Ministerial Decree No. 380 validating the Regulation on drug safety requirements. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Drugs Certification Animal health Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes the safety requirements for drugs and biological preparations used for veterinary purposes, including those manufactured on or imported into the country. Such drugs shall be authorized for manufacture and application only following state registration. This Ministerial Decree shall not apply to experimental drugs, samples imported for state registration and preparations containing GMOs. Mandatory radiation control and eradication of toxic substances, toxic and infected plants shall be carried out at the preliminary stage of procurement of raw materials for the manufacture of drugs and biological preparations. All substances and packaging materials used in the manufacture of drugs and biological preparations shall be certified. Drugs shall be manufactured from medicinal substances registered in Kazakhstan. Full text Russian Website www.government.kz