The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024

Amendment to paragraph 49

62.  For paragraph 49 (products with immediate and outer packaging) substitute—

“Labelling of the outer packaging of veterinary medicinal products

49.— (1) The following information must be provided on any outer packaging of a veterinary medicinal product—

(a) the information referred to in paragraph 48(1);

(b) the contents by weight, volume or number of the immediate packaging units of the veterinary medicinal product;

(c) a warning that the veterinary medicinal product must be kept out of the sight and reach of children;

(d) a warning that the veterinary medicinal product is “for animal treatment only”;

(e) a recommendation to read the package leaflet, if there is one;

(f) in the case of a veterinary medicinal product not subject to a veterinary prescription, the indication for use;

(g) the marketing authorisation number.

(2) The information referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must appear in easily legible and clearly comprehensible characters, or in abbreviations or pictograms.”.