The Supply of Relevant Veterinary Medicinal Products Order 2005

Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 2751

The Supply of Relevant Veterinary Medicinal Products Order 2005

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2005 No. 2751

COMPETITION

The Supply of Relevant Veterinary Medicinal Products Order 2005

	Made	4th October 2005
	Laid before Parliament	7th October 2005
	Coming into force	31st October 2005

Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Supply of Relevant Veterinary Medicinal Products Order 2005 and shall come into force on 31st October 2005.

Interpretation

In this Order—

"animals" means all animals other than man and includes birds, reptiles, fish, molluscs, crustacea and bees;

"client" means any person with whom a veterinary surgeon makes an agreement to supply veterinary services;

"feed" means any substance or product, including feed additives, whether processed, partially processed or unprocessed, intended to be used for oral feeding to animals;

"feed additives" means substances or micro-organisms authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003[

"OFT" means the Office of Fair Trading;

"pharmacist" means—

"relevant veterinary medicinal product" means a veterinary medicinal product which may only be supplied by a veterinary surgeon or a pharmacist under a prescription from a veterinary surgeon in accordance with paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 3 to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005;

"supply" includes sale (including retail sale) or supply in circumstances corresponding to retail sale;

"veterinary manufacturer" means any manufacturer of a veterinary medicinal product and any person who has been granted a manufacturing authorisation by the Secretary of State under paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005;

"veterinary medicinal product" has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 but shall not include the products which are excluded by Regulation 3 of those regulations nor feed nor feed additives;

"veterinary services" means the services supplied by a veterinary surgeon in his capacity as such and includes—

"veterinary wholesaler" means any person who has been granted a wholesale dealer's authorisation by the Secretary of State under paragraph 14 of Schedule 3 to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005;

"writing" includes text that is—

Prescription fees and prohibition of discrimination
     3. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), during the relevant period a veterinary surgeon must not charge a client a fee for providing a prescription.

    (2) During the relevant period a veterinary surgeon may pass on to his clients the costs incurred in providing prescriptions, provided that he does so in a manner that does not discriminate between clients to whom he gives prescriptions and clients to whom he does not.

    (3) It shall be unlawful for a veterinary surgeon to discriminate between a client to whom he provides prescriptions and a client to whom he does not, in—

(a) the price he charges for a relevant veterinary medicinal product; and

(b) the fee he charges for supplying veterinary services other than giving a prescription.

(4) In paragraphs (1) and (2), "relevant period" means the period of 3 years beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force.

Requirement for a veterinary manufacturer to notify price information
4. —(1) At intervals of not more than 3 months, a veterinary manufacturer must notify in writing—

(a) a relevant veterinary surgeon of the net price at which it supplied a relevant veterinary medicinal product to the relevant veterinary surgeon during the preceding 3 months; and

(b) a relevant pharmacist of the net price at which it supplied a relevant veterinary medicinal product to the relevant pharmacist during the preceding 3 months.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) "relevant veterinary surgeon" means a veterinary surgeon to whom the veterinary manufacturer has, during the preceding 3 months, directly

(b) "relevant pharmacist" means a pharmacist to whom the veterinary manufacturer has, during the preceding 3 months, directly

    (3) In paragraphs (1) and (2), "preceding 3 months", means the 3 month period ending no more than thirty days before the day on which the veterinary manufacturer notifies the information.

    (4) In paragraph (1), "net price" means the list price less any discount or rebate which the veterinary manufacturer has given or agreed to give to the veterinary surgeon or pharmacist in connection with the supply of the relevant veterinary medicinal product, but does not include any discount or rebate given to, or by, a veterinary wholesaler. The veterinary manufacturer shall state whether the net price is inclusive or exclusive of VAT and all other taxes.

    (5) In paragraph (4) "list price" means the price set and quoted by the veterinary manufacturer as the price at which a relevant veterinary medicinal product may be supplied to a veterinary surgeon or pharmacist, without taking into account any discount or rebate. The list price may be inclusive or exclusive of VAT and all other taxes.

    (6) In paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) "supplied" includes supplied indirectly via a veterinary wholesaler and, in paragraphs (2) and (4), and articles 5(1) and 6 "supply" includes indirect supply via a veterinary wholesaler.

Requirement for a veterinary manufacturer to notify price information on request
     5. —(1) Where a veterinary surgeon or pharmacist makes a request to a veterinary manufacturer to be notified of the net price at which the veterinary manufacturer would be willing to supply a relevant veterinary medicinal product during the next 3 months, the veterinary manufacturer must comply with that request within a reasonable time by notice in writing.

    (2) A veterinary manufacturer is not obliged to comply with a request made under paragraph (1) unless that request—