Legislative Decree No. 71 implementing Directives 2000/37/EC and 2001/82/EC concerning veterinary medicinal products. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 87, 14 April 2003. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Drugs Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract In implementation of particular provisions laid down in Directives 2000/37/EC and 2001/82/EC, this Legislative Decree amends and supplements Legislative Decree No. 119 of 1992 in matter of veterinary drugs. Chapter IV bis shall be inserted after Chapter IV. The new provisions regard the Advisory Commission on Veterinary Drugs, which shall operate under the Ministry of Health. Further, article 26 bis shall be replaced by the text contained in article 3 hereto dealing with the national pharmacovigilance system, which is charged with the collection and valuation, on a scientific basis, of all relevant information. On the other hand, the Regions as well as the Autonomous Provinces shall contribute to the pharmacovigilance system either by setting up their own regional pharmacovigilance centres or by entrusting the competences in question to the regional veterinary services. The Annex attached contains the model of the form to be filled in and submitted to the competent authorities in case any adverse reaction occurs. Full text Italian Website www.comune.jesi.an.it References - Legislation Implements 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 Commission Directive 2000/37/EC amending Chapter VIa 'Pharmacovigilance' of Council Directive 81/851/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to veterinary medicinal products. Legislation | European Union | 2000 Keyword: Animal health, Drugs, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Internal trade, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Legislative Decree No. 119 implementing Directives Nos. 81/851/CEE, No. 81/852/CEE, No. 87/20/CEE and No. 90/676/CEE on veterinary drugs. Legislation | Italy | 1992 (1997) Keyword: Animal health, Drugs, Authorization/permit, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX