Application for an opinion of the Agency
Article 3
Except in cases where the Codex Alimentarius procedure referred to in Article 14(3) of this Regulation applies, any pharmacologically active substance intended for use in the Community in veterinary medicinal products which are to be administered to food-producing animals shall be subject to an opinion of the European Medicines Agency (the Agency) established by Article 55 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 on the maximum residue limit, formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (the Committee) established by Article 30 of that Regulation. To that end, the applicant for a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product in which such a substance is used, a person intending to apply for such a marketing authorisation or, where appropriate, the holder of such a marketing authorisation, shall submit an application to the Agency.