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EU Regulations on Animal Research

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All Animal Research in the European Union (EU) is regulated under Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes consolidated with a recent text Directive  02010L0063-20190626.

In summary, the final aims of these 2 «Directives» are to replace all animal research with non-animal methods of research, such as organoids, invitro research, or computer simulations.

To perform research on animals, the Scientist must have a convincing scientific justification.
In the first Directive, European Union implemented the 3Rs principles of replacement, reduction, and refinement. Furthermore, the EU-wide ban on animal testing for cosmetic purposes has been complete since 2013.
You can find more information on the dedicated website of the EU here and some other info can be found in this short article: "EU Regulations on Animal Research: a short review"

 

 

Written by "Renato de Bxl"