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Apply for veterinary medicine authorisations

Guidance and application forms for Marketing Authorisations, Animal Test Certificates, Veterinary Homeopathic Remedy, Export and Import certificates, Batch release and Batch control.

• From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
• Published: 19 December 2014
• Last updated: 5 October 2022 — See all updates

Application guidance and supporting information on applying for a:

• Marketing Authorisation (MA)
• Marketing Authorisation Parallel Import (MAPI)
• Specific Manufacturing Authorisations:
  • Autogenous Vaccine Authorisation (AVA)
  • Non-food Animal Blood Bank (NFABB)
  • Equine Stem Cell Centre Authorisation (ESCCA)
• Register Veterinary Homeopathic Remedy (VHR)
• Specific batch control of a pharmaceutical veterinary medicine
• Batch release of an immunological veterinary medicine
• Export Certificate
• Special Import Certificate (SIC)
• Animal Test Certificate (ATC)

Apply for marketing authorisation

• Apply for a Marketing Authorisation in the UK for a veterinary medicine or expiry
  • 17 November 2022
  • Guidance
• Marketing Authorisations for Parallel Import of veterinary medicines
  • 23 March 2022
  • Guidance
• Marketing Authorisation Holders, Named Distributors and Local Representatives of veterinary medicines
  • 28 January 2022
  • Guidance
• Apply to submit conditional or commitment data for assessment
  • 27 November 2014
  • Form
• Variations to a veterinary Marketing Authorisation or Homeopathic Remedy
  • 28 January 2022
  • Guidance
• Apply to renew a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicine
  • 27 June 2022
  • Guidance
• Specific Manufacturing Authorisations
  • 13 December 2022
  • Guidance

Supplementary Guidance

• Validation of applications for veterinary medicines
  • 27 June 2022
  • Guidance
• Summary of Product Characteristics and product literature for veterinary medicines
  • 17 June 2022
  • Guidance
• Application fees for animal medicines
  • 4 October 2021
  • Guidance
• Timetables for national applications for MAs, ATCs and VHRs
  • 27 May 2022
  • Guidance
• Submission of an application for an animal medicine authorisation
  • 6 December 2022
  • Guidance
• Annual fees for marketing authorisation holders for veterinary medicines
  • 13 March 2023
  • Form
• Veterinary medicines unfettered access from Northern Ireland
  • 22 September 2021
  • Guidance

Apply for 'other'

• Export drugs and medicines: special rules
  • 13 April 2023
  • Guidance
• Import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK
  • 7 September 2021
  • Guidance
• Apply for animal feedingstuffs registration (medicated feed)
  • 22 June 2016
  • Form
• Suspension or expiry of a veterinary Marketing Authorisation, Homeopathic Remedy or Animal Test Certificate
  • 31 March 2016
  • Guidance
• Apply for specific batch control of a pharmaceutical veterinary medicine
  • 1 April 2019
  • Guidance
• Apply for batch release of an immunological veterinary medicine
  • 20 April 2022
  • Guidance

Apply for ATC

• Apply to run a clinical trial using a medicine for an animal
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Apply to change an animal test certificate (ATC)
  • 16 February 2018
  • Form

Published 19 December 2014
Last updated 5 October 2022 + show all updates

1. 5 October 2022

   Reviewed and updated headings and links to application guidance

2. 15 October 2019

   Addition of applications forms; new marketing authorisation, variation and renewal of a marketing authorisation.

3. 30 November 2018

   Guidance for Parallel Import of veterinary medicines added

4. 26 February 2018

   Restructured collection of guidance content with additional articles added

5. 19 December 2016

   Guidance added 'Apply to change Marketing Authorisation Holder, Distributor or Local Representative details added to Veterinary Medicines Application Forms'

6. 19 December 2014

   First published.