The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2011

Regulation 16

SCHEDULE 7 Fees

1. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Interpretation

   2. 2. Payment of fees

   3. 3. Time of payment

   4. 4. Multiple inspections

   5. 5. Expenses for inspections outside the United Kingdom

   6. 6. Translation

2. PART 2 Fees relating to marketing authorisations

   1. 7. Fees for specified pharmaceutical applications

   2. 8. Decentralised pharmaceutical application where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State

   3. 9. Application for a marketing authorisation for an immunological product

   4. 10. Decentralised immunological application where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State

   5. 11. Application for a marketing authorisation using identical data

   6. 12. Application for an exceptional marketing authorisation (pharmaceutical)

   7. 13. Fees for an application for an exceptional marketing authorisation (immunological)

   8. 14. Fee for the conversion from an exceptional to a full marketing authorisation

   9. 15. Application for a marketing authorisation relating to a parallel import

   10. 16. Application to change the distribution category of a product authorised through the centralised procedure

   11. 17. Application for a variation to a marketing authorisation dealt with under national or mutual recognition variation procedures.

   12. 18. Application for a variation to a marketing authorisation dealt with under worksharing procedures

   13. 19. Application for an extension dealt with under the decentralised procedure where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State

   14. 20. Provision of information relating to the recognition of a United Kingdom marketing authorisation or an extension

   15. 21. Exception for a variation relating to animal testing

   16. 22. Application for the renewal of a national marketing authorisation

   17. 23. Application for the renewal of a marketing authorisation obtained through mutual recognition or the decentralised procedure

   18. 24. Registration of a homeopathic remedy

   19. 25. Annual fees for marketing authorisations

   20. 26. Auditor’s certificate

3. PART 3 Fees payable by manufacturers

   1. 27. Application for a manufacturing authorisation

   2. 28. Application for a variation of a manufacturing authorisation

   3. 29. Application for an authorisation to manufacture an autogenous vaccine or a product for administration under the cascade

   4. 30. Annual fees

   5. 31. Site inspections – type of site

   6. 32. Inspection of a site where immunological veterinary medicinal products are manufactured

   7. 33. Inspection of a site where sterile veterinary medicinal products are manufactured

   8. 34. Inspection of a site where no immunological or sterile veterinary medicinal products are manufactured

   9. 35. Inspection of a site where veterinary medicinal products are assembled

   10. 36. Test sites

   11. 37. Animal blood bank or equine stem cell centre authorisations

4. PART 4 Fees relating to a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

   1. 38. Application for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

   2. 39. Variation of a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

   3. 40. Annual fee for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

   4. 41. Inspection of a wholesale dealer’s premises

5. PART 5 Fees relating to feedingstuffs

   1. 42. Fees relating to feedingstuffs

   2. 43. Fees relating to premises for supply by suitably qualified persons

   3. 44. Reduced fees

6. PART 6 General

   1. 45. Testing samples

   2. 46. Animal test certificates

   3. 47. Importation of a veterinary medicinal product for treatment under the cascade

   4. 48. Importation of a veterinary medicinal product for administration under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986

   5. 49. Wholesale dealer’s import certificate

   6. 50. Specific batch control

   7. 51. Submission of control tests of an immunological product

   8. 52. Export certificates

   9. 53. Provision of advice

   10. 54. Appeals to the Veterinary Products Committee: marketing authorisations and animal test certificates

   11. 55. Appeals to the Veterinary Products Committee: variations

   12. 56. Appeal to the Veterinary Products Committee: suspensions

   13. 57. Appeal to the Veterinary Products Committee: active substance under Schedule 6

   14. 58. Fee relating to an appointed person

   15. 59. Fees relating to a veterinary surgeon’s practice premises

   16. 60. Refund of fees relating to the Veterinary Products Committee or appointed persons

   17. 61. Fees relating to an improvement notice

   18. 62. Non-payment of fees

   19. 63. Waiver or reduction of fees

   20. 64. Reduction of fees when an application is withdrawn

PART 1 Introduction

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“national application” means an application for a marketing authorisation that does not involve another member State;

“pharmaceutical product” means any veterinary medicinal product other than an immunological product;

“simultaneous application” is an application in which, at the time an authorisation for a product is applied for, one or more additional applications are submitted for products that are identical to the first product except that—

(a)

in the case of an immunological product, they have a lesser number of antigens than the first product, but only contain antigens contained in the first product; and

(b)

in the case of a pharmaceutical product, they have different strengths of the active substance,

and, in the case of an application involving more than one Member State, the additional applications do not include a Member State that was not included in the first application.

Payment of fees

2.  All fees under this Schedule are payable to the Secretary of State.

Time of payment

3.  All fees are payable on invoice unless otherwise specified.

Multiple inspections

4.  If a site is inspected for more than one type of authorisation at the same time, the fee is the sum of —

(a) 50% of the fee specified in respect of each type of authorisation for which an inspection is carried out; and

(b) 50% of the highest of those fees.

Expenses for inspections outside the United Kingdom

5.  Whenever premises outside the United Kingdom are inspected, the travel and subsistence costs of the inspectors and interpreters’ fees are payable in addition to the inspection fee specified.

