Non-clinical trials intended to assess the properties and safety of medicinal products for veterinary use must comply with good laboratory practice, the principles of which are laid down by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail.
Good laboratory practice must guarantee the quality and integrity of test results. They concern the organisation of the laboratory and the conditions under which these tests are planned, carried out and reported. The general rules relating to the procedures for inspection and verification of good laboratory practice and the issue of documents attesting to compliance with good laboratory practice are defined by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail. Clinical trials must comply with good clinical practice, the principles of which are laid down by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail. These good practices take into account the international guidelines on good clinical practice of the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH).