KOMMISSIONEN FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER 
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Bruxelles, den 09.09.1994 
Ændret forslag ti I 
RÅDETS BESLUTNING 
OM FÆLLESSKABETS TILTRÆDELSE AF DEN EUROPÆISKE 
KONVENTION OM BESKYTTELSE AF HVIRVELDYR, DER ANVENDES TIL 
FORSØG OG ANDRE VIDENSKABEUGE FORMÅL 
(forelagt af Kommissionen i henhold til EF-traktatens 
artikel 189 A, stk. 2) 
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BEGRUNDELSE 
1. Ud fra et ønske om bedre beskyttelse i Europa af hvirveldyr, der anvendes til 
forsøg og andre videnskabelige formål inden for stadig flere områder (kemi, ' 
levnedsmidler, kosmetik, toksikologi) vedtog Europarådets ministerkomité den 31. maj 
1985 en europæiske konvention om beskyttelse af hvirveldyr, der anvendes til forsøg og 
andre videnskabelige formål (i det følgende benævnt "konventionen"). 
I denne konvention fastsættes de videnskabelige formål og de betingelser, der skal til, for 
at forsøg med hvirveldyr kan godkendes, ud fra et ønske om at begrænse antallet af 
forsøgsdyr, at begrænse deres lidelser så meget som muligt og at indføre 
kontrolforanstaltninger, som de nationale myndigheder skal anvende over for 
virksomheder, der opdrætter, leverer og anvender forsøgsdyr. 
Konventionens langsigtede mål er i størst muligt omfang at erstatte dyreforsøg med andre 
metoder. 
2. Konventionen, som har stået åben for undertegning af Europarådets og Det 
Europæiske Fællesskabs medlemmer siden den 18. marts 1986, og som trådte i kraft den 
1. januar 1991, blev undertegnet af Fællesskabet den 10. februar 1987, i 
overensstemmelse med Rådets beslutning af 24. november 19861. 
Kommissionen forelagde endvidere den 14. juli 1989 Rådet et forslag til beslutning om 
tiltrædelse af konventionen med hjemmel i artikel 100 A i traktaten om oprettelse af Det 
Europæiske Økonomiske fællesskab (KOM)(89) 302 endelig udg./SYN 198)2. 
3. På det interne plan vedtog Rådet den 24. november 1986 direktiv 86/609/EØF om 
beskyttelse af hvirveldyr, der anvendes til forsøg og andre videnskabelige formål3, som 
omfatter konventionens vigtigste principper, målsætninger og bestemmelser. 
Med dette direktiv tilsigtede Rådet samtidigt at foretage en harmonisering af 
medlemsstaternes love og administrative bestemmelser om beskyttelse af hvirveldyr, der 
anvendes til forsøg, for at få det indre marked til at fungere bedre, og for at undgå 
konkurrencefordrejninger mellem medlemsstaterne. 
1) Er ikke blevet offentliggjort i EFT. 
2) EFT nr. C 200 af 5.8.1989, s. 8. 
3) EFT nr. L 358 af 18.12.1986, s. 1. 
4. Da de områder, der er omfattet af konventionen, delvis henhører under 
Fællesskabets og delvis under medlemsstaternes kompetence, vedtog Rådet den 24. 
november 1986 en resolution, hvori det anmodede de medlemsstater, som endnu ikke 
havde undertegnet konventionen om at gøre dette snarest muligt4. 
Konventionen er blevet undertegnet af ni medlemsstater og ratificeret af tre. Fællesskabet 
og de medlemsstater, som endnu ikke har ratificeret eller tiltrådt konventionen, må derfor 
gøre dette under udøvelsen af deres respektive beføjelser. Fællesskabets og dets 
medlemsstaters godkendelsesinstrumenter bør så vidt muligt deponeres samtidigt. 
5. Direktiv 86/609/EØF indeholder ikke nogen pligt til årligt at fremsende statistiske 
oplysninger, således som krævet i konventionen (artikel 28), og ifølge konventionen kan 
der tages forbehold på dette punkt (artikel 34). 
For at kunne tilfredsstille den pligt til årlig fremsendelse af oplysninger, der er fastsat i 
konventionen, er det nødvendigt at ændre direktiv 86/609/EØF. I betragtning af de 
problemer, som medlemsstaterne og Fællesskabet har med årligt at fremsende statistiske 
oplysninger, forekommer det imidlertid nødvendigt at Fællesskabet tager forbehold på 
dette punkt. 
6 Efter ikrafttrædelsen af traktaten om Den Europæiske Union er retsgrundlaget for 
forslaget blevet artikel 228, stk. 2 og 3, andet afsnit, i stedet for artikel 100 A i traktaten 
om oprettelse af Det Europæiske Fællesskab, og dette retsgrundlag kræver en 
samstemmende udtalelse fra Europa-Parlamentet. Parlamentets samstemmende udtalelse 
anses for at være nødvendig, fordi Fællesskabets indgåelse af konventionen gør det 
nødvendigt at ændre direktivet af hensyn til pligten til årligt at fremsende statistiske 
oplysninger. Da det efter ovennævnte forbehold imidlertid ikke længere er nødvendigt at 
ændre direktiv 86/609/EØF, er det retsgrundlag, der er foreslået i det ændrede forslag til 
beslutning, artikel 228, stk. 2 og 3, første afsnit, i stedet for artikel 100 A. 
