Announcements

Here you will find announcements from the tasks of the BVL. Announcements are aimed - to put it simply - at experts, applicants, producers and of course also at the interested public. Please note: The greater part of the announcements published by the BVL is only available in German. Search through the German-language technical reports here.

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 08.08.2024

Senvelgo® (velagliflozin) 15 mg/ml oral solution for cats

Known risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in cats with diabetes mellitus associated with the use of the product

Senvelgo® 15 mg/ml oral solution for cats was first authorised in the European Union (EU) in November 2023. In a communication coordinated with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the competent authorities of the Member States, the marketing …

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 14.06.2024

SPC harmonisation 2023 - end of procedure for products Catosal and Domosedan

Harmonised product information texts (EN version) for reference veterinary medicinal products Catosal and Domosedan available on CMDV homepage.
Action for marketing authorisation holders of the respective generic or hybrid veterinary medicinal products for alignment of the SPC: Application for the respective variation requiring assessment.

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 13.06.2024

Guidance on the submission of G.I.18 Variations Requiring Assessment published on CMDv website

Facilitating efficient processing of variations requiring assessment (VRAs) for one-off alignment of the product information with version 9 of the QRD templates

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 04.06.2024

Kexxtone 32.4 g continuous-release intraruminal device for cattle (monensin): marketing authorisation suspension and market recall of all batches

On 23 April 2024, the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) decided by consensus to recommend suspending the marketing authorization of “Kexxtone - Monensin sodium” and to recall batches that have been released in the Union. The European Commission has now followed this opinion and issued a corresponding implementing decision on 15 May 2024. Animal Healthcare Professionals should no longer use Kexxtone and consider other appropriate alternatives.

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 15.02.2024

BVL Applicant Portal - Provision of fee notices as of 15th February 2024

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 04.12.2023

Mutual recognition - Formal requirements

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 25.01.2023

Notifications of applications for authorisation of plant protection products

New functional email address

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 22.11.2022

No more forwarding of AERs to marketing authorization holders

With immediate effect, the forwarding of AERs received by the BVL to the affected marketing authorization holders will be discontinued.

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 08.12.2021

New format of unique case numbers

First steps for the transition to the AE reporting format VICH

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 25.10.2021

Working documents on the nature and level of residues in fish published

Updated website on Residues

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 06.10.2021

New regulation on fees in the field of veterinary medicinal products

Changes in fee legislation - BMGBGebV and BMELBGebV

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 24.08.2021

Permit of plant protection products for the application by drones in steep slope vineyards

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 22.07.2021

Transitional arrangements on marketing authorisations for veterinary medicinal products whose five-year period of validity expires on or after the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2019/6

On 09.07.2021, the European Commission published in the Official Journal of the EU transitional rules on marketing authorisations for veterinary medicinal products whose five-year validity period expires on or after 28 January 2022. This notice …

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 26.05.2021

Equivalence Assessments will remain limited

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 12.01.2021

Subsequent allocation of zRMS for applications according to Article 43

Procedure for applications still to be submitted under Article 43 for which no zRMS has yet been allocated.

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 07.01.2021

Updated version is available for all four electronic application forms (eAF)

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 01.12.2020

Successful HMA Veterinary Stakeholder Meeting

Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) hosts the HMA Veterinary Stakeholder Meeting to discuss the Implementation of Veterinary Medicines Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/6)

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 26.11.2020

EU2020 – Germany's Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety hosted Meeting of the European Heads of Medicines Agencies

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 16.11.2020

Inclusion of nicotine-free e-cigarettes and refillable containers in the scope of application of the German tobacco products act from January 1, 2021

On 28 October 2020, the 2nd amending act tobacco products act (2. ÄndG TabakerzG) was published in the Bundesgesetzblatt (Federal Law Gazette) dated 23 October 2020, which in addition to further bans on tobacco advertising extends the scope of the …

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 13.11.2020

Equivalence Assessments will remain limited until mid-2021

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 03.11.2020

Successful CVMP-CMDv-Presidency Meeting (German Presidency of the Council of the European Union)

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 16.10.2020

CVMP-CMDv-Presidency Meeting as part of the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 09.09.2020

Novel detection method makes promises towards the specific detection of genome edited canola lines – what is really achievable by the new method?

A publication in the scientific journal Foods dated 07.09.2020 (Chhalliyil et al. 2020, “the article”1 hereinafter) presents a detection method specific for a herbicide-tolerant canola traded in the US by Cibus US LLC and that was, according to the …

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 22.07.2020

Limitation on equivalence assessments until end of 2020

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Kategorie der Nachricht: Announcement Date: 06.03.2020

Opinion of the BVL on the assessment of hemp extracts is unchanged

In the press release of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) of March 3, 2020, the classification of food containing Cannabidiol (CBD) is not correct. The opinion of the German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) on …

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