The purpose of these Regulations is to give statutory effect in this Ireland to the requirements of the two EEC Directives relating to veterinary medicinal products referred to in the Regulations. Principally, these Regulations: (a) require that a person shall not place a new veterinary medicinal product on the market save in accordance with the provisions of EEC Council Directive 81/851/EEC and with a product authorization granted or renewed by the National Drugs Advisory Board which has been designated the competent authority for the purpose of these Regulations; (b) require that a person shall not manufacture a veterinary medicinal product or import such a product from a country other than a Member State of the EEC save in accordance with EEC Council Directive 81/851/EEC and with a manufacturer's licence granted or renewed by the National Drugs Advisory Board; and (c) require the progressive application of the Directives to veterinary medicinal products which were on the market prior to 1 January, 1987.