{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2033",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Importation of authorised veterinary medicinal products",
  "text": "(1) No person may import, or move into Great Britain from Northern Ireland, a veterinary medicinal product authorised for use in Great Britain except in accordance with this regulation.\n(2) A holder of a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product may import that veterinary medicinal product.\n(3) A holder of a manufacturing authorisation may import a veterinary medicinal product to which that authorisation relates.\n(4) An authorised wholesale dealer may import a veterinary medicinal product if—\n(a) the authorisation covers the product; and\n(b) the dealer has notified the holder of the marketing authorisation in writing before importation.\n(5) A veterinary surgeon or a pharmacist may import any authorised veterinary medicinal product.\n(6) A suitably qualified person (registered in accordance with paragraph 14 of Schedule 3) may import any authorised veterinary medicinal product that that person is permitted to supply.\n(7) There are no restrictions on the importation of an authorised veterinary medicinal product in category AVM-GSL.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 9(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Veterinary Medicines and Residues (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1461), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2033/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:44:44.019972+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."
}