Information Note Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios AEMPS RECOMMENDATION REGARDING VETERINARY MEDICINES CONTAINING BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE DIFFERENT FROM ‘FORTEKOR’ AND ASSOCIATED NAMES Date of publication: 7th June 2012 Category: AEMPS, VETERINARY MEDICINES, INDUSTRY. Reference: MVET, 05_vi /2012 On the 6th of February 2012 the European Commission adopted the executive Decision C (2012) 772, based on the article 34 of the Directive 2001/82/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council about the referral of veterinary medicines “FORTEKOR and associated names”, which active ingredient is Benazepril hydrochloride. The Decision implements the obligations of the Competent Authorities to modify the Marketing Authorisation of these veterinary medicines based on the scientific conclusions included on annex II, on the terms laid down on annex III. Based on this, the AEMPS recommends all the Marketing Authorisation Holders of veterinary medicines containing Benazepril hydrochloride different from ‘FORTEKOR’ and associated names, to present the corresponding variations to adapt the Marketing Authorisation of their veterinary medicines to what it is laid down on the Decision. The variation that applies in accordance with the regulations in force (Guideline 2010/C 17/01) is C I.1.b, type IB. References • AEMPS. [Web]. 24th February 2012. Information Note Instruction about the implementation procedure of the European Decision regarding veterinary medicines “FORTEKOR” and associated names. Ref. MVET, 01_vi/2012. Available on: http://www.aemps.gob.es/en/informa/notasInformativas/medicamentosVeterinarios/201 2/NI-MVET_01-2012.htm (link revised on 7th June 2012). • AEMPS. [Web]. 7th June 2012. Information Note Amendment of instruction about the implementation procedure of the european decision regarding veterinary medicines ‘Fortekor’ and associated names. Ref. MVET, 04_vi/2012. Available on: http://www.aemps.gob.es/en/informa/notasInformativas/medicamentosVeterinarios/201 2/NI-MVET_04-2012.htm (link revised on 7th June 2012). CORREO ELECTRÓNICO [email protected] Página 1 de 1 www.aemps.gob.es C/ CAMPEZO, 1 – EDIFICIO 8 28022 MADRID TEL: 91 822 54 01 FAX: 91 822 54 43 Fuente: AEMPS. Se autoriza la reproducción total o parcial del contenido de esta información, siempre que se cite expresamente su origen. La AEMPS pone a su disposición un servicio gratuito de suscripción a sus contenidos en la web: www.aemps.gob.es en la sección “listas de correo”.