The purpose of this reflection paper is to establish criteria for determining that an active substance is essential when considered in the context of Article 37(2)(j) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6.

Keywords: environmental risk assessment, essential, new veterinary regulation, persistent bioaccumulative toxic (PBT), very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB), veterinary medicinal product (VMP)

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