S.L. 437.47 Art. 79Measures to be taken by the Veterinary Services.

(1) The Veterinary Services shall take appropriate measures to encourage veterinarian surgeons and other professionals concerned to report to it any adverse reaction of veterinary medicinal products.

(2) For the purposes of these regulations every registered or licensed establishment where food producing animals are kept and are not excluded from the provisions of the Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625 by the veterinary services , and the establishments where animals are kept for display to the public or for breeding purposes in the territory of Malta shall have an appropriate animal health control programme designed and implemented under the responsibility of a professional registered with the Veterinary Surgeons Council: Provided that a register of the professionals responsible for each animal health control programme shall be kept by the Veterinary Services:

Provided further that the Veterinary Services may from time to time publish requirements related to animal health control programmes in the Gazette.

(3) The provisions of sub-regulation (2) shall come into force two

(2) years from the date of coming into force of these regulations