Concern over end to NI grace period on post-Brexit vet medicine rules

The grace period for the post-Brexit distribution of veterinary medicines from Great Britain into Northern Ireland has been running since 2021.

Deep concern has been voiced ahead of the ending of the grace period for post-Brexit rules over regulations for veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland in a few weeks’ time.

The temporary grace period for the distribution of veterinary medicines from Great Britain into Northern Ireland has been running since January 2021.

However January 1 2026 will see the full implementation of EU rules on veterinary medicines coming into Northern Ireland.

It follows post-Brexit agreements which see the region being effectively treated as part of the EU in terms of trade rules, despite remaining part of the UK which left the EU.

Stormont’s Agriculture, Envi