Implementation Collection Reporting Tender

The Food and Veterinary Service (FVS) is the national competent authority responsible for collection of the national data on the volume of sales and on the use of antimicrobial medicinal products in animals, and for reporting collected data to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). In 2021 the FVS has launched the projects on development of the veterinary health information system (EVETIS) and modernization for veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) registration information system (VEZIRS) with an overall objective to implement the requirements set by the Regulation (EU) 2019/6 and subsequent delegated and implementing Acts. The duration of the EVETIS is from 2021 to 2023. In the framework of the EVETIS and VEZIRS projects the data sources and data providers necessary to implement the Article 57(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 and specific requirements set in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/5784 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2095 has been identified and the next steps for the creation of an electronic data collection system defined. The overall objective of the current proposal is the implementation of the data collection system on the volume of sales of veterinary antimicrobial medicinal products and on the use of antimicrobial medicinal products per animal species in Latvia, as well as the related reporting to EMA. Recruited project IT staff and administrative staff will ensure testing of the newly developed EVETIS and VEZIRS, identification of errors and preparation of proposals for updates finalising in their main task - to achieve the overall objective of the proposal.