You will need several documents for the proposal for authorisation of an animal experiment project in accordance with Section 8 (1) of the Animal Welfare Act or for the notification of animal experiments on vertebrates, cephalopods or decapod crustaceans. The latest version of the required documents can be found on the website of the competent authority(see here).

Documents for applying for an experimental project include

• Application for authorisation or notification
• Biometric planning form
• Person sheet (for all employees in the project)
• Form for the use of animals according to §20 ff.

Non-technical project summary (NTP)

• Information on the NTP
• Link to the online creation of the non-technical project summary (NTP) at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
• A guide to the preparation of the NTP

Preliminary documents on the exposure assessment of genetically modified animals

• Assessment of the exposure of genetically modified mice and rats
• Background to exposure assessment according to EU Directive 2010/63
• Criteria for assessing the exposure of genetically modified laboratory animals
• Assessment of newborn litter (evaluation form)
• Assessment of litter at weaning (evaluation form)
• Assessment of individual animal (evaluation form)
• Final evaluation of genetically modified breeding lines (evaluation form)

Legal basis

• EU Directive 2010/63/EU
• EU Recommendation K2007-2525
• Animal Welfare Act (TierSchG)
• Animal Welfare Experimental Animal Ordinance (TierSchVersV)

We recommend the following websites to people working on animal experiments at the Carl von Ossietzky University:

• The website of the Society for Laboratory Animal Science: www.gv-solas.de/index.php?id=97
• The website of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations: felasa.eu/
• The platform www.las-interactive.de/index.php?id=6005 The information portal VTK Online offers free learning content on laboratory animal science topics after registration
• Understanding animal experiments - an information initiative from the world of science: www.tierversuche-verstehen.de/
• The website of the working group of the Berlin Animal Welfare Officers: www.ak-tierschutzbeauftragte.berlin/ The site offers various recommendations and guidance, including on the topics of stress assessments of genetically modified mouse and rat lines, score sheets and termination criteria
• Other useful websites that should be consulted when planning animal experiments: www.humane-endpoints.info/de, nc3rs.org.uk/3rs-resources, arriveguidelines.org/

Additional information:

The proposal for an animal experiment project can only be submitted via the Animal Welfare Officer of the University of Oldenburg.

This person checks whether all factual and formal requirements are met. After consulting with the applicant, the Animal Welfare Officer will prepare a statement on the animal experiment project and forward the complete animal experiment application to the State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (LAVES).

Please submit all documents in duplicate with original signatures. One copy will be sent to the LAVES, another will remain with the animal welfare officers. The animal welfare officers also require an electronic version (PDF, signed) of the complete proposal by email.

Please do not change the format template of the proposal. Please use the latest version of the proposal from the LAVES website. For example, do not delete any working points or parts of sentences, even if they do not apply to your proposal.