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The Medicines (Hormone Growth Promoters) (Prohibition of Use) Regulations 1988

UK Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 705 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
8 April 1988
In force from
13 April 1988
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Drugs and medicines
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations re-enact the Medicines (Hormone Growth Promoters) (Prohibition of Use) Regulations 1986 which were made to implement in part Council Directive 85/649/EEC which was declared void by the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Case 68/86 on 23 February 1988. The Regulations prohibit the administration of hormone growth promoters to animals except for therapeutic treatment or for certain other purposes concerning fertility or reproduction (regulation 3). The Regulations implement in part Council Directives 81/602/EEC (OJ No. L222, 7.8.81, p.32) and 88/146/EEC (OJ No. L70, 16.3.88, p.16) concerning the use in livestock farming of certain substances having a hormonal action. The latter Directive was adopted by the Council to reinstate the provisions of Directive 85/649/EEC.

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