Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

When the acquisition, possession and supply of veterinary medicinal products by the groups provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5143-6 are carried out under the supervision of a pharmacist who actually participates in the technical management of the group, this pharmacist is entered on the roll of section D of the Order, except in the overseas departments, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Mayotte where he is entered on the roll…

A breeding health programme, within the meaning of article L. 5143-6, is the definition of interventions that must be carried out systematically for prophylactic purposes on an entire herd, batch or band of animals, according to a pre-established schedule based on the pathological factors specific to each type of breeding and taking into account both the geographical conditions specific to the region and climatic and seasonal factors. Any programme designed…

In each region, a commission is responsible for issuing an opinion on animal health programmes and proposing the approval of the groups designated in the first paragraph of article L. 5143-6.

Each committee comprises : 1° Three representatives of the State and one representative of the Regional Health Agency: a) The Regional Prefect or his representative, Chairman ; b) The Regional Director of Food, Agriculture and Forestry, or his representative, Vice-Chairman; c) An official veterinarian mentioned in V of article L. 231-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, appointed by the Regional Prefect; d) A pharmacist inspector from the Regional…

If one or more of the bodies mentioned in article D. 5143-8, consulted with a view to setting up the Commission, have not formulated a proposal within one month of receiving the request from the Regional Prefect, the latter may proceed to appoint the members of the Commission.

Under the conditions laid down in article L. 5143-7, the regional prefect of the group’s registered office approves the animal health programmes and grants approval to the groups mentioned in article L. 5143-6. If the regional prefect remains silent for more than eight months from receipt of the application, it is deemed to have rejected the application. The Regional Prefect may suspend approval for a period not exceeding three months.