GVP-veterinary practices and GVP-veterinarians shall ensure that:

• All veterinary staff understand and comply with their legal obligations in relation to the prescription, safekeeping, use and supply of veterinary medicinal products.
• Veterinary medicines are dispensed and used in a responsible way and with the greatest care.
• Veterinary medicines are only administered, dispensed or prescribed based on a diagnosis obtained after a complete clinical examination.

GVP-veterinary practices and GVP-veterinarians holding a veterinary medicines depot shall ensure that:

• The Provincial Medical Commission is advised in writing by registered mail 1. A copy of the letter shall be present at the practice office. For associations with a single VAT-registration, the letter shall be sent by the association, stating the name of the manager and deputy manager of the depot, as mentioned below.
• A veterinary Surgeon is appointed as manager of the depot. In group-practices a deputy manager shall be appointed.
• Non-registered drugs and/or drugs not licensed to be traded, are not present in the depot.
• Documented procedures are in place for the ordering, the receiving, the storage, the administration, the dispensing and the prescribing of veterinary medicines.
• At least yearly all medicines stocks are controlled.
• Documented procedures are in place to guarantee that first in - first out principles are adhered to.
• Documented procedures are in place to guarantee that no medicines are used after their use by-date.
• Documented procedures are in place to ensure no veterinary medicines residues are present in food for human consumption.
• All requirements of schedule 1 to this Code are met.

More background can be found in Appendix 2: FVE-document on antibiotic resistance and the prudent use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine

1 KB 23-05-2000 on the special conditions on the buying, the depot, the prescribing, the dispensing and the administration of medicines for animals by veterinary surgeons and on the possession and the administration of medicines for animal by the person responsible for the animals