As not all veterinarians yet have prescriptions in line with the new legislation, the FAMHP has issued a circular asking its inspection services to no longer give priority to checking the conformity of these model prescriptions.
Due to a delay in supplying prescriptions to veterinarians, not all veterinarians yet have model prescriptions that comply with the model set out in the Ministerial Decree of 27 August 2024 laying down the model administration and supply document and the model veterinary prescription.
To ensure continuity of animal care, the FAMHP has published a circular for its inspection services. They are asked to temporarily no longer give priority to checking the conformity of model veterinary prescriptions.
As a reminder, the Ministerial Decree of 27 August 2024 was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 3 September 2024 and came into force on 13 September 2024. The six-month transition period during which the old model veterinary prescriptions could still be used provided they included all the legally required elements, ended on 13 March 2025.
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