Answer given by Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

9.11.2020

As a rule, Regulation (EU) 2019/6 gives a veterinarian exclusive right to prescribe veterinary medicines[1]. However, Regulation (EU) 2019/6 provides for a derogation to that general rule in its Article 105(4). To this end, the exception relates to a case when a professional other than a veterinarian would be qualified to prescribe (certain) veterinary medicinal products in a given Member State and in accordance with applicable national law at the time of entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2019/6, i.e. 27 January 2019[2]. It is up to the particular Member State to confirm whether the conditions of the derogation of Article 105(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 are met.

• [1] Article 4 (33) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R0006&from=EN
• [2] Article 160 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6.