Except where human or animal health grounds preclude it, parallel import authorisation is granted if the following conditions are met:
1° The veterinary medicinal product is obtained from a company authorised within the meaning of Articles 44 or 65 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 as amended on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products or from a person authorised to sell veterinary medicinal products at retail under Article 66 of the same Directive;
2° The batches of this speciality have been released in accordance with Article 55 of the same Directive;
3° Subject to the provisions of Article R. 5141-123-8, the content by weight, by volume or by number of dosage units, the summary of product characteristics, the conditions of prescription, supply and administration, the package leaflet and the labelling of the proprietary veterinary medicinal product as it will be marketed are identical to those of the proprietary veterinary medicinal product which has obtained marketing authorisation in France.
In addition, for reasons of human or animal health, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail may make authorisation for parallel importation subject to a change in the name initially proposed.