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Animal Test Certificate application forms

Apply for an Animal Test Certificate (ATC) authorising a clinical trial to be conducted in animals using a veterinary medicine.

• From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
• Published: 26 November 2014
• Last updated: 14 July 2026
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  1. 14 July 2026

     Updated application forms for Type A or B Animal Test Certificates for Pharmaceutical and Immunological products and the Variation application form.

  2. 20 December 2024

     Added updated ATC application forms for Type A or B Pharmaceutical and Type-S.

  3. 3 February 2020

     EU/EEA and other third countries" is replaced by "EEA, USA, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or Australia

  4. 16 February 2018

     Updated Application forms added

  5. 28 September 2017

     Updated Immunological application form

  6. 11 July 2017

     Updated Immunological/Biological Product Form

  7. 16 December 2016

     Updated Application forms added: ATC Type A or B Pharmaceutical ATC Type S

  8. 31 March 2015

     Application form attachments changed to Word versions

  9. 26 November 2014

     First published.

Documents

Application form: ATC Type A or B Pharmaceutical

Ref: QM1307

MS Word Document, 94.6 KB

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Application form: ATC Type A or B Immunological

Ref: QM1308

MS Word Document, 80.5 KB

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Application form: ATC Type S

Ref: QM1309

ODT, 85.4 KB

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ATC label proforma

Ref: #104984

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Application form: ATC variation

Ref: QM1312

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Details

You must submit your application to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.

To help you prepare your application read our Animal Test Certificates guidance.

All applications are checked (validated) upon receipt and you will then be sent an invoice for the fee.