European Communities (Animal Remedies)(Amendment) Regulations, 2014 (S.I. No. 162 of 2014)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 162 of 2014 ———————— EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ANIMAL REMEDIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2014 2 [162] S.I. No. 162 of 2014 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ANIMAL REMEDIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2014 I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communi ties Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 20011, hereby make the following Regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Animal Remedies) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. 2. The European Communities (Animal Remedies) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 786 of 2007) are amended— (a) in Regulation 2(1), by substituting for the definition of “veterinary prescription” the following: “’veterinary prescription’ means— (a) a written prescription, or (b) a prescription issued by electronic means (containing the information specified in Schedule 3) issued by a regis tered veterinary practitioner in respect of an animal under his or her care that provides for the administration of an animal remedy to the animal.”, (b) by substituting for Regulation 38(1), the following: “38. (1) A person shall not have an animal remedy, which is desig nated prescription only, in his or her possession or under his or her control, unless he or she has a veterinary prescription, proof of which shall lie on him, relating to the animal remedy in his or her possession.”, (c) by substituting for Regulation 43(4), the following: “(4) Without prejudice to Regulation 28(6), only a registered veter inary practitioner may issue a veterinary prescription which shall con tain at least the particulars listed in Schedule 3 and 1O.J. L 311, 28.11.2001, p.1 Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 4th April, 2014. [162] 3 (a) in the case of a paper prescription, be issued in triplicate with the original and one copy given to the owner or person in charge of the animal to be treated and a copy retained by the registered veterinary practitioner, or (b) subject to paragraph (4A), in the case where the veterinary practitioner transmits the veterinary prescription by elec tronic means to the owner or person in charge of the animal, such person shall retain the prescription for the purposes of Regulation 42(3). (4A) A registered veterinary practitioner may only issue a veterin ary prescription by electronic means where he or she— (i) supplies an animal remedy at the same time as he or she prescribes an animal remedy, (ii) has obtained the agreement of the owner or person in charge of the animal to be treated, (iii) endorses the veterinary prescription with the word “dis pensed”, and (iv) signs the prescription electronically at the time of prescribing.”, and (d) by substituting for Regulation 43(7)(b)(i) (as substituted by the Euro pean Communities (Animal Remedies) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 262 of 2012), the following: “ (i) at that time record on the prescription and on the copy thereof in a conspicuous, legible and indelible manner, the word “dispensed” and shall attest to this by means of his or her signature and the date,”. Given under my Official Seal, 25 March 2014. SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 4 [162] EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) These Regulations update the regime governing the approval, distribution and administration of animal remedies in further implementation of Directive 2001/82 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 by providing for the issuance of electronic prescriptions. BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH ARNA FHOILSIÚ AG OIFIG AN tSOLÁTHAIR Le ceannach díreach ó FOILSEACHÁIN RIALTAIS, 52 FAICHE STIABHNA, BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2 (Teil: 01 - 6476834 nó 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) nó trí aon díoltóir leabhar. —————— DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased from GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, 52 ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, DUBLIN 2. (Tel: 01 - 6476834 or 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) or through any bookseller. —————— €1.27 Wt. (B30483). 305. 4/14. Clondalkin. Gr 30-15.