Medicated feed – Authorisation for distributing medicated feed and/or intermediate products

In order to distribute medicated feed and/or intermediate products, you will need to apply for a permit from the National Authority for Animal Health (DGAV).

The DGAV will issue a permit after visiting the site and before any business activity starts to verify that the legal hygiene requirements are met.

Service channels

Procedure and requirements

Documentos and requirements

The permit must include the following information:

  • permanent certificate, together with the online form,
  • procedures manual,
  • declaration of technical terms of use.

Procedure

You will need to sign in using one of the following:

Once you have your chosen means of signing in ready, follow the steps below.

  1. Click on 'Access the service’ button on this page.
  2. Complete the online form and attach the documents.
  3. Submit your application.

Examination of applications

  1. The form and the documents will be examined by a member of staff.
  2. If everything is order, the permit will be granted.
  3. If there are any errors, you will be asked for further information or to correct the documents. Once the applicant has provided this information, a new examination is carried out to make sure that everything is in order.

How much

An application for prior authorisation to distribute medicated feed costs EUR 600. Payment should be made by using the multibank reference or by bank transfer.

Validity

The permit does not expire, provided that the legal requirements are complied with. The business activity may be suspended or shut down in the event of non-compliance.

Obligations

Trading in the wholesale distribution of medicated feed and/or intermediate products requires approval as an intermediary/distributor in the feed business under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005.

Additional Data

If you have any questions, please contact the DGAV’s Animal Feed Department by:

Legislation, refusals, contests, claims

Legislation

Ministerial Implementing Order No 1273/2005 of 12 December, Section 1(d)  – setting the fees for granting authorisation for the manufacture, distribution and experimental testing of medicated feed.

Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018 on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed.

Competent Entity

Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária

Address: Campo Grande n.º 50 1700-093 Lisboa

Phone number: 213 23 9 500

Fax: 213 463 518

Email address: geral@dgav.pt

Web url: https://www.dgav.pt/