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Dealing in Vaccines

Type Class Valid From Valid To
Permit Requirement Goods 28/12/2018
Summary:
Description:

 Animal Health Act 1 of 2011, Part 5 - Section 10

(1) A person may not import, use, sell or display for sale or distribute a vaccine used or intended to be used for testing, treatment or inoculation of an animal for or against a disease, except with a permit to deal in animal vaccines set out in Annexure 6 issued by the Chief Veterinary Officer.

(2) Vaccines used for the testing, vaccination or inoculation of animals must be stored in accordance with the direction of the manufacturer relating to cooling, storage and expiry date. (3) An application for a permit to deal in animal vaccines must be made on the form set out in Annexure 5 and be -

(a) submitted in writing or electronically to a veterinary official for the attention of the Chief Veterinary Officer; and

(b) accompanied by the appropriate fee set out in Schedule 2.

(4) The Chief Veterinary Officer must consider the application for a permit referred to in subregulation (3) and may approve or refuse the application.

(5) If an application for a permit referred to in subregulation (3) is approved, the Chief Veterinary Officer must issue the permit set out in Annexure 6 to the applicant.

(6) The prohibition referred to in subregulation (1) does not apply to a vaccine imported on the authority of an import permit or import and transit permit.

Commodities Affected by the Measure

# HS Code Description
1 0102 Live bovine animals: Cattle
2 0101 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies
3 0103 Live Swine: Pigs
4 0104 Live sheep and goats: Sheep
5 0104 Live sheep and goats: Goats
6 0105 Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls:
7 0106 Other live animals: Ostriches; emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae):

Procedures Implementing the Measure

1 Procedure for Application of a Namibian Veterinary Import Permit and Veterinary Import Permit for conveyance intransit
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Import Import Permit 3 Months No
2 Application for livestock import permit
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Import Import permit 30 Days No
3 Procedures for Importation of Animals, Animal Products and Infectious Materials into Namibia
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Import Import permit 4 Months No

Legal Documents Related to the Measure

Name Type Category
Animal Health Act 1 of 2011 regulations Regulation Import/Export