Required for the setting up of practice is the entry into the list of veterinary practitioners and the receipt of the Veterinary Practitioner's Identification Card issued in parallel to the entry.

• In parallel to the entry into the list of veterinary practitioners the Veterinary Practitioner's Identification Card will be issued.
• Entry into the list of veterinary practitioners in conjunction with the receipt of Veterinary Practitioner's Identification Card entitles to taking up veterinary practice in Austria.

There are no specific deadlines to be met.

Competence for the procedure lies with the Austrian Veterinary Chamber ( → ÖTK).

A separate application for issuing a Veterinary Practitioner's Identification Card is not required, as it will be issued in parallel to the entry into the list of veterinary practitioners. Exempt from this is the application for issuing of a duplicate.

The following documents have to be attached to the application:

• Proof of fulfilling the general requirements (see description of the subject matter)
• Identity card
• 2 photos

For the issuing of a Veterinary Practitioner's Identification Card, costs according to the Tarifordnung der Österreichischen Tierärztekammer (Austrian Veterinary Chamber) will accrue.

§ 6 Tierärztegesetz

I have noted that the data provided by me, as well as any data received by the administration over the course of the preliminary investigation, will be automatically processed as per article 6, para. 1 lit. c and e of the General Data Protection Regulation in accordance with the underlying material laws of the legal process. Furthermore, I am aware that this is for the purpose of executing the legal procedure initiated by me, the granting of regulatory approval and also for the purpose of review. I have read the general information regarding: 

• the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, withdrawal and objection, as well as on data portability
• the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority
• the responsibilities of the process controller and the data protection officer as per https://datenschutz.stmk.gv.at.

Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection

1 January 2024