Translation

6.  All translation costs are charged additionally.

PART 2 Fees relating to marketing authorisations

Fees for specified pharmaceutical applications

7.  The following table sets out the fees relating to a pharmaceutical veterinary medicinal product for—

(a) a national application for a marketing authorisation that is—

(i) a full application under Part 1 of Schedule 1;

(ii) a bibliographic application; or

(iii) an application based on pharmacological equivalence;

(b) an application for a marketing authorisation using the decentralised procedure where the United Kingdom is a concerned Member State;

(c) an application for the mutual recognition of a product authorised in another Member State.

Menu			Full national application under Part 1 of Schedule 1 (£)	Bibliographic national application (£)	Pharmacologically equivalent national application		Decentralised application where the UK is a concerned Member State or recognition of a product authorised in another Member State (£)
					Reference product authorised in UK (£)	Reference product not authorised in UK (£)
Base Fee:			950	1,885	1,885	2,410	470
The following fees are in addition to the base fee:
Quality assessment (if quality data are assessed):			3,970	3,365	2,825	3,620	1,880
Safety assessment (if safety data are assessed):			3,970	3,165	1,075	1,380	1,880
Efficacy assessment (if efficacy data are assessed):			3,970	3,165	1,075	1,380	1,880
Ecotoxicology assessment: (if ecotoxicology data are assessed):			670	535	335	430	405
Additional fee if any of the target species is a food-producing animal (not payable if neither safety data nor ecotoxicology data are assessed):			3,905	3,585	2,155	2,760	1,415
Reduced by—
		if no safety data are assessed:	2,190	2,190	1,340	1,715	670
		if no ecotoxicology data are assessed:	1,035	790	305	390	305
Additional fee for each active ingredient not previously included in a veterinary medicinal product authorised in the United Kingdom—
		food-producing animal:	7,465	6,595	5,885	7,495	2,630
		non-food-producing animal:	6,525	5,855	5,590	7,155	2,295
Additional fee for each additional pack type:			740	740	605	775	330
Reduced by—
	if no quality data are assessed:		365	365	365	465	120
	if no safety data are assessed:		185	185	120	155	60
	if no efficacy data are assessed:		60	60	60	80	60
	if no ecotoxicity data are assessed:		60	60	-	-	60
Additional fee for each additional active ingredient (food-producing animal):			6,465	6,125	4,040	5,165	2,085
Reduced by—
	if no quality data are assessed:		1,460	1,460	1,460	1,870	485
	if no safety data are assessed:		2,740	2,740	1,645	2,100	850
	if no efficacy data are assessed:		915	730	550	700	305
	if no ecotoxicity data are assessed:		730	610	-	-	245
Additional fee for each additional active ingredient (non-food-producing animal):			4,310	4,105	3,235	4,135	1,475
Reduced by—
	if no quality data are assessed:		1,460	1,460	1,460	1,870	485
	if no safety data are assessed:		1,460	1,460	915	1,170	485
	if no efficacy data are assessed:		915	730	550	700	305
	if no ecotoxicity data are assessed:		60	60	-	-	60
Additional fee if there is more than one target species, for each additional species (food-producing animal):			3,970	3,565	2,425	3,100	1,280
Reduced by—
	if no quality data are assessed:		185	185	185	235	60
	if no safety data are assessed:		1,460	1,460	915	1,170	485
	if no efficacy data are assessed:		1,825	1,460	1,095	1,400	550
	if no ecotoxicity data are assessed:		120	120	-	-	60
Additional fee if there is more than one target species, for each additional species (non- food-producing animal):			2,495	2,090	1,550	1,980	805
Reduced by—
	if no quality data are assessed:		185	185	185	235	60
	if no safety data are assessed:		185	185	120	155	60
	if no efficacy data are assessed:		1,825	1,460	1,095	1,400	550
	if no ecotoxicity data are assessed:		60	60	-	-	60
Additional fee for each additional recommended route of administration (food-producing animal):			2,695	2,490	1,620	2,070	940
Reduced by—
	if no safety data are assessed:		1,460	1,460	915	1,170	485
	if no efficacy data are assessed:		915	730	550	700	305
	if no ecotoxicity data are assessed:		60	60	-	-	60
Additional fee for each additional recommended route of administration (non- food-producing animal):			1,215	1,010	740	945	405
Reduced by—
	if no safety data are assessed:		185	185	120	155	60
	if no efficacy data are assessed:		915	730	550	700	305
Simultaneous applications: fee for each additional product in the application:			2,895	2,895	2,895	3,705	1,685

Decentralised pharmaceutical application where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State

8.  The fee for a decentralised application for a pharmaceutical product where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State is the same as for a national application as set out in the table in paragraph 7, with the addition of the fees in the following table.

Decentralised pharmaceutical application where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State

Application		Additional fee for a pharmacologically equivalent product (£)	Additional fee otherwise (£)
Food-producing animal: one member State:		5,230	3,705
Non-food-producing animal: one member State:		3,985	3,220
Each additional Member State:		530	530
Simultaneous application: fee for each additional product in the application:
	one Member State	6,670	6,670
	each additional Member State	120	120

Application for a marketing authorisation for an immunological product

9.  The fee for a national application for a marketing authorisation relating to an immunological product, a decentralised application where the United Kingdom is the concerned Member State or the mutual recognition of a product authorised in another Member State is in accordance with the following table.

