Law no. 10 of 2006 concerning Veterinary Medicinal Products (Quality Control, Registration, Circulation, Manufacture, Administration and Use).

Subject

Livestock

Keyword

Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Animal production Authorization/permit Basic legislation Biotechnology Business/industry/corporations Classification/declassification Pests/diseases Hormones/steroids Inspection Institution Intellectual property rights/patents Internal trade International trade Packaging/labelling Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Toxicity/poisoning Protection of environment Public health Research Risk assessment/management Rodents Standards Drugs

Geographical area

Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia

Abstract

This Law, consisting of 106 articles and divided into nine Parts, in harmonisation with the Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products, applies to: preparation of veterinary medicinal products, including premixes for medicated animal feed, active substances used as raw materials, specific substances that may be used as veterinary medicinal products with anabolic, anti-infectious, anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory, hormonal or psychotropic properties, except for: inactivated or non-inactivated immunological veterinary medicinal products prepared from pathogens and antigens from an animal of a livestock and used for the treatment of the same animal, veterinary medicinal products based on radioactive isotopes. The following relevant terms are defined: adverse effects; adverse reaction in human; immunological veterinary medicinal product; galenic medicinal product; over-the-counter galenic medicinal product; dosage of veterinary medicinal product; registered; outer packaging; labelling; risks associated with the use of the product, including any risk of adverse effects on the environment and risks for human and animal health; veterinary prescription; veterinary medicinal product; distribute; retail sale; unintended use; homeopathic veterinary medicinal product; substance; manufacture of active substances used as raw materials; mixture for medicated animal feed; feed additive; serious adverse reaction; benefit/risk ratio; wholesale of veterinary medicinal products.

Full text

Greek

Website

www.mof.gov.cy

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Directive 2006/130/EC implementing Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of criteria for exempting certain veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals from the requirement of a veterinary prescription.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Animal health, Drugs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products.

Legislation | European Union | 2001

Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal health, Drugs, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX