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Paragraph 27 Provisions of samples and expertise

United Kingdom

(1)

The Secretary of State may require a marketing authorisation holder to provide, at any time and at any stage of the manufacturing process, samples of starting materials or the veterinary medicinal product for testing F1and to provide the results of any control tests carried out in relation to such materials or the finished product in accordance with the methods to be used under the terms of the marketing authorisation.

(2)

At the request of the Secretary of State, the marketing authorisation holder must provide technical expertise to facilitate any analysis of the product.

F2(3)

The Secretary of State may require an applicant for a marketing authorisation to provide samples of a veterinary medicinal product for testing.

(4)

The samples mentioned in sub-paragraph (3) may be used—

(a)

to test the veterinary medicinal product and its constituents at any stage of development of the product in order to ensure that the control methods used by the manufacturer are satisfactory; and

(b)

to verify that, where a veterinary medicinal product is intended for administration to a food-producing animal, the means used for residue detection in relation to pharmacologically active substances are satisfactory.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 1 para. 27(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 48(a)

F2

Sch. 1 para. 27(3)(4) inserted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 48(b)

Notes on Schedule 1

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 1 heading inserted (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(7)(a)

F2

Words in Sch. 1 heading inserted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Health, Identification, Trade and Veterinary Medicines) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/353), regs. 1(3), 10(13)(a)