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Regulation 5 Manufacture of veterinary medicinal productsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The holder of a marketing authorisation must ensure that every stage in the manufacture of the veterinary medicinal product is carried out by the manufacturer specified in the marketing authorisation (who must, if the manufacture is carried out in the United Kingdom, hold a manufacturing authorisation for that type of product granted by the Secretary of State) and failure to do so is an offence.

(2)

Schedule 2 (the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products) has effect.

(3)

“Manufacture” includes any part of the manufacture of a veterinary medicinal product until the finished product is ready for sale in its final form as specified in the marketing authorisation but does not include the manufacture of an ingredient.

(4)

However—

(a)

a holder of a wholesale dealer’s authorisation (in accordance with regulation 13) or a suitably qualified person (in accordance with paragraph 13 of Schedule 3) may break open packages (other than the immediate packaging of the veterinary medicinal product);

(b)

a pharmacist may break open any package other than the immediate packaging of injectable products; and

(c)

a veterinary surgeon may break open any package.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 5 in force at 1.10.2006, see reg. 1