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These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Veterinary Medicinal Products) (Veterinary Surgeons from Other EEA States) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 31st December 1994.
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In these Regulations—
 “EEA State” means a State which is a contracting party to the EEA Agreement other than the United Kingdom, but until the EEA Agreement comes into force in relation to Liechtenstein does not include the State of Liechtenstein, and“ready-made veterinary medicinal product” has the meaning given by Article 1.2 of Council Directive 81/851/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to veterinary medicinal products, as amended by Council Directive 90/676/EEC.
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(1) Subject to the conditions in paragraph (2) below, the provisions of section 7 of the Medicines Act 1968 (General provisions as to dealing with medicinal products) shall not apply to the importation of a ready-made veterinary medicinal product from another EEA State, or to its subsequent sale or supply.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) above are that the product is carried into the United Kingdom by a veterinary surgeon who practises both in that other EEA State and in the United Kingdom, and that veterinary surgeon complies with the requirements of Article 4.5 of Council Directive 81/851/EEC as amended by Council Directive 90/676/EEC.
Angela Browning
Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food
17th November 1994