Fees for specified immunological applications

Menu		National application for a marketing authorisation(£)	Decentralised application where the UK is a concerned Member State or recognition of a product authorised in another Member State (£)
1. Immunological product other than in paragraph 2 below: Base fee:		11,775	5,785
The following fees are in addition to the base fee.
	Additional fee for each active ingredient not previously included in a veterinary medicinal product authorised in the United Kingdom, and for each new combination of active ingredients:	7,405	2,490
	Additional fee for each adjuvant or preservative not previously included in a veterinary medicinal product authorised in the United Kingdom and for each new combination of adjuvants or preservatives:	1,345	675
	More than one antigenic component – fee for each additional component:	1,350	405
	More than one species – fee for each additional species	5,380	1,615
	More than one route of administration – fee for each additional route of administration	5,380	1,615
	Simultaneous application - fee for each additional product in the application	2,895	1,685
2. Immunological product that is identical to a product already authorised in the United Kingdom but with a lesser number of antigens and that only contains antigens contained in that product		10,430	5,380

Decentralised immunological application where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State

10.  The fee for a decentralised application for a marketing authorisation for an immunological product where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State is the same as for a national application set out in the previous table, with the addition of the fees in the following table—

Decentralised immunological application where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State

Application		Additional fee (£)
One Member State		3,470
Each additional Member State		530
Simultaneous applications: fee for each additional product in the application:
	one Member State	6,670
	each additional Member State	120

Application for a marketing authorisation using identical data

11.  The fee for an application for a marketing authorisation using identical data is in accordance with the following table.

Identical data

Application		Fee (£)
Decentralised application where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State—
	one Member State:	4,165
	each additional Member State:	530
Any other application		945

Application for an exceptional marketing authorisation (pharmaceutical)

12.  The fee for an application for an exceptional marketing authorisation for a pharmaceutical product is in accordance with the following table.

Fees for an exceptional marketing authorisation for a pharmaceutical product

Menu		Fee (£)
Base Fee:		950
The following fees are in addition to the base fee:
Quality assessment (if quality data are assessed):		3,970
Safety assessment (if safety data are assessed):		3,970
Efficacy assessment (if efficacy data are assessed):		2,455
Ecotoxicology assessment (if ecotoxicology data are assessed):		670
Additional fee if any of the target species is a food-producing animal (not payable if neither safety data nor ecotoxicology data are assessed):		3,905
Additional fee for each active ingredient not previously included in a veterinary medicinal product authorised in the United Kingdom—
	food-producing animal:	5,850
	non-food-producing animal:	4,910
Additional fee for each additional pack type:		710
Additional fee for each additional active ingredient (food-producing animal):		5,955
Additional fee for each additional active ingredient (non-food-producing animal):		3,800
Additional fee if there is more than one target species, for each additional species (food-producing animal):		2,965
Additional fee if there is more than one target species, for each additional species (non- food-producing animal):		1,485
Additional fee for each additional recommended route of administration (food-producing animal):		2,185
Additional fee for each additional recommended route of administration (non- food-producing animal):		710
Simultaneous applications— fee for each additional product in the application:		2,895

Fees for an application for an exceptional marketing authorisation (immunological)

13.  The fee for an application for an exceptional marketing authorisation for an immunological product is in accordance with the following table.

Fees for an exceptional marketing authorisation for an immunological product

Menu		Fee (£)
Base fee:		10,810
The following fees are in addition to the base fee.
Additional fee for each active ingredient not previously included in a veterinary medicinal product authorised in the United Kingdom, and for each new combination of active ingredients:		5,650
Additional fee for each adjuvant or preservative not previously included in a veterinary medicinal product authorised in the United Kingdom and for each new combination of adjuvants or preservatives:		1,350
More than one antigenic component – fee for each additional component:		1,190
More than one species – fee for each additional species:		4,060
More than one route of administration – fee for each additional route of administration:		4,060
Simultaneous application - fee for each additional product in the application		2,895

Fee for the conversion from an exceptional to a full marketing authorisation

14.  The fee for the conversion of an exceptional marketing authorisation to a full marketing authorisation is the same as the fee for an application for a full marketing authorisation except that, if the application for conversion is made within two years of the grant of the exceptional marketing authorisation, the fee is £5,865.

Application for a marketing authorisation relating to a parallel import

15.  The fee for a marketing authorisation for a parallel import is in accordance with the following table.

Parallel imports

Application		Fee (£)
Application where the imported product has been authorised in accordance with the mutual recognition procedure or decentralised procedure, and the United Kingdom is included in these procedures—
	import from one Member State:	1,755
	each additional Member State:	355
Application to add an additional Member State after the marketing authorisation has been granted—fee for each member State		455
Application where the imported product has not been authorised in accordance with the mutual recognition procedure or the decentralised procedure but where the imported product originates from the same manufacturing site as the product authorised in the United Kingdom to which the imported product is considered to be essentially similar		2,130
Any other application—fee for each Member State from which the product is imported:		4,710

Application to change the distribution category of a product authorised through the centralised procedure

16.  The fee to change the distribution category of a product authorised through the centralised procedure is £3,135.

Application for a variation to a marketing authorisation dealt with under national or mutual recognition variation procedures.

