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Information for farmers about inspections carried out on on-farm medicines, medicine records and farm movement records.
Method of payment for fees charged for the specific activities carried out by the VMD.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on how to apply for and maintain a shared-label for use on veterinary medicines placed on the market in the UK and Ireland.
Canada and UK Trade Continuity Agreement enters into force
Legal requirements and good practice guidance for SQP retailers’ premises inspections.
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate may suspend or expire a licence to market an animal medicine if it fails to comply with the regulations.
How to make sure an application relating to an authorisation for a veterinary medicine is complete and will pass validation.
Details of the VMD Corporate Priorities for 2024 - 2025.
You can appeal against certain decisions made by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) that affect you.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances for use in veterinary medicines.
Legal requirements referred to in Schedule 1 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations, as amended.
This document sets out the broad governance framework within which the VMD and Defra operate.
Guidance on the Batch Release Request scheme for an immunological veterinary medicine to be placed on the UK market.
Explainer for businesses and persons regulated by the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, as amended, on the transitional provisions included in the amending legislation: the Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulati…
Advice for vets: summary position of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) on responsible antibiotic use under the prescribing cascade.
The documentation accompanying an application for a marketing authorisation pursuant to Schedule 1 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations shall be presented in accordance with the requirements set out in this Annex.
The following requirements shall apply to immunological veterinary medicinal products, except where otherwise set out in Section IV.
Vets can download a poster containing key messages on AMR to use in their surgeries.
Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
Guidance on the handling of slurry and manure to help reduce the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
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