Federal Act
on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices
(Therapeutic Products Act, TPA)

¹ The Fed­er­al Coun­cil may provide for meas­ures to re­duce an­ti­mi­cro­bi­al res­ist­ance, in par­tic­u­lar:

a.

meas­ures to re­duce an­ti­bi­ot­ic con­sump­tion and pro­mote an­im­al health;

b.

re­quire­ments for the train­ing and fur­ther edu­ca­tion of veter­in­ari­ans and live­stock hold­ers.

² It may also re­strict or pro­hib­it the use of cer­tain an­ti­bi­ot­ic agents in veter­in­ary medi­cine in ac­cord­ance with for­eign reg­u­la­tions if this ap­pears ne­ces­sary for the ef­fect­ive treat­ment of pa­tients.