17.—(1) This paragraph applies in relation to an application for a variation to one or more marketing authorisations except where paragraph 18, 19 or 21 applies.

(2) The fees for the variations to which this paragraph applies are set out in the following table.

(3) Where applications are made at the same time seeking an identical change to the terms of more than one marketing authorisation, and those applications are based on identical data, fees are payable as for a grouped variation.

(4) References in this paragraph to a grouped variation being “led” by a particular type of variation indicate that the principal variation in that group is a variation of that type.

Type of variation						National	UK is the reference Member State	UK is a concerned Member State
Single variations; one change for each product
	Extension:
			Change of strength or potency or the addition of a new strength or potency			6,670	-	3,330
			Change of pharmaceutical form or the addition of a new pharmaceutical form			8,415	-	3,835
			Change of route of administration, or the addition of a new one, of—				-
					(i) an immunological product, or a pharmaceutical product for a non food-producing animal	5,390	-	2,895
					(ii) a pharmaceutical product for a food-producing animal	7,135	-	3,430
			Change or addition of target species			9,620	-	4,245
			Change of active substance			8,415	-	3,835
			Other			8,415	-	3,835
			Simultaneous application: fee for each additional product in the application			2,895	-	1,685
	Type II					3,135	6,030	3,120
	Type IB					885	1,325	885
	Type IA					455	685	455
Grouped variations
		Extension-led:
		The fee for an application for an extension-led grouped variation is the fee for that extension as specified above plus —
				(a) if there is one variation in addition to the extension, the fee for that variation as specified above; or
				(b) if there is more than one variation in addition to the extension, the fee that would be payable for a grouped variation of that type as specified below.
		Type II led:
				For the first nine changes		6,280	12,060	6,280
				For each subsequent group of up to ten changes		4,500	4,500	4,500
		Type IB led:
				For the first nine changes		1,770	2,650	1,770
				For each subsequent group of up to ten changes		4,500	4,500	4,500
		Type IA led:
				For the first nine changes		885	1,325	885
				For each subsequent group of up to ten changes		4,500	4,500	4,500

Application for a variation to a marketing authorisation dealt with under worksharing procedures

18.—(1) This paragraph applies in relation to an application for a variation to a marketing authorisation dealt with in accordance with worksharing procedures as set out in Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EC) 1234/2008.

(2) The fee for a worksharing application, involving marketing authorisations obtained by a national procedure in the United Kingdom only, is the fee specified in the following table in the column headed; “UK Only”.

(3) The fee for a worksharing application, involving marketing authorisations obtained through a national procedure in the United Kingdom and any other Member State, is specified in the following table by reference to the United Kingdom’s role in the procedure, as “UK Reference Authority”, “UK Co-Reference Authority” or “Other”.

(4) The fee for a worksharing application, involving at least one marketing authorisation obtained through the mutual recognition or decentralised procedure, is specified in the following table by reference to the United Kingdom’s role in the procedure, as “UK Reference Authority”, “UK Co-Reference Authority” or “UK Concerned member State”.

(5) The fee for any kind of variation where the Agency co-ordinates worksharing is £455 for each marketing authorisation.

Type of application			UK Only	Where the application involves nationally authorised products in more than one Member State			Application involves mutually recognised products
			UK Only	UK Reference Authority	UK Co-Reference Authority	Other	UK Reference Authority	UK Co-Reference Authority	UK Concerned Member State
Worksharing applications The following fees apply for each change to each product:
	Type II
		For the first nine changes:	6,240	12,060	7,485	12,060	13,265	6,745	5,620
		For each subsequent group of up to ten changes:	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500
	Type IB
		For the first nine changes:	1,770	2,650	2,120	2,650	2,915	1,905	1,590
		For each subsequent group of up to ten changes:	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500

Application for an extension dealt with under the decentralised procedure where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State

19.  The fee for a decentralised application for an extension where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State is the same as for a national application as set out in the table in paragraph 17, with the addition of the supplementary fees in the following table (save that, where the application is for the addition of more than one species, only one supplementary fee applies).

Decentralised application for an extension where the United Kingdom is the reference Member State

Application		Supplementary fee (£)
Pharmaceutical product for a food-producing animal – one Member State:		3,705
Pharmaceutical product for a non-food-producing animal – one Member State:		3,220
Immunological product – one Member State:		3,460
Each additional Member State:		530
Simultaneous application: fee for each additional product in the application:
	one Member State	6,670
	each additional Member State	120

Provision of information relating to the recognition of a United Kingdom marketing authorisation or an extension

20.—(1) Where an application is made for the Secretary of State to provide information to other Member States to enable them to recognise a marketing authorisation already granted by the United Kingdom the following fees are payable.

(2) Those fees also apply where a marketing authorisation has been granted in more than one Member State, the holder applies for an extension for that marketing authorisation and the United Kingdom acts as reference member State.

