Veterinary pharmacovigilance centres are responsible for :
1° Receiving reports sent, in application of article R. 5141-103, by veterinarians, pharmacists and any member of a health profession or any person who has observed an adverse reaction in an animal;
2° Gathering information of the same nature sent to them by any member of a health profession;
3° To send a detailed quarterly report to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail summarising the information collected in application of 1° and 2°, with information concerning suspected serious adverse reactions and suspected adverse reactions in humans to be sent to him without delay;
4° To act as an expert advisor to the Ministers of Agriculture and Health and to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail, by carrying out studies and work requested by these authorities and by evaluating information relating to adverse reactions;
5° To contribute to the development of knowledge about pharmacovigilance methods and the nature and mechanisms of adverse reactions to veterinary medicinal products;
6° Carrying out, at the request of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail, pharmacovigilance training and information initiatives for pharmacists and veterinary surgeons.