S.L. 437.47 Art. 79AAdministration of veterinary medicinal products and medicinal products to animals.

(1)In extreme and/or urgent situation to alleviate suffering of the animal or impending spread of disease any person can administer a veterinary medicinal product or medicinal product which requires a veterinary prescription without the veterinary prescription or the instructions to administer the product by the veterinary surgeon.

(2) No person can administer, or supply for administration, a veterinary medicinal product to animals unless the product obtains an authorisation from the Veterinary Services.

(3) Products whose therapeutic effectiveness is merely anecdotal should be used with caution in all animals. The administration of these products to food producing species is subject to the approval of the veterinary services. The veterinary services may ask the animal keeper to provide chemical data, clinical documentation and studies about the possible environmental impact before granting its approval.

(4) The keeper/owner/carer of animals must keep proof of purchase of all products administered or intended to be administered to the animals for the treatment or prevention of disease or, if he did not buy them, documentary evidence of how he acquired them.

(5) Metaphylactic or prophylactic antimicrobial treatment may be allowed with conditions. Preventive use of antimicrobials veterinary medicinal products or medicinal products is not allowed.

(6) Except in emergency situations, before prescribing a veterinary medicinal product or a medicinal product that contains an antimicrobial agent classified as critically important to human health or that is reserved for treating infections in animals for which no effective alternative treatments exist, the prescribing veterinary surgeon shall take into account the results of the diagnostic laboratory information (pathogen isolation, identification and antibiogram).

(7) No person shall administer a veterinary medicinal product or a medicinal product to a food producing species and place the animal for slaughter to be consumed unless the relevant withdrawal period has been observed.

(8) Stockpiling of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products or medicinal products in a farm to be administered at a later stage is not permitted.

(9) Use of combination of antimicrobials should be scientifically supported.