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Environment Agency regulatory position on scattering or burying pet ash at a pet cemetery which is registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
The CMA has launched a review into the veterinary services market for household pets.
Find out what data is being collected through the Microchip Adverse Events Reporting Programme, and the purposes of collection.
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What you need to do as a veterinarian after the transition period.
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How to keep pets such as cats and dogs safe from bird flu.
Published standards for regulatory work 2023/24
The process for the simultaneous review of veterinary medicine submissions by Switzerland’s Swissmedic and the UK's Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
The VMD’s Objectives which relate to our Key Performance Indicators and activities.
The process for the simultaneous review of veterinary medicine submissions by New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the UK's Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
VMD Published Standards for regulatory work 2020-2021 against Key performance indicators (KPIs)
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