diff --git a/moto/acm/__init__.py b/moto/acm/__init__.py
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+++ b/moto/acm/__init__.py
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+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from .models import acm_backends
+from ..core.models import base_decorator
+
+acm_backend = acm_backends['us-east-1']
+mock_acm = base_decorator(acm_backends)
diff --git a/moto/acm/models.py b/moto/acm/models.py
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+++ b/moto/acm/models.py
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+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from moto.core import BaseBackend, BaseModel
+from moto.ec2 import ec2_backends
+
+
+class Certificate(BaseModel):
+    pass
+
+
+class AWSCertificateManagerBackend(BaseBackend):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._certificates = {}
+
+
+acm_backends = {}
+for region, ec2_backend in ec2_backends.items():
+    acm_backends[region] = AWSCertificateManagerBackend()
diff --git a/moto/acm/responses.py b/moto/acm/responses.py
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+++ b/moto/acm/responses.py
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+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import json
+
+from moto.core.responses import BaseResponse
+from .models import acm_backends
+
+
+class AWSCertificateManagerResponse(BaseResponse):
+
+    @property
+    def acm_backend(self):
+        return acm_backends[self.region]
+
+    @property
+    def request_params(self):
+        try:
+            return json.loads(self.body)
+        except ValueError:
+            return {}
+
+    def _get_param(self, param, default=None):
+        return self.request_params.get(param, default)
+
+    def add_tags_to_certificate(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def delete_certificate(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def describe_certificate(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def import_certificate(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def list_certificates(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def list_tags_for_certificate(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def remove_tags_from_certificate(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def request_certificate(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def resend_validation_email(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
diff --git a/moto/acm/urls.py b/moto/acm/urls.py
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+++ b/moto/acm/urls.py
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+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from .responses import AWSCertificateManagerResponse
+
+url_bases = [
+    "https?://acm.(.+).amazonaws.com",
+]
+
+url_paths = {
+    '{0}/$': AWSCertificateManagerResponse.dispatch,
+}