REVISION OF THE GERMAN MEDICINES LAW AND EUROPEAN-UNION REQUIREMENTS - IMPLEMENTATION AND CONSEQUENCES

The EU produces Regulations, Directives and Decisions to facilitate th e free movement of medicines and food of animal origin. Regulation 237 7/90 came into force for the uniform establishment of maximum residue levels for veterinary medicines. In order to avoid trade barriers, Reg ulation 2309/90 lays down that the centralised licensing procedures fo r medicinal products are regulated by an agency, and several Directive s deal with the administrative and technical requirements for the unif orm registration of veterinary medicines. These Directives have to be individually integrated into nationals law.