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Licence for selling veterinary medicinal products in wholesale
Basic information
Institutional Body
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD
Description
This procedure concerns the granting of a licence for selling veterinary medicinal products in wholesale to interested natural or legal persons.
At a glance
| Points of Service | Regional units, Regions, Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE) |
| Digital provision points | National Single Digital Gateway – gov.gr |
| Number of Documents | 0 |
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Conditions
The scientist in charge who is employed during the operation of the wholesale veterinary medicinal products store shall be a full-time employee and be present in person in the store, checking the proper sale of veterinarian pharmaceutical products.
The licence to sell veterinary medicinal products in wholesale shall be granted if the interested party has a scientist in charge that is employed full time and is personally present in the store, checking the proper sale of veterinary medicinal products.
The scientist in charge who is employed during the operation of the wholesale veterinary medicinal products store shall have a licence to practice the profession in Greece.
The interested party and the scientist in charge who is employed during the operation of the wholesale veterinary medicinal products store shall not hold a salaried position in the State or a legal person governed by public or private law.
The scientist in charge who is employed during the operation of the wholesale veterinary medicinal products store shall be a holder of a university degree of the Veterinary school or a holder of a university degree in Pharmacology from a Greek university or an equivalent foreign university.
The scientist in charge who is employed during the operation of the wholesale veterinary medicinal products store shall be a Greek national or a citizen of a Member State of the EU.
The scientist in charge who is employed during the operation of the wholesale veterinary medicinal products store shall have completed their national service or be duly exempted from it.
The interested party and the scientist in charge who is employed during the operation of the wholesale veterinary medicinal products store shall not have been irrevocably sentenced or referred with an irrevocable order for theft, embezzlement, fraud, extortion, forgery, crimes against morals, defamation for acts related to the exercise of the profession of veterinarian, counterfeiting, falsification and violation of the provisions of Articles 5 and 12 of Law 1729/1987 (Government Gazette, Series I, application / solemn144), as currently in force, and repeated violation of Article 11 of the same law, or an irrevocable conviction for a felony or repeat offence (misdemeanour), for which the penalty of deprivation of their civil rights was imposed.
The interested party for granting a licence for selling veterinary medicinal products in wholesale shall have suitable premises and the appropriate equipment that meet the following conditions: (a) a ground floor store with an area of at least 40 square metres; (b) a special storage room in direct contact with the ground store, suitable for storing sufficient quantities of veterinary medicinal products; (c) premises with appropriate natural or artificial lighting, temperature, ventilation and height, in accordance with the General building regulation; (d) meet all the requirements of the health regulation as regards water supply, sanitation, sanitary facilities, etc.; (e) have a fire safety system or adequate fire-fighting equipment; (f) have an electric refrigerator for preserving products susceptible to normal temperature (e.g. vaccines); (g) where medicinal products for human use are also sold by the store, the premises must be clearly separated; (h) on the façade of the store and in a prominent place a sign marked ‘V’ shall be within a circle of at least seventy (70) cm in diameter, in green, accompanied by the words ‘VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS’. A wholesale veterinary medicinal products store may not be in the same premises with a retail veterinary medicinal products store, nor may a wholesale veterinary medicinal products store be in the same premises as any other commercial store, veterinary clinic, veterinarian practice, animal accommodation or animal shops.
For submitting the application online, the use of taxisnet codes is required.
What you will need
Identification and signature verification means
Identification document, Identification with TAXISnet codes
- Granting a licence for selling veterinary medicinal products in wholesaleFiled bySubmitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)NoteThe application / solemn declaration form shall contain more specific fields; by completing said fields the interested party declares that the following cases do not apply: (a) an irrevocable sentence for theft, embezzlement, fraud, extortion, forgery, crimes against morals, defamation for acts related to the exercise of the profession of pharmacist or veterinarian, counterfeiting, falsification and violation of the provisions of Articles 5 and 12 of Law 1729/1987 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 144), as currently in force, and repeated violation of Article 11 of the same law, or an irrevocable conviction for a repeat offence (misdemeanour), for which a the penalty of deprivation of their civil rights was imposed, or a referral by irrevocable order for any of the above offences; (b) holding a salaried position in the State or a legal person governed by public or private law. Specifically for the Regions of Attica and Central Macedonia, the application shall be submitted online via gov.gr.Applicant statusLegal entities, Persons
Useful links
Legislation
- DescriptionAmendment of the current legislation on agricultural and veterinary medicinal products, settlement of debts of co-ops and other provisions.Legal references
- DescriptionSimplification of the framework for carrying out economic activities that fall within the responsibility of the Ministry of rural development and food and other provisions.Legal references
- DescriptionHarmonisation of Greek legislation with the relevant Community legislation on the production and marketing of veterinary medicinal products, in compliance with Directives 2001/82/EC and 2004/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products.Legal references
- DescriptionAmendment of Joint Ministerial Decision No 307752/18-10-2010 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1865) on the handling of administrative procedures and through Citizens’ Service Centres acting as Points of Single Contact.Legal references
About
Process code
729122
NACE code
75
Description of NACE code
Veterinary activities
Legal means of protection or appeal
Other Report (Article 27 of the Code of Administrative Procedure)
Rules for non-response by the competent authority and legal consequences
Tacit approval
(a) If the deadline of 90 days from the submission of the request and all the necessary supporting documents to the competent regional veterinary authority expires, the relevant application shall be tacitly approved and the licence shall be deemed to have been issued; (b) if the deadline set by the competent regional veterinary authority in writing for remedying the deficiencies found during the on-site inspection with regard to the compliance with the conditions laid down is exceeded, the request shall be rejected.
Remarks
The following shall apply to the licence to sell veterinary medicinal products in wholesale: (a) it is granted once and without the need for renewal; (b) it obligates the holder to notify the relevant regional veterinary authority of any change to the conditions for granting it within a period of 5 days from the date of that change; and (c) it may not be transferred or assigned.
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