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Bulletin Issue November 2002
Environment Committee highly critical of 1986 Directive
Difficulty in gathering information about the implementation of the 1986 EU Directive meant that her report was not as comprehensive as she would have wished, said Jill Evans in the...more
Commission holds conference on the 3Rs
The three Rs - Reduction, Replacement and Refinement - are the basic tenets of EU research and other policies concerning the use of animals in scientific testing and experimentation. In...more
Animal protection amendment to the German constitution
In May the lower house of the German Parliament, the Bundestag, adopted a bill that would include animal protection in the national constitution. The bill was passed by a huge...more
UK Lords report on animal experimentation
The UK House of Lords Committee on Animal Procedures, which began its proceedings in March 2001, published its report in July. The scientific community has warmly welcomed the principal conclusions...more
Cambridge University appeals over primate centre
The University of Cambridge in the UK has appealed against the refusal of planning permission for a primate neuroscience centre that it is proposing to build on the edge of...more
Dutch parliament agrees to fund chimp rehoming
The Dutch Parliament has agreed to fund the construction of sanctuary facilities and pay for the lifetime care of 101 of the chimpanzees at the Biological Primate Research Centre at...more
Commission threatens to fine Ireland
The European Commission has sent a second written warning to Ireland asking them to update their legislation to bring it into compliance with Directive 86/609 on the approximation of laws,...more
Bulletin Issue May 2002
Animal research directive to be revised
On 28 November 2001, the European Commission announced its plans to revise Directive 86/609/EEC, which governs the "approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States regarding the...more
EU scientists defend animal research
In a highly unusual step, the Scientific Steering Committee set up to advise the European Commission's Directorate General Sanco (Health and Consumer Protection), has issued a statement to "raise awareness...more
EBRA back in business
After a couple of years of relative inactivity, the European Biomedical Research Association is gearing itself up for a busy future. The proposed revision of the Directive on laboratory animals...more