(3) Where a valid application to provide information to another Member State is received within six months of the original grant of the marketing authorisation, or where the Secretary of State has already provided the information to a Member State, and a further valid application is made to provide the information to an additional Member State within six months of the date the last information was provided, the fees are—

Type of application	Fee for a pharmacologically equivalent product(a)			Fee (other products) (£)
(a) This fee is payable if the application for the marketing authorisation was on the basis that the product was pharmacologically equivalent to another veterinary medicinal product.
Pharmaceutical product for a food-producing animal – one Member State:			3,940	2,440
Pharmaceutical product for a non-food-producing animal ‑ one Member State:			2,645	1,895
Immunological product – one Member State:			2,130	2,130
Each additional Member State:			535	535

(4) In any other case the fees are—

Type of application		Fee for a pharmacologically equivalent product (£)(a)	Fee (other products) (£)
(a) See footnote for previous table.
Pharmaceutical product for a food-producing animal – one Member State:	12,015		10,515
Pharmaceutical product for a non-food-producing animal ‑ one Member State:	8,115		7,365
Immunological product – one Member State:	8,940		8,940
Each additional Member State:	535		535

(5) In the case of simultaneous applications, the above fees are payable for each additional product in the application for one Member State, with a fee of £115 for each additional product for each additional Member State.

Exception for a variation relating to animal testing

21.  If the only purpose of a variation is to remove animal testing or to reduce the numbers of animals used in testing, no fee is payable for the variation in the case of a national authorisation, and the United Kingdom element of the fee for the variation is not payable for an authorisation obtained through the mutual recognition procedure or the decentralised procedure.

Application for the renewal of a national marketing authorisation

22.—(1) The fee for an application for the renewal of a marketing authorisation is £1,360.

(2) The fee for the first reassessment of an exceptional marketing authorisation is £305, and the fee for each subsequent reassessment is £1,360.

Application for the renewal of a marketing authorisation obtained through mutual recognition or the decentralised procedure

23.  The fee for an application for the renewal of a marketing authorisation obtained through mutual recognition or the decentralised procedure is —

(a) £1,835 if the United Kingdom is the reference Member State, and

(b) £1,225 if the United Kingdom is a concerned Member State.

Registration of a homeopathic remedy

24.  The fee for an application for the registration of a homeopathic remedy is in accordance with the following table.

Fee for the registration of a homeopathic remedy

Type of application		Fees(£)
If all stocks and the formulation have already been assessed by the Secretary of State—
	not more than five stocks:	160
	more than five stocks:	375
If either all the stocks have already been assessed by the Secretary of State but there is a new formulation, or if the formulation has already been assessed by the Secretary of State but one or more of the stocks have not been already assessed—
	not more than five stocks:	455
	more than five stocks:	665
If the formulation and at least one of the stocks has not already been assessed by the Secretary of State—
	not more than five stocks:	760
	more than five stocks:	985
If the product is already authorised for human use in the United Kingdom, or for human or veterinary use in the United Kingdom or in another Member State—
	not more than five stocks:	160
	more than five stocks:	375

Annual fees for marketing authorisations

25.—(1) Within 30 days of receiving a written demand from the Secretary of State, a holder of a marketing authorisation must provide the Secretary of State with a statement of turnover for the previous calendar year.

(2) The annual fee, rounded to the next £1, is —

where T is the annual turnover in the previous calendar year and n is the number of active marketing authorisations held at any time during the previous calendar year.

(3) In the case of an authorisation holder with a turnover relating to all marketing authorisations held of less than £230,000, the annual fee, rounded to the next £1 is—

(4) where T is the annual turnover in the previous calendar year and n is the number of active marketing authorisations held at any time during the previous calendar year.

(5) In this paragraph—

“turnover” means the sales value at manufacturers’ prices of all authorised veterinary medicinal products sold or supplied in the United Kingdom;

“manufacturers’ prices” means the prices charged (excluding value added tax) for authorised products by manufacturers to wholesalers, except to the extent that—

(a)

the products are supplied by manufacturers direct to retailers, in which case it means the prices charged for the products by the manufacturers to the retailers reduced by such sum as, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, represents the difference between the prices paid by the retailers and those which could be expected to be charged by the manufacturers to wholesalers according to the practice prevailing during the period in question with regard to such products;

(b)

a marketing authorisation holder sells or supplies products that the marketing authorisation holder has neither manufactured nor obtained from the manufacturer, in which case it means the prices paid by the marketing authorisation holder for those products.

Auditor’s certificate

26.—(1) The Secretary of State may at any time require an audit certificate in support of a statement of turnover.

(2) If the holder of the marketing authorisation does not provide an audit certificate before the date stipulated in the demand, an additional fee is payable for that year of £11,300 plus an additional £2,245 in respect of each marketing authorisation held.

(3) If the Secretary of State is not satisfied that the audit certificate provides sufficient assurance that the figures fairly present the financial records of the company, the Secretary of State may require the marketing authorisation holder to produce a further certificate and specify what further assurances are needed; and if these are not provided by the required date, the additional fee specified in sub-paragraph (2) is payable.

(4) Nothing in this paragraph limits the powers of an inspector to examine financial records.

PART 3 Fees payable by manufacturers

Application for a manufacturing authorisation

27.  The fee for an application for a manufacturing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product is—

(a) £3,040; or

(b) £530 if the authorisation only covers veterinary medicinal products manufactured under Schedule 6 (exemptions for small pet animals).

Application for a variation of a manufacturing authorisation

28.  The fee for an application for the variation of a manufacturing authorisation is—

(a) £545 if the variation requires scientific or pharmaceutical assessment;

(b) £380 if the variation only involves a change of ownership;

(c) £180 if the authorisation only covers veterinary medicinal products manufactured under Schedule 6 (exemptions for small pet animals); and

(d) otherwise £300.

