{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-82/annex-I/title-II/part-2/division-C/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-82/annex-I/title-II/part-2/division-C/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2001/82",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-82",
  "path": "annex/I/title/II/part/2/division/C/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Starting materials listed in pharmacopoeias",
  "text": "The monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia shall be applicable to all starting materials appearing in it.\nIn respect of other substances, each Member State may require observance of its own national pharmacopoeia with regard to products manufactured in its territory.\nConstituents fulfilling the requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia or the pharmacopoeia of one of the Member States shall be deemed to comply sufficiently with Article 12(3)(i). In this case the description of the analytical methods may be replaced by a detailed reference to the pharmacopoeia in question.\nColouring matter shall, in all cases, satisfy the requirements of Directive 78/25/EEC.\nThe routine tests carried out on each batch of starting materials must be as stated in the application for marketing authorisation. If tests other than those mentioned in the pharmacopoeia are used, proof must be supplied that the starting materials meet the quality requirements of that pharmacopoeia.\nIn cases where a specification or other provisions contained in a monograph of the European Pharmacopoeia or in the pharmacopoeia of a Member State might be insufficient to ensure the quality of the substance, the competent authorities may request more appropriate specifications from the applicant for marketing authorisation. The alleged insufficiency shall be reported to the authorities responsible for the pharmacopoeia in question.\nIn cases where a starting material is described neither in the European Pharmacopoeia nor in the pharmacopoeia of a Member State, compliance with the monograph of a third country pharmacopoeia can be accepted; in such cases, the applicant shall submit a copy of the monograph accompanied where necessary by the validation of the test procedures contained in the monograph and by a translation where appropriate.\nWhen starting materials of animal origin are used, they shall comply with the relevant monographs including general monographs and general chapters of the European Pharmacopoeia . The tests and controls conducted shall be appropriate to the starting material.\nThe applicant shall supply documentation to demonstrate that the starting materials and the manufacturing of the veterinary medical product is in comply with the requirements of the Note for Guidance on minimising the risk of transmitting animal spongiform encephalopathy agents via human and veterinary medicinal products, as well as with the requirements of the corresponding monograph of the European Pharmacopoeia . Certificates of Suitability issued by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and HealthCare, with reference to the relevant monograph of the European Pharmacopoeia , may be used to demonstrate compliance.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Directive 2009/9/EC of 10 February 2009 amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community code relating to medicinal products for veterinary use (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2001/82/annex/I/title/II/part/2/division/C/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:59.567754+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}