Decree no. 199/GOL on Veterinary Medicines. Country/Territory Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Document type Regulation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Fisheries, Water Keyword Aquatic animals Fraud Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Business/industry/corporations Certification Pests/diseases Hormones/steroids Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Internal trade International trade Packaging/labelling Monitoring Offences/penalties Public health Research Sustainable development Transport/storage Use restrictions Vaccination Drugs Industrial water use Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Abstract This Decree, consisting of 72 articles, determines principles, regulations and measures on the management, monitoring and inspecting of veterinary regime to conform business operation and the use of veterinary machines to technical principles, in order to assure productivity, efficiency and life safety of people, animals and environment, and thus contribute to the national development. According to this Decree, veterinary medicines are those preventing diseases, curing and supplementing health of animals and aquatic animals, such as vaccines, anthelminthic, vitamins accurately registered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and include processed foods medical, chemical substances or semi bio substance medicals, raw medical materials used in veterinary medicines. Other relevant terms defined are: antimicrobials, antibiotics, antimicrobials resistance, ingredients, animal feeds, veterinary medicine book, labels, prescription, counterfeit veterinary medicines, degraded veterinary medicines, pharmacist. Full text Lao Website laotradeportal.gov.la