CHAPTER II

MARKETING AUTHORISATIONS – GENERAL PROVISIONS AND RULES ON APPLICATIONS
Section 8

Protection of technical documentation

Periods of the protection of technical documentation
Article 39
1
The period of the protection of technical documentation shall be:
a
10 years for veterinary medicinal products for cattle, sheep for meat production, pigs, chickens, dogs and cats;
b
14 years for antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products for cattle, sheep for meat production, pigs, chickens, dogs and cats containing an antimicrobial active substance which has not been an active substance in a veterinary medicinal product authorised within the Union on the date of the submission of the application;
c
18 years for veterinary medicinal products for bees;
d
14 years for veterinary medicinal products for animal species other than those referred to in points (a) and (c).
2
The protection of technical documentation shall apply from the day when the marketing authorisation for the veterinary medicinal product was granted in accordance with Article 5(1).