The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2008

PART 4 Fees relating to a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

Application for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

38.—(1) The fee for an application for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation is —

(a) £1,720, or;

(b) £765 if the application is accompanied by an estimate that the first year’s turnover will be less than £35,000.

(2) An applicant who has paid a fee of £765 must send a declaration of his turnover for the first year of trading on the anniversary of the grant of the authorisation, and if the figure is more than £35,000 must pay the balance of £955 within 30 days.

(3) If the applicant paid £1,720 but the turnover for the first year of trading was lower than £35,000, if the applicant sends a declaration certifying the turnover, the Secretary of State must refund the excess.

(4) Nothing in this paragraph limits the powers of an inspector to examine financial records.

(5) In this paragraph “turnover” means the gross value of all veterinary medicinal products (whether or not authorised for use in the United Kingdom) sold by way of wholesale dealing by the holder in the United Kingdom.

Variation of a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

39.  The fee for an application to vary a wholesale dealer’s authorisation is—

(a) £500 if the variation requires scientific or pharmaceutical assessment;

(b) £420 if the variation only involves a change of ownership; and

(c) otherwise £290.

Annual fee for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation

40.—(1) The annual fee for a wholesale dealer’s authorisation, payable on the anniversary of the grant of the authorisation, is—

(a) £320; or

(b) £210 if the holder certifies when making the payment that his turnover during the previous year was less than £35,000.

(2) In this paragraph “turnover” means the gross value of all veterinary medicinal products (whether or not authorised for use in the United Kingdom) sold by way of wholesale dealing by the holder in the United Kingdom.

Inspection of a wholesale dealer’s premises

41.  The fee for the inspection of a wholesale dealer’s premises is £1,745, or £820 if—

(a) the authorisation only relates to products classified as AVM-GSL; or

(b) his turnover relating to all veterinary medicinal products in the calendar year preceding the inspection was less than £35,000.