Veterinary Medicinal Products Unit fees for 2024 included in revised Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulations 2022

With effect from 1 January 2024, the Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB) will be increasing its fees. The fees of the Veterinary Medicinal Products Unit will be increased by 4.7%. This standard increase is necessary due to wage and price developments.

In addition to this standard increase in the regular fees, some new fees have been added. These are the result of new procedures under the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation. You can find the new product types further along the table.

All fees charged by the Veterinary Medicinal Products Unit in 2024 are included in the revised Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulations 2022. These will take effect on 1 January 2024.

Fees and product types

The Veterinary Medicinal Products Unit charges for the work that it performs. Fees are charged, for example, for the application and change procedures relating to the issuing of marketing authorisations and production and distribution licences for veterinary medicinal products. Marketing authorisation holders also pay an annual fee for each marketing authorisation they hold. A product type is linked to each fee.

New fees and product types as of 1 January 2024

Product type

Type of application

Fee in 2024

Article in Regulations

1099 VNRA marketing authorisation for a homoeopathic veterinary medicinal product €366 4.14.1
1100 VRA marketing authorisation for a homoeopathic veterinary medicinal product €977 4.14.3.c
1101 Administrative amendment to homoeopathic authorisation €113 4.18a.2
1102 Amendment to homoeopathic authorisation €366 4.18a.1
1103 Amendment to authorisation of veterinary medicinal products for specific pets €366 4.18a.1
1104 Administrative amendment to registration of veterinary medicinal products for specific pets €113 4.18a.2

The Veterinary Medicinal Products Unit overview of fees and product types lists the current fees as well as the fees that will take effect on 1 January 2024.

2023 fees – number of differences between Regulations and display of product type list

While determining the new fees for 2024, the following was observed:

During the update of the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulations 2022, which took effect on 1 January 2023, several agreed-upon amounts were not implemented correctly. For more information, you can refer to the explanation (on page 6) accompanying the revised Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulations 2022.

The amounts specified in the original Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulations 2022 take precedence. This has implications for some of the fees calculated in 2023. If, as a result, you overpaid in 2023, the MEB will rectify this and issue a credit note. No action is required on your part.

More information

If you have any questions as a result of this message, please submit them to the Veterinary Medicinal Products Unit using our contact form.