The Animal Test Certificates Regulations 1996

Part I— Standard particulars

1.  The name or proposed name of the product, or, if there is no name, some other designation which will adequately identify it.

2.  The name and address of the applicant, and of the proposed certificate holder, if different, and any other name under which the applicant or proposed holder carries on business.

3.  Details of the manufacturer of the product, which—

(a) for products which have not been imported, shall include the name and address of the person responsible for each stage of its manufacture and assembly, and the sites where manufacture and assembly takes place, or

(b) for imported products, shall mean the name and address of the manufacturer and assembler of the product in its imported form.

4.  The proposed duration of the certificate, if less than two years.

5.  Details of any certificate previously granted in respect of the product.

6.  Details of any application for, or grant of, a product licence under the Act, or a marketing authorisation within the meaning of the Marketing Authorisations for Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulations 1994, in respect of the product.

7.  For applications in respect of new molecules only, details of any application made and any approval given in respect of the testing or marketing of the product in another country.

8.  Drafts of the proposed labelling, and any proposed leaflet or package insert, for the product.

9.  A description of the proposed test including details of—

(a) the nature and purpose of the test,

(b) the species and maximum number of animals to be included in the test,

(c) the criteria to be used in the selection of animals for, or exclusion or withdrawal of animals from, the test,

(d) the proposals for monitoring the safety of the product during the test, including details of precautions to be followed by users of the product, and when the product is to be disposed of,

(e) the arrangements for the disposal of animals involved in the test,

(f) the proposed dosage for the product, and its duration, and the method, route and frequency of administration,

(g) the name and qualifications of the person who is to be responsible for the overall supervision of the test, and

(h) the address of every site at which the test is to be carried out and the number of animals involved in the proposed test at each site, but if these particulars are not known to the applicant at the time of application, they may be omitted, so long as the applicant gives an explanation why they are not known.