# The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, Paragraph 23: Marketing authorisations for food-producing species

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State must not grant a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product for food-producing species unless maximum residue limits have been established under Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of all its pharmacologically active substances ....
(2) This does not apply in the case of a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product for administration to a horse that has been declared on its horse passport as not intended for slaughter for human consumption; but in this case the product must not include an active substance that has been classified under Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as prohibited for use in food producing animals.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2033/schedule/1/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/schedule-1/paragraph-23
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