The Institute has been founded by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic.

Its activities are based on provisions of the relevant pieces of legislation - in particular Act No. 378/2007 Coll., on Pharmaceuticals

Another pieces of national legislationwhich provide for the activities/responsibilities of the Institute are as follows (non-exhaustive list): 
- Act No. 166/1999 Coll. on Veterinary Care
- Act No.78/2004 Sb., on GMOs,
- Act No.477/2001 Sb., on Packagings,
- Act No.40/1995 Sb., on Regulation of Advertisement,

The Institute carries out responsibilities in the areas of regulation of veterinary medicines, veterinary non-medicinal products (bordeline products) and veterinary technical devices.

In addition to the national legislation, the Institute carries out activities according to the requirements of directly applicable EU legislation, in particular Regulation (EC) No. 726/2004, and regulation (EC) No. 470/2009. Complete list of the EU pharmaceutical legislation can be found at the web site of the European Commission - DG Enterprise and Industry, in the Section EudraLex.

The Institute co-operates closely with the other bodies of the state administration, in particular with the Stzate Veterinary Administration, Regional Veterinary Administrations, State Institute for Drug Control, Central Control and Testing Institute in Agriculture, State Phytosanitary Administration as well as with professional institutions and groups.

Detailed information about its activities are published annually in the for of Annual Reports (for Annual reports in Czech, please see here)  

In case of request for information, the Institute proceeds in accordance with the requirements of the Act No. 106/1999 Coll., on Free Acess to Information (see here for details)