The following procedure applies when any person receives a notification from the Secretary of State informing that person (the appellant) of a right to an appeal to the Veterinary Products Committee.

The appellant must inform the Secretary of State of an intention to appeal within 28 days of the notification which is the subject of the appeal.

The appeal may be written or oral, or both, at the choice of the appellant.

The appellant may not present to the Committee any new data not available to the Secretary of State at the time of the original decision.

The Committee must consider the appeal and any representations made by the Secretary of State, and report its findings in writing to the Secretary of State together with its recommendations.

The Secretary of State must send a copy of the report to the appellant on request.

The Secretary of State must consider the report and then form a provisional decision.

The Secretary of State must then notify the provisional decision to the appellant, together with the reasons for it.

The appellant may then appeal against the Secretary of State’s provisional decision to a person appointed for the purpose by the Secretary of State and the procedure in the next regulation applies.