S.L. 437.64 Art. 7Certain authorised treatments.

(1) With regard to aquaculture animals, young fish may be treated for the first three months for the purpose of sex inversion with veterinary medicinal products that have an androgenous action and are authorised in accordance with European Union Directives 81/851/EEC and 81/852/EEC.

(2) In the cases provided for in this rule, the veterinarian shall make out a non-renewable prescription, specifying the treatment in question and the quantity of the product required and shall record the products prescribed: Provided that zootechnical treatment of production animals, including during the fattening period for breeding animals at the end of their reproductive life, shall be prohibited.