Office of Public Sector Information

Office of Public Sector Information

Main menu and contents

Supplementary menus and contents

PART 4 Fees relating to a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

Application for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

38.—(1) The fee for an application for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation is—

(a) £1,590, or;

(b) £710 if the application is accompanied by an estimate that the first year’s turnover will be less than £40,000.

(2) If the applicant paid a fee of £710, he must send a declaration of his turnover for the first year of trading on the anniversary of the grant of the authorisation, and if the figure is more than £40,000 he must pay the balance of £880 within 30 days.

(3) If the applicant paid £1,590 but his turnover for the first year of trading was lower than £40,000, if he sends a declaration certifying the turnover, the Secretary of State must refund the excess.

(4) Nothing in this paragraph limits the powers of an inspector to examine financial records.

(5) In this paragraph “turnover” means the gross value of all veterinary medicinal products (whether or not authorised for use in the United Kingdom) sold by way of wholesale dealing by the holder in the United Kingdom.

Variation of a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

39.  The fee for an application to vary a wholesale dealer’s authorisation is—

(a) £465 if the variation requires scientific or pharmaceutical assessment;

(b) £390 if the variation only involves a change of ownership; and

(c) otherwise £270.

Annual fee for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

40.—(1) The annual fee for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation, payable on the anniversary of the grant of the authorisation, is—

(a) £285, or

(b) £190 if the holder certifies when making the payment that his turnover during the previous year was less than £40,000.

(2) In this paragraph “turnover” means the gross value of all veterinary medicinal products (whether or not authorised for use in the United Kingdom) sold by way of wholesale dealing by the holder in the United Kingdom.

Inspection of a wholesale dealer’s premises

41.  The fee for the inspection of a wholesale dealer’s premises is £1,690, or £795 if—

(a) the authorisation only relates to products classified as AVM-GSL; or

(b) his turnover relating to all veterinary medicinal products in the calendar year preceding the inspection was less than £40,000.

PART 5 Fees relating to feedingstuffs

Fees relating to feedingstuffs

42.—(1) Fees relating to feedingstuffs are payable with the application, or on invoice for the subsequent annual fee.

(2) Where more than one manufacturing activity is carried out at one premises, only one fee (the highest) is payable.

(3) Fees are in accordance with the following table.

Fees relating to feedingstuffs
Application and annual fee Fee payable in Great Britain (£) Fee payable in Northern Ireland(£)
Standard Latea Standard Lateb
a

This column is the annual fee if it is not paid within 60 days of the invoice.

b

No fee is payable for premises that already have a manufacturing authorisation relating to veterinary medicinal products for incorporating into feedingstuffs.

1 Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture a specified feed additive, and the subsequent annual fee (b): 935 1,115 500 600
2 Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture a premixture, and the subsequent annual fee: 590 710 395 475
3 Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture feedingstuffs using specified feed additives and veterinary medicinal products directly at any concentration, or using premixtures, and the subsequent annual fee: 590 710 395 475
4 Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture feedingstuffs using a veterinary medicinal product only at a rate of 2 kg per tonne or more when the feedingstuffs are to be placed on the market, and the subsequent annual fee: 395 470 290 350
5 Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture feedingstuffs using premixtures containing specified feed additives when the feedingstuffs are to be placed on the market, and the subsequent annual fee: 200 240 155 190
6 Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture feedingstuffs using a veterinary medicinal product only at a rate of 2 kg per tonne or more when the feedingstuffs are to be used by the person manufacturing the feedingstuffs, and the subsequent annual fee: 145 175 120 145
7 Application for the approval of an establishment to manufacture feedingstuffs using premixtures containing specified feed additives when the feedingstuffs are to be used by the person manufacturing the feedingstuffs, and the subsequent annual fee: 125 150 100 120
8 Application for approval as a distributor of specified feed additives, premixtures or feedingstuffs containing specified feed additives, or premixtures or feedingstuffs containing veterinary medicinal products, and the subsequent annual fee: 140 165 65 75

Fees relating to premises for supply by suitably qualified persons

43.—(1) The fee to approve premises for the retail supply of veterinary medicinal products by suitably qualified persons is—

(a) £250, or

(b) if the premises are only authorised to supply veterinary medicinal products for the treatment of—

(i) horses (or horses and companion animals) £140; or

(ii) companion animals, £105.

(2) The subsequent annual fee is—

(a) £180, or £210 if the fee is not paid within 60 days of the invoice; or

(b) if the premises are only authorised to supply veterinary medicinal products for the treatment of—

(i) horses (or horses and companion animals) £90, or £115 if the fee is not paid within 60 days of the invoice.

(ii) companion animals, £70, or £85 if the fee is not paid within 60 days of the invoice.

Reduced fees

44.  In the case of premises approved as both—

(a) premises for the manufacture of feedingstuffs and for a distributor, or

(b) premises for the supply by a suitably qualified person and for a distributor,

the subsequent annual fee payable is the higher fee plus 75% of the lower fee.