# The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005, Paragraph 23: Marketing authorisations for food-producing animals


(1) The Secretary of State shall not grant a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product for food-producing species unless all its pharmacologically active substances appear in Annex I, II or III to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90.
(2) This shall not apply in the case of a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product for administration to a horse that has been declared as not intended for slaughter for human consumption in accordance with—
(a) the Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004;
(b) the Horse Passports Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004;
(c) the Horse Passports (Scotland) Regulations 2005;
(d) the Horse Passports (Wales) Regulations 2005,
but the product shall neither include active substances that appear in Annex IV to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90 nor be intended for use in the treatment of conditions, as detailed in the authorised Summary of Product Characteristics, for which a veterinary medicinal product is authorised for horses.
(3) In this paragraph “horse” includes any member of the equidae family.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2745/schedule/1/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-23
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