Application for an authorisation to manufacture an autogenous vaccine or a product for administration under the cascade

29.—(1) — The fee for an application for a standard authorisation to manufacture an autogenous vaccine or a veterinary medicinal product for administration under the cascade is—

(a) £3,435 for a site in the United Kingdom;

(b) £3,270 for a site outside the United Kingdom.

(2) The fee for each inspection after a standard authorisation has been granted is (in each case) the same as the fee specified in paragraph (1).

(3) In the case of an application for an individual authorisation to manufacture a single batch of autogenous vaccine, or a single batch of veterinary medicinal product for administration under the cascade the fee is £1,635.

(4) The fee to vary an authorisation is £305 if no further inspection is required, and otherwise is the full application fee.

Annual fees

30.—(1) An annual fee of £495 is payable in respect of each manufacturing authorisation held (other than as specified in this paragraph).

(2) The annual fee for a manufacturing authorisation for an autogenous vaccine or a veterinary medicinal product for administration under the cascade is 0.67% of the turnover in the previous calendar year rounded to the next £1, with a minimum fee of £10.

(3) There is no annual fee for a manufacturing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product manufactured in accordance with Schedule 6 for small pet animals.

(4) In this paragraph “turnover” means the sales value at manufacturers’ prices net of value added tax of all authorised veterinary medicinal products sold or supplied in the United Kingdom.

Site inspections – type of site

31.  For the purposes of deciding the fee for a site inspection—

“super site” is a site at which 250 or more relevant persons are employed;

“major site” is a site at which 60 or more, but fewer than 250, relevant persons are employed;

“standard site” is a site at which 10 or more, but fewer than 60 relevant persons are employed;

“minor site” is a site at which fewer than 10 relevant persons are employed;

“relevant person” means a person employed on the premises and systems inspected.

Inspection of a site where immunological veterinary medicinal products are manufactured

32.  The fees for the inspection of a site where immunological veterinary medicinal products are manufactured are in accordance with the following table.

Sites where immunological veterinary medicinal products are manufactured

Type of site	Fee (£)
	United Kingdom site	Site outside United Kingdom
Super site	26,745	25,480
Major site	18,650	17,760
Standard site	6,055	5,765
Minor site	5,285	5,035

Inspection of a site where sterile veterinary medicinal products are manufactured

33.  The following fees are payable for the inspection of a site where no immunological veterinary medicinal products are manufactured, but where sterile products are manufactured.

Sites where sterile veterinary medicinal products are manufactured

Type of site	Fee (£)
	United Kingdom site	Site outside the United Kingdom
Super site	25,915	24,680
Major site	14,455	13,770
Standard site	9,160	8,725
Minor site	4,565	4,350

Inspection of a site where no immunological or sterile veterinary medicinal products are manufactured

34.  The following fees are payable for the inspection of a site where only non-immunological and non-sterile veterinary medicinal products are manufactured—

Site where no immunological or sterile veterinary medicinal products are manufactured

Type of site		Fee (£)
		United Kingdom site	Site outside the United Kingdom
Super site		15,755	15,015
Major site		9,250	8,810
Standard site		7,615	7,250
Minor site		4,210	4,010
If the site is only involved in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products authorised under Schedule 6 (exemptions for small pet animals—
	Standard site	4,595	4,380
	Minor site	2,480	2,365

Inspection of a site where veterinary medicinal products are assembled

35.  The following fees are payable for the inspection of a site where the only manufacturing process in relation to veterinary medicinal products is their assembly after the product has been put into its immediate container.

Site where medicinal products are assembled

Type of site	Fee (£)
	United Kingdom site	Site outside the United Kingdom
Super site	12,250	11,665
Major site	6,610	6,295
Standard site	4,470	4,255
Minor site	1,850	1,760

Test sites

36.  The fee for the inspection of a test site is £3,040, or £2,900 for a site outside the United Kingdom.

Animal blood bank or equine stem cell centre authorisations

37.—(1) The fee for an authorisation to operate a blood bank is—

(a) on a first inspection £2,830; and

(b) on each subsequent inspection–

(i) £2970 for a site in the United Kingdom, and

(ii) £2,830 for a site outside the United Kingdom.

(2) The fee for an authorisation to operate an equine stem cell centre is £3,270, and £3,435 for each subsequent inspection.

(3) The fee for a variation to an authorisation to operate a blood-bank or equine stem cell centre is £305.

PART 4 Fees relating to a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

Application for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

38.—(1) The fee for an application for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation is —

(a) £1,760;

(b) £785 if the application is accompanied by an estimate that the first year’s turnover will be less than £35,000; or

(c) £785 if the authorisation only relates to products classified as AVM-GSL, homeopathic remedies, or products authorised under Schedule 6 (exemptions for small pet animals).

(2) An applicant who has paid a fee of £785 on the grounds of turnover must send a declaration of turnover for the first year of trading on the anniversary of the grant of the authorisation, and if the figure is more than £35,000 must pay the balance of £975 within 30 days.

(3) If the applicant paid £1,760 but the turnover for the first year of trading was lower than £35,000, if the applicant sends a declaration certifying the turnover, the Secretary of State must refund the excess.

