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Mark Jones, veterinarian Executive Director Humane Society International/UK

Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes: Enforcement Considerations. Mark Jones, veterinarian Executive Director Humane Society International/UK. Humane Society International. Prevention or alleviation of the suffering of animals. HSI Impact areas.

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Mark Jones, veterinarian Executive Director Humane Society International/UK

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  1. Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes: Enforcement Considerations Mark Jones, veterinarianExecutive DirectorHumane Society International/UK

  2. Humane Society International Prevention or alleviation of the suffering of animals

  3. HSI Impact areas • HSI Animal Testing – EU work areas: • Directive 2010/63 • Cosmetics • REACH • Biocides • AXLR8 • Horizon 2020

  4. Order of service • Directive 2010/63 EU - overview • 3Rs • Compliance • Enforcement challenges • Enforcement opportunities • Conclusions

  5. Directive 2010/63 EU - overview • Article 1: Scope • Article 4: 3Rs • Article 6: Methods of killing

  6. 3Rs - Compliance • Article 20: Authorisation of breeders, suppliers and users • Article 22: Requirements for installations and equipment • Article 38: Project evaluation

  7. 3Rs- Enforcement Challenges • Choice of methods used in procedures • Choice of regulatory test methods • Breeding accommodation and care/installations and equipment/killing

  8. 3Rs- Enforcement Challenges Infrequent inspections and lack of transparency • Article 34 – infrequent inspections • Article 54 – limited compulsory reporting • Member state transpositions • Controls of National Inspections

  9. 3Rs - Enforcement Challenges Uniformity of application and interpretation • Project evaluation and severity classifications

  10. 3Rs – Enforcement Opportunities • Networking • Education and training • National committees • Controls of National Inspections • Member State Committee

  11. 3Rs – Enforcement Opportunities New transparency provisions • Article 43 – non-technical project summaries • Article 54 – reporting • Article 47 – alternative approaches

  12. Conclusions ‘Directive 2010/63 will significantly improve animal welfare in the European Union. We will have the highest standards of experimental animal welfare in the world. What is more, and crucially so, these standards will not compromise but rather foster the competitiveness of our research and industry.’ Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the Environment, 2010

  13. Conclusions Requires: • Robust enforcement • Culture of compliance • Vigilance • Transparency

  14. Thank you! EUROPEAN UNION hsieurope.org Contact: Emily McIvor (emcivor@hsi.org) This work is supported with a grant from the World Society for the Protection of Animals

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