(1) Placed under the authority of a Deputy Director, the Sub-Directorate of Pharmacy and the Private Veterinary Sector is responsible for:

• monitoring the implementation of the government’s policy on pharmacy and veterinary inputs;
• the development and monitoring of the implementation of pharmacy projects and veterinary inputs;
• the development and monitoring of the application of regulations on pharmacy and veterinary inputs;
• examining applications for marketing authorisation for veterinary medicinal products, in conjunction with the administrations concerned;
• the supply of technical equipment and medicines to the decentralised services;
• monitoring the activities of pharmacies, laboratories and the marketing of veterinary inputs;
• monitoring and controlling the activities of veterinarians in private practice;
• the popularization of scientific and technical documentation on pharmacy and veterinary inputs;
• participation in the development of quality standards for veterinary inputs;
• the promotion of the private veterinary sector;
• assistance to veterinarians in private practice;
• veterinary pharmaceutical inspection;
• the examination of applications for approval, the authorisation to create and open pharmacies and veterinary pharmaceutical laboratories;
• the development and monitoring of the implementation of the health mandate.

(2) It shall include:

• The Veterinary Pharmacy Service;
• The Private Veterinary Sector Service.