# The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006, Paragraph 23: Marketing authorisations for food-producing species

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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 must not include an active substance that appears in Annex IV to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90 and must not be intended for the treatment of a condition for which a veterinary medicinal product is already 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/2006/2407/schedule/1/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-23
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