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VMD updates export certificate guidance
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VMD made changes to the guidance to help remove admin burdens.
New guidance reflects changes in procedure

Guidance on how to apply for a veterinary medicine export certificate has been updated to reflect new procedures.

Earlier this year, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) announced that it had implemented changes to the Export Certificate Scheme.

Additional pages may be submitted as part of Defra-1, Defra-2 and Defra-4 applications, which can be attached to the export certificate.

The authorities of importing countries have stringent rules on the paperwork that the importer must provide. This could include information that the VMD cannot verify, which is why the change has been introduced.

While the VMD will approve additional pages, the information cannot contradict that included in the export certificate, export certificate schedule, product literature, summary of product characteristics or the manufacturing or marketing authorisation.

Additional pages must include certain wording in a box at the foot of each page. For the wording, view the VMD's guidance.

The VMD also removed the requirement to provide indemnity letters and an annual updated list of personnel at each of the companies authorised to apply for export certificates.

In addition, there is a target of 10 working days for the VMD to issue the export documentation or inform the importer of why the certificate will not be issued.

The VMD is rewriting all of its guidance to better meet the needs of users.

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Cold-water dip to raise funds for Vetlife

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 The veterinary mental health charity Vetlife is inviting the veterinary community to join it for a sponsored cold-water dip.

The event will take place at Walpole Bay, Margate, on 17 May during Mental Health Awareness Week. Participants of all abilities can join in the challenge and are advised to bring a towel, a hot drink, a snack, and warm clothes to get changed into afterwards.

Those taking part are being asked to try to raise £100 each to support the work of the charity.

Details about how to take part can be found here. 

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Bluetongue low vector period ends

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With winter over, Defra is planning for a possible increase in cases as midges become more active. It has warned that farms along the east coast of England from Norfolk to Kent, and along the south coast from Kent to Devon, are at highest risk from infected midges blown over from northern Europe.

Since the virus was detected in England in November 2023, there have been 126 confirmed cases. The most recent case to be confirmed was on 1 March 2024.

Farmers are asked to continue to frequently monitor their livestock and ensure their animals and land are registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency.