Each batch of veterinary medicinal products benefiting from a marketing authorisation referred to in article L. 5141-5 or a registration referred to in article L. 5141-9 is subject to control of the finished product when imported :
1° From a State which is not a member of the European Union and which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area ;
2° Or from another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area when it has been manufactured by an establishment not authorised under Article 44 of Directive 2001/82 of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products.
This control is carried out by the importer’s veterinary pharmaceutical establishment in a Member State or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or under its responsibility when the control is subcontracted.
When these medicinal products benefit from a marketing authorisation mentioned in article L. 5141-5 or a registration mentioned in article L. 5141-9, this control is that provided for in the dossier for this authorisation or registration.
The establishment ensures that these veterinary medicinal products have been manufactured by manufacturers duly authorised under the laws or regulations of the State concerned and have been subject to standards of good practice at least equivalent to those provided for in article L. 5142-3.
The provisions of the previous paragraph are applicable to veterinary medicinal products subject to clinical trials imported under the conditions mentioned in the first paragraph.