fill in this form to confirm that you won't sell or transfer the pet dog, cat, ferret or assistance dog to a new owner in the UK.
Bring your pet to Great Britain - microchipping, pet passports, vaccinations
Comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP), and prepare for an inspection.
Guidance and application forms for Marketing Authorisations, Animal Test Certificates, Veterinary Homeopathic Remedy, Export and Import certificates, Batch release and Batch control.
Details of General Licences issued by OFSI
Legal terms for veterinary medicines, marketing of non-medicinal products including medicinal words and phrases, how to complain.
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