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Bulletin Issue November 2008
The proposed new directive is published
The first stage in the production of the new directive on animal experimentation has finished. After many years of deliberations, consultations and internal delays, the European Commission has adopted a draft wording and...more
What will the Parliament do now?
The first reading of a proposed new directive has several necessary stages within the European Parliament. First it is referred to a particular committee for consideration and the committee appoints one...more
Summary of the proposed directive
Scope The directive will apply where animals are used or intended to be used in procedures or where they are bred specifically so that their organs or tissues may be...more
The main points of concern
1. The proposal to limit the use of macaque primates to second generation born in captivity animals from 7 years after the directive comes into force. It is simply not clear at...more
Bulletin Issue June 2008
TIME TO CONTACT YOUR MEP
The proposed text of the revised directive could be published and sent to the European Parliament within a few months, so the scientific community needs to start contacting MEPs to explain why...more
European Commission seeks a 'scientific opinion' on primate research
Recently, the Directorate-General for the Environment requested a ‘scientific opinion’ – eg a report about a) the importance of using primates in research, b) the possibility of replacing the use of primates...more
Inter-service consultation produces lengthy negotiations inside Commission
During the inter-services consultation – the phase when DG Environment formally consults other Directorates-General within the Commission – some other Directorates-General raised objections to some of the proposed provisions for the new...more
Swiss researchers appeal against refusal of primate research project
In 2006, when researchers at the University of Zurich and Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich originally applied for approval to study cortical changes in primates during learning processes, they...more