Paragraph 2 Withdrawal periods
A veterinary surgeon prescribing or administering a veterinary medicinal product to a food-producing animal under the cascade must specify an appropriate withdrawal period.
The withdrawal period must ensure that, if there is a maximum residue limit specified for the active substance in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90, the level of residue of the active substance does not exceed that limit.
In any event, unless the Secretary of State has specified in writing a different withdrawal period for a particular veterinary medicinal product, the withdrawal period (irrespective of whether or not a maximum residue limit is specified in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90) must not be less than—
7 days for eggs;
7 days for milk;
28 days for meat from poultry and mammals including fat and offal;
500 degree daysf1 for fish meat.
In the case of a homeopathic remedy in which active principles figure in Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90, the withdrawal period is zero.
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The number of days of the withdrawal period is calculated by dividing 500 by the mean temperature of the water in degrees Celsius.