(4) Nothing in this paragraph limits the powers of an inspector to examine financial records.

(5) In this paragraph “turnover” means the sales value net of value added tax of all veterinary medicinal products (whether or not authorised for use in the United Kingdom) sold by way of wholesale dealing by the holder in the United Kingdom.

Variation of a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

39.  The fee for an application to vary a wholesale dealer’s authorisation is—

(a) £515 if the variation requires scientific or pharmaceutical assessment;

(b) £430 if the variation only involves a change of ownership; and

(c) otherwise £300.

Annual fee for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

40.—(1) The annual fee for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation is—

(a) £330; or

(b) £215, if —

(i) the holder certifies when making the payment that the turnover during the previous year was less than £35,000; or

(ii) the authorisation only relates to products classified as AVM-GSL or homeopathic remedies, or products authorised under Schedule 6 (exemptions for small pet animals).

(2) In this paragraph “turnover” means the sales value net of value added tax of all veterinary medicinal products (whether or not authorised for use in the United Kingdom) sold by way of wholesale dealing by the holder in the United Kingdom.

Inspection of a wholesale dealer’s premises

41.  The fee for the inspection of a wholesale dealer’s premises is £1,760, or £830 if—

(a) the authorisation only relates to products classified as AVM-GSL or homeopathic remedies, or products authorised under Schedule 6 (exemptions for small pet animals); or

(b) the turnover relating to all veterinary medicinal products in the calendar year preceding the inspection was less than £35,000.

PART 5 Fees relating to feedingstuffs

Fees relating to feedingstuffs

42.—(1) Fees relating to feedingstuffs are payable with the application, or on invoice for the subsequent annual fee.

(2) Where more than one activity is carried out at one premises, only one fee (the highest) is payable.

(3) Fees are in accordance with the following table.

Fees relating to feedingstuffs

	Type of application	Fee payable in Great Britain (£)					Fee payable in Northern Ireland(£)
		Standard					Standard
(a) No fee is payable for premises that already have a manufacturing authority relating to veterinary medicinal products for incorporating into feedingstuff.
1	Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture a specified feed additive, and the subsequent annual fee(a):		975						520
2	Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture a premixture, and the subsequent annual fee:		615					415
3	Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture feedingstuffs using specified feed additives and veterinary medicinal products directly at any concentration, or using premixtures or specified feed additive complementary feedingstuffs, and the subsequent annual fee:		615					415
4	Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture feedingstuffs for placing on the market using a veterinary medicinal product or premixture where the concentration of veterinary medicinal product in the feedingstuffs is 2 kg per tonne or more, and the subsequent annual fee:		415					305
5	Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture feedingstuffs using premixtures or specified feed additive complementary feedingstuffs containing specified feed additives when the feedingstuffs are to be placed on the market, and the subsequent annual fee:		205					160
6	Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture feedingstuffs for the manufacturers own use using a veterinary medicinal product or premixture where the concentration of veterinary medicinal product in the feedingstuffs is 2 kg per tonne or more, and the subsequent annual fee:		150					125
7	Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture feedingstuffs using premixtures containing specified feed additives when the feedingstuffs are to be used by the person manufacturing the feedingstuffs, and the subsequent annual fee:		130					105
8	Application for approval as a distributor of specified feed additives, premixtures or feedingstuffs containing specified feed additives, or premixtures or feedingstuffs containing veterinary medicinal products, and the subsequent annual fee:		145					65

Fees relating to premises for supply by suitably qualified persons

43.—(1) The fee to approve premises for the retail supply of veterinary medicinal products by suitably qualified persons is —

(a) £265; or

(b) if the premises are only authorised to supply veterinary medicinal products for the treatment of—

(i) horses (or horses and companion animals) £145; or

(ii) companion animals £110.

(2) The subsequent annual fee is—

(a) £185; or

(b) if the premises are only authorised to supply veterinary medicinal products for the treatment of—

(i) horses (or horses and companion animals) £95, or

(ii) companion animals £70.

Reduced fees

44.  In the case of premises approved as both—

(a) premises for the manufacture of feedingstuffs and for a distributor; or

(b) premises for the supply by a suitably qualified person and for a distributor,

the subsequent annual fee payable is the higher fee plus 75% of the lower fee.

PART 6 General

Testing samples

45.  The fee for testing a sample required to be submitted by the Secretary of State is the full economic cost of the test.

Animal test certificates

46.—(1) The fee for an animal test certificate is £345 in the case of—

(a) an immunological veterinary medicinal product that has been authorised in another member State for the species on which the proposed test will be conducted;

(b) a pharmaceutical veterinary medicinal product that has been authorised in another member State for use with a food-producing species on which the proposed test will be conducted where the same or similar dosage regime and method of administration is to be used in the medicinal test as is authorised; or

(c) a pharmaceutical veterinary medicinal product authorised in another member State for human or animal use where the test is to be conducted on companion animals only.

(2) The fee for an animal test certificate to administer medicinal products in a small scale trial to test them for clinical safety or efficacy is £30.

(3) In any other case the fee is £815.

(4) The fee for an application for a variation of the certificate is £265 for each change.

(5) The fee for an application to renew a certificate is £130.

