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List of words and phrases that will cause a veterinary product to be medicinal by presentation either through use or contextual use.
This guide provides a list of UK Sanctions List (UKSL) fields and mappings to compare with the list of fields on the OFSI Consolidated List, which is closing on 28 January 2026.
Downloadable letters explaining UK laws and conventions on people's names and name changing.
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Criteria applied by the VMD for accepting and agreeing the invented name of veterinary medicinal products.
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