Administration of veterinary antimicrobial medicines to animals
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All veterinarians must report prescriptions or administrations of veterinary antimicrobial medicines to certain animals within Luxembourg. This information is regularly assessed by the Luxembourg Veterinary and Food Administration (Administration luxembourgeoise vétérinaire et alimentaire - ALVA). The reporting obligation aims to:
- collect information on the risks of antimicrobial medicines for veterinary use;
- ensure the appropriate use of medicines, in particular the prescription, dispensing and judicious and targeted use of veterinary antimicrobial medicines;
- optimally manage animal health safety.
Who is concerned
Any veterinarian who:
- practises their profession in Luxembourg; and
- administers or prescribes antimicrobial treatments to the following animals:
- cattle;
- goats;
- horses;
- rabbits;
- sheep;
- fish;
- pigs;
- poultry.
Prerequisites
Creation and certification of a business eSpace
- Setting up a business eSpace
- Certification of the business eSpace
To be able to submit your declaration, you must register on MyGuichet.lu and create a business eSpace. To do so, you will need:
- a LuxTrust product;
- a Luxembourg electronic identity card (eID); or
- an eIDAS-compliant means of identification from another European country;
How to create a business eSpace on MyGuichet.lu
There are 2 possible scenarios:
- You are a new user of MyGuichet.lu. You must:
- first register on MyGuichet.lu; and
- then create a business eSpace.
- You already have a private eSpace on MyGuichet.lu. You can directly create a business eSpace without having to register again.
Further information as well as tutorials in relation with the business eSpace are available in our dedicated help page.
The declaration procedure is only available via a certified business eSpace, which means that ALVA must first grant you access to the procedure.
Certification is carried out using an access code (also known as a 'token') that ALVA sends to you by post. After entering the code in your account profile (see 'Online services and forms'), you can access the procedure.
If you have not yet received an access code from ALVA, please send an email to info@alva.etat.lu. In this email:
- you must specify that you require an individual access code ('token') from the 'Service contrôle établissements agréés et production primaire' in order to access the 'Administration of veterinary antimicrobial medicines to animals' procedure; and
- mention:
- your full name;
- your 13-digit Luxembourg national identification number (matricule);
- your home address;
- the medical practice where you work.
Deadlines
You must submit the declaration within one month of administering or prescribing the antimicrobial medicine.
How to proceed
Declaration of medicines used
You must declare any antimicrobial medicines administered or prescribed to the above-mentioned animals online via MyGuichet.lu (see 'Online services and forms').
In the declaration, you must provide several pieces of information, such as:
- the personal details of the declarant;
- the species and category of use of the animal;
- the prescription date;
- the trade name and other information concerning the medicine used;
- the proportion of the package used.
Monitoring the declaration
After submitting your declaration, you will receive an email at the email address you provided in your business eSpace. You will also be notified of any changes to the status of the declaration (for example: declaration being processed, accepted, being corrected, etc.).
Good to know
If you encounter any technical issues with the online declaration, please contact:
- the Luxembourg Veterinary and Food Administration (ALVA) for assistance in completing the online declaration:
- by email: info@alva.etat.lu;
- by telephone on (+352) 247 82 539 (Monday to Friday, from 8.30 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00);
- the Guichet.lu Helpdesk for assistance on how to use MyGuichet.lu;
- the LuxTrust customer service for all questions relating to your LuxTrust products.
Tutorials
Online services and forms
Online services
Who to contact
Luxembourg Veterinary and Food Administration (ALVA)
- Address:
- 7, rue Thomas Edison L-1445 Strassen Luxembourg
- Phone:
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(+352) 247 82 539
Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 16.00
- Email address:
- info@alva.etat.lu
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
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Legal references
modifiant le règlement grand-ducal modifié du 15 janvier 1993 relatif à la mise sur le marché des médicaments vétérinaires
