This title of the Austrian Retriever Club (ÖRC) can be applied for for a retriever under the following conditions:

1. The retriever must have a valid FCI pedigree or an export pedigree from a cynological association recognized by the FCI.
2. Retrievers whose owners have registered their permanent residence in Austria must be registered in the Austrian Dog Breeding Book (ÖHZB). Retrievers whose owners are permanently resident abroad must meet the requirements of their home country for registration criteria.
3. To obtain the title of Austrian Field Trial Champion (AT FTCH), the following titles must be achieved at ÖRC events:
   2 CACT under at least 2 different judges. The CACT must be achieved on field trials à l`anglaise of the ÖRC.
4. Die Verleihung des Titels kann mittels formlosen Schreibens unter Beifügung aller relevanten Dokumentkopien (CACT –Bestätigungen) beim Field Trial Referat beantragt werden.
5. After the documents have been checked for compliance with the requirements, a certificate is issued for the retriever and published in the Retriever Journal.

Resolved by the board of the ÖRC on January 29th, 2012

The current version of the regulations for obtaining the ÖRC title “Austrian Field Trial Champion” (AT FTCH) can be found under “Downloads / examination regulations" to disposal.