Act on the Enactment of a Veterinary Medicinal Products Act and on the Adaptation of Pharmaceutical and Other Regulations. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt Year 2021, Part I, No. 70 Subject Livestock, Fisheries Keyword Drugs Fish disease Animal health Animal production Packaging/labelling Public health Basic legislation Internal trade International trade Authorization/permit Registration Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal welfare Monitoring Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force of this Act is made in different dates for each relevant section. Please refer to Article 10 (Entry into Force) of the attachment to the Act. Abstract This Act provides for the safe trade of the veterinary medicines and effectiveness of the products quality and guarantee. This Act is intended to provide a high level of protection for animal health, animal protection and the environment as well as public health. The Act consists of 6 Parts divided into 93 sections: (1) General Provisions; (2) Veterinary medicinal products in the scope of the EU Regulation 2019/6; (3) Requirement for veterinary medicinal products outside of the scope of the EU Regulation 2019/6; (4) Common Rules; (5) Penalty and fine regulations; and (6)Transitional provisions. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2018 (2022) Keyword: Aquaculture, Aquatic animals, Fish disease, Drugs, Animal health, Basic legislation, Internal trade, International trade, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Business/industry/corporations Source: FAO, FAOLEX