(6) The Secretary of State may waive the fee if satisfied that the application is in relation to developing a veterinary medicinal product for a limited market (for example, for a minor species, a minor use, or for a disease with restricted regional distribution).

Importation of a veterinary medicinal product for treatment under the cascade

47.—(1) The fee for a certificate to import (if necessary) and be in possession of and administer a veterinary medicinal product under the cascade is—

(a) £15 if the veterinary medicinal product is authorised in another member State;

(b) £30 if the veterinary medicinal product is authorised in a third country.

(2) The fee is payable in respect of each animal treated, but in the case of administration to and treatment of a discrete group of animals, the Secretary of State may notify the applicant in writing that a fee for only one animal is payable.

(3) There is no fee if the application is made using the website of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.

Importation of a veterinary medicinal product for administration under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986

48.—(1) The fee for a certificate to import a product or substance for administration under a licence granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedure) Act 1986 is £15.

(2) There is no fee if the application is made using the website of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.

Wholesale dealer’s import certificate

49.—(1) The fee payable by the holder of a wholesale dealer’s authorisation for a certificate to import and store a veterinary medicinal product not authorised in the United Kingdom to enable it to be supplied for administration under Schedule 4 is £760.

(2) The fee is only payable if, in the twelve month period immediately before the application, the applicant has supplied the veterinary medicinal product to which the certificate relates in accordance with at least 100 certificates.

Specific batch control

50.  The fee for an authorisation to release a veterinary medicinal product under specific batch control is—

(a) £560; or

(b) £455 for each batch if a number of specific batch control applications are made at the same time and all the batches are affected by the same issue.

Submission of control tests of an immunological product

51.  The fee for the submission of the results of tests carried out on a batch of immunological products prior to release is £80.

Export certificates

52.  The fee for an application for an export certificate is £30, and £15 for each certified copy.

Provision of advice

53.  The fee for an application for written advice from the Secretary of State as to whether or not a product requires a marketing authorisation is £885.

Appeals to the Veterinary Products Committee: marketing authorisations and animal test certificates

54.  If the Secretary of State refuses to grant a marketing authorisation or an animal test certificate, or grants one that is different from what was applied for, the fee for an appeal to the Veterinary Products Committee is in accordance with the following table.

Application to the Veterinary Products Committee authorisations and animal test certificates

Type of application	Fee(£)
Application involving a new active substance	1,960
Standard application	520
Application for a pharmacologically equivalent product	520
Application using identical data	205
Application for an animal test certificate	680

Appeals to the Veterinary Products Committee: variations

55.  If the holder of a marketing authorisation applies for a Type II variation and the Secretary of State refuses it, the fee for an appeal (where an appeal is permitted) to the Veterinary Products Committee is £270.

Appeal to the Veterinary Products Committee: suspensions

56.  The fee for an appeal to the Veterinary Products Committee following the suspension of a marketing authorisation or animal test certificate is £680.

Appeal to the Veterinary Products Committee: active substance under Schedule 6

57.  The fee for an appeal to the Veterinary Products Committee against the refusal or suspension of an approval of an active substance under Schedule 6 is £680.

Fee relating to an appointed person

58.  The appellant is liable for the full economic cost of a referral to an appointed person subject to a maximum of £5,000.

Fees relating to a veterinary surgeon’s practice premises

59.—(1) The fee for the inspection of a veterinary surgeon’s practice premises is £250.

(2) The annual fee for the registration of veterinary practice premises with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to supply veterinary medicinal products is £40.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Schedule, this is payable to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Refund of fees relating to the Veterinary Products Committee or appointed persons

60.  The Secretary of State must refund the fee payable in relation to an appeal to the Veterinary Products Committee or to an appointed person if, as a result of the appeal, the Secretary of State changes the decision that was the subject of the appeal.

Fees relating to an improvement notice

61.  If an improvement notice is served under these Regulations, the fee for any subsequent inspection necessary as a result of the notice is the full economic cost of the inspection, payable by the person on whom the notice was served.

Non-payment of fees

62.  Where any fee (other than any fee relating to a manufacturing authorisation or wholesale dealer’s authorisation) is not paid, the Secretary of State may, after giving one month’s written warning, suspend the processing of any application from the person who has not paid the fee.

Waiver or reduction of fees

63.—(1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that for reasons of human or animal health or the protection of the environment it is desirable that a product should be authorised for veterinary use or that an authorised product should remain on the market the Secretary of State may waive or reduce any fees payable under these Regulations.

(2) An applicant or the holder of a marketing authorisation must provide full written justification for any waiver or reduction.

Reduction of fees when an application is withdrawn

64.—(1) Where an application for a marketing authorisation, or any variation referred to in paragraph 17 or 18 as a Type II variation, an extension, an extension-led grouped variation or a Type II led grouped variation is withdrawn before determination, the fee is reduced in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) If no assessment (veterinary, scientific or pharmaceutical) has begun, the reduction is 90%.

(3) If assessment has begun but the Secretary of State has not yet requested further data, the reduction is 50%.

(4) If the Secretary of State has requested further information but it has not yet been provided, the reduction is 25%.

(5) If the further information requested has been supplied but has not yet been fully assessed or the application has not been referred to the Veterinary Products Committee, the reduction is 10%

(6) Once the further information has been fully assessed, or the application has been referred to the Veterinary Products Committee, there is no reduction.