Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1973 of 18 July 2024 establishing a list of antimicrobials which shall not be used in accordance with Articles 112 and 113 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council or which shall only be used in accordance with those Articles subject to certain conditions

This Regulation applies to the use of antimicrobials in accordance with Articles 112 and 113 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 in animals other than those of equine species.

1 The antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials listed in the Annex shall be used subject to the conditions applicable to them as specified therein.

2 The conditions applicable to the respective antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials listed in the Annex shall be cumulative.

3 The conditions set out in the Annex shall apply without prejudice to the application of: (a) Article 113(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6; (b) any measures adopted in accordance with Article 107(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6; (c) any restrictions on the use of antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials imposed by Regulation (EU) 2016/429 or Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and any acts adopted on the basis thereof.

1 It shall be deemed that the performance of prior target pathogen identification or antimicrobial susceptibility testing is not possible where the veterinarian responsible can demonstrate that such identification or susceptibility testing is not possible.

2 Where the clinical condition of the animal necessitates that the veterinarian starts using the antimicrobial concerned before the results of target pathogen identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing are available, the veterinarian responsible may use the antimicrobial concerned before those results become available. In this case the veterinarian shall demonstrate that the choice of the antimicrobial concerned was based on relevant information indicating that the antimicrobial concerned is likely to be clinically effective and that preferable antimicrobials would not be clinically effective, including the animal’s clinical condition or medical history, epidemiological information and knowledge of antimicrobial susceptibility of the target pathogen at farm, local or regional level. The veterinarian shall adapt the choice of antimicrobial, if needed, based on the results of target pathogen identification or antimicrobial susceptibility testing once they become available.

3 Prior target pathogen identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing shall not be required where the antimicrobial concerned is contained in a veterinary medicinal product authorised in the Union for cattle, sheep for meat production, pigs, chickens, dogs or cats and is to be used in accordance with Articles 112 or 113 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 in animals other than cattle, pigs, chickens, dogs or cats.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 8 August 2026.