Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/875 of 21 March 2024 adopting a list of abbreviations and pictograms common throughout the Union to be used on the packaging of veterinary medicinal products for the purposes of Article 10(2) and Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/875
• Articles: 6

Article 1

The abbreviations and pictograms set out in the Annexes to this Regulation may be used to replace the written information required on the labelling of immediate packaging and on the outer packaging of veterinary medicinal products referred to in Article 10(1) and Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6. No other abbreviations and pictograms than those listed in the Annexes to this Regulation shall be used to replace that written information.

Article 2

1.   The abbreviations and pictograms set out in the Annexes to this Regulation shall only be used to replace the corresponding text as set out in the Annexes. They shall not be used to replace any other information concerning the veterinary medicinal product.

2.   Abbreviations and pictograms used on the labelling of a veterinary medicinal product must be explained in full text in the package leaflet of the veterinary medicinal product concerned.

3.   Abbreviations shall be displayed in the same format as laid down in Annex I.

4.   Pictograms shall:

(a)

be proportionate to the overall size of the labelling of immediate packaging or outer packaging of veterinary medicinal products;

(b)

be presented in a sufficiently readable format;

(c)

have a black symbol and no additional visual aspects such as shading;

(d)

stand out clearly on the colour and presentation of the labelling of immediate packaging or outer packaging;

(e)

not negatively affect the readability of the rest of the information on the labelling of immediate or outer packaging due to their location.

Article 3

Veterinary medicinal products authorised before 11 May 2024, or which are subject to an ongoing application for a marketing authorisation on the 11 May 2024, once authorised, may be placed on the market until 11 April 2029 even if the pictograms and abbreviations used in their labelling do not comply with this Regulation.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply from 11 May 2024.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I ABBREVIATIONS

ANNEX I

ABBREVIATIONS

When using abbreviations in accordance with Article 1 of this Regulation, the following abbreviations shall be used to replace the following routes of administration on the labelling of immediate packaging or on the outer packaging of veterinary medicinal products:

Route of administration

Abbreviation

Intramuscular

i.m.

Intravenous

i.v.

Subcutaneous

s.c.

ANNEX II PICTOGRAMS

ANNEX II

PICTOGRAMS

When using pictograms in accordance with Article 1 of this Regulation, the pictograms included in this annex shall be used to replace the following particulars on the labelling of immediate packaging or on the outer packaging of veterinary medicinal products:

SECTION 1

Target species

Target species

Pictogram

Pig

Horse

Duck

Cattle

Goat

Fish

Sheep

Dog

Chicken

Rabbit

Turkey

Goose

Cat

Fox

Camel

Pigeon

Elephant

Guinea-pig

Snake

Parrot

Pheasant

Bee

Ornamental bird

SECTION 2

Storage conditions

Storage precautions

Pictogram

Store in a refrigerator