Od 1. januarja 1997 se za živali za proizvodnjo živil v Skupnosti prepove uporaba zdravil za uporabo v veterinarski medicini, ki vsebujejo farmakološko aktivne snovi, ki niso navedene v Prilogi I, II ali III, razen v primerih kliničnih poskusov, ki jih sprejmejo pristojni organi po priglasitvi ali odobritvi v skladu z veljavno zakonodajo, če te snovi ne povzročajo, da bi živila, pridobljena iz živali, ki so vključene v takšne poskuse, vsebovala ostanke, ki predstavljajo tveganje za zdravje ljudi.
With effect from 1 January 1997, the administration to food-producing animals of veterinary medicinal products containing pharmacologically active substances which are not mentioned in Annexes I, II or III shall be prohibited within the Community, except in the case of clinical trials accepted by the competent authorities following notification or authorization in accordance with the legislation in force and which do not cause foodstuffs obtained from livestock participating in such trials to contain residues which constitute a hazard to human health.