Authorization for parallel trade in veterinary medicinal products

    Last update Updated on 8/7/2025

    Any wholesale distributor intending to market a veterinary medicinal product, already authorized in Italy and imported from an EU Member State where it has been authorized, may submit the application. The parallel import authorization (AIP) is issued by decree.

    The parallel import authorization applies to veterinary medicinal products authorized via the mutual recognition procedure (MRP), the decentralized procedure (DCP), the subsequent recognition procedure (SRP) or the national procedure (NP).

    Wholsale distributors established in the European Union.

    PEC
    Certified email (PEC)
    :
    dgsa@postacert.sanita.it
    Email subject:
    MDV-IMP-AIP
    Further instructions:
    Available only of sent from another certified emai. The original electronic documents must be submitted preferably in pdf format and the images contained must not exceed the graphic resolution of 150 dpi. The same rule applies to scanned original paper documents.
    On line - Applicazione on line:
    Portal CESP

    30 giorni

    Gratis
    Causale:
    Authorization for parallel import of veterinary medicinal product (the name of the veterinary medicinal product must be specified)

    Certified email

    Not present

    • Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 relating to veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC;
    • Legislative Decree n. 218, 7 December 2023 "Adaptation of national legislation to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC, pursuant article 17 of  law 4 agosto 2022, n. 127".

    • Ministerial Decree of 17 December 2007 – “How to use the bar code on the packages of veterinary medicinal products placed on the market”.

    Consulta il Trovanormesalute

    Direzione generale della salute animale (DGSA)
    Ufficio 4 - Medicinali veterinari

    Tiziana Forte
    Viale G. Ribotta 5 - 00144 Roma
    Fabrizio Marchion
    Viale G. Ribotta 5 - 00144 Roma

    Direzione generale della salute animale (DGSA)