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Member States shall take the following criteria into consideration when determining whether or not to use, and how to use, veterinary medicinal products as prevention and control measures for a specific listed disease: the disease profile; the distribution of the listed disease in: the Member State concerned; the Union; where relevant, neighbouring third countries and territories; third countries and territories from which animals and products are brought into the Union; the availability and effectiveness of the veterinary medicinal products in question, and the risks attaching to them; the availability of diagnostic tests for detecting infections in animals treated with the veterinary medicinal products concerned; the economic, social, animal welfare and environmental impact of the use of the veterinary medicinal products concerned compared to other available disease prevention and control strategies.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.