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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