Ministerial Decree No. 393 regarding validation of the Regulation on licensing of veterinary activity in the Russian Federation. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Authorization/permit Certification Drugs Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Regulation determines the modalities of licensing of veterinary activity carried out by juridical persons irrespectively of organizational and legal form and by physical persons engaged in private business activity without the status of juridical person. License is issued for carrying out veterinary medicinal and prophylactic, laboratory and diagnostic activity, as well as manufacturing and trade of veterinary drugs manufactured by enterprises, laboratories and shops, manufacturing and trade of animal feed, animal food additives, including non-traditional ones, mineral and vitaminous additional fodder, manufactured by enterprises, laboratories and shops, trade of animal drugs and veterinary preparations. Licensee can be authorized for carrying out several types of veterinary activity simultaneously. License is issued for the period no less than 3 years. License can be issued for the period less than 3 years at the request of the solicitor. Licensing authority keeps register of the issued, registered, suspended and cancelled licenses. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implemented by Official Letter No. 13-2-2/369 of the Veterinary Department attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food regarding licensing of veterinary activity in the Russian Federation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996 Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Authorization/permit, Certification, Drugs Source: FAO, FAOLEX