*) EFT nr. C 331 af 23.12.1986, s. 1 
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ÆNDRET FORSLAG TIL RÅDETS BESLUTNING 
om Fællesskabets tiltrædelse af den europæiske 
konvention om beskyttelse af hvirveldyr, der 
anvendes til forsøg og andre videnskabelige formål 
RÅDET FOR DEN EUROPÆISKE UNION HAR -
under henvisning til traktaten om oprettelse af Det Europæiske Fællesskab, særlig artikel 
100 A i forbindelse med artikel 228, stk. 2 og 3, første afsnit, 
under henvisning til forslag fra Kommissionen1, 
under henvisning til udtalelse fra Europa-Parlamentet2, 
under henvisning til udtalelse fra Det Økonomiske og Sociale Udvalg3, og 
ud fra følgende betragtninger: 
Ved vedtagelsen af Rådets direktiv 86/609/EØF af 24. november 1986 om indbyrdes 
tilnærmelse af medlemsstaternes love og administrative bestemmelser om beskyttelse af 
dyr, der anvendes til forsøg og andre videnskabelige formål4 indførte Rådet fælles regler, 
der gengiver de vigtigste principper, målsætninger og bestemmelser i den europæiske 
konvention om beskyttelse af hvirveldyr, der anvendes til forsøg og andre videnskabelige 
formål, vedtaget den 31. maj 1985 af Europarådets ministerkomité ; 
direktiv 86/609/EØF indeholder ikke nogen bestemmelse, der kræver en årlig 
fremsendelse af statistiske oplysninger, og fællesskabet er derfor ikke i stand til al 
opfylde forpligtelserne i konventionens artikel 28, stk. 1, og det bør som følge heraf tage 
forbehold over for dette punkt; 
') EFT nr. C 200 af 5.8.1989, s.8. 
2) EFT nr. C 291 af 20.11.1989, s. 43. 
3) EFT nr. C 329 af 30.12.1989, s. 10. 
4) EFT nr. L 358 af 18.12.1986, s. 1. 
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bestemmelserne i nævnte konvention og direktiv har indflydelse på betingelserne for 
fremstilling og markedsføring af produkter og stoffer, der er udviklet ved hjælp af forsøg 
af den nævnte art; disse bestemmelser bidrager derfor til, at det indre marked fungerer 
godt, hvilket er et af Fællesskabets vigtigste målsætninger; 
Fællesskabet undertegnede konventionen den 10. februar 1987 og konventionen trådte i 
kraft den 1. januar 1991; 
Fællesskabet bør godkende konventionen -
VEDTAGET FØLGENDE BESLUTNING 
Artikel 1 
Konventionen om beskyttelse af hvirveldyr, der anvendes til forsøg og andre 
videnskabelige formål, vedtaget i Strasbourg den 31. maj 1985, vedtages på Det 
Europæiske Fællesskabs vegne, med forbehold for artikel 28, stk. 1. 
Teksten til konventionen og forbeholdet er knyttet til denne beslutning. 
Artikel 2 
Formanden for Rådet bemyndiges til at udpege den eller de personer, der er beføjet til at 
deponere instrumentet for tiltrædelse til konventionen hos Europarådets generalsekretariat i 
overensstemmelse med konventionens artikel 31. 
Udfærdiget i 
På Rådets vegne 
Formand 
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Tekst til Fællesskabets forbehold 
"Med hjemmel i artikel 34, stk. 1, i den europæiske konvention om beskyttelse af 
hvirveldyr, der anvendes til forsøg og andre videnskabelige formål, erklærer Det 
Europæiske Fællesskab, at det ikke betragter sig bundet af den pligt til meddelelse af 
statistiske oplysninger, der er fastsat i konventionens artikel 28, stk. 1." 
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UDKAST TEL ERKLÆRING FRA KOMMISSIONEN 
(som skal indføjes i Rådets mødeprotokol) 
"Kommissionen erklærer, at de forbehold, som henholdsvis medlemsstaterne og 
Fællesskabet har taget, hører ind under deres respektive kompetenceområder. " 
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UDKAST TIL ERKLÆRING. SOM SKAL INDFØJES I RÅDETS MØDEPROTOKOL 
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"Medlemsstaternes repræsentanter, forsamlet i Rådet, som endnu ikke har ratificeret eller 
tiltrådt den i artikel 1 nævnte konvention, erklærer, at de vil træffe de foranstaltninger, 
der er nødvendige for at Fællesskabets og dets medlemsstaters tiltrædelsesinstrumenter kan 
deponeres så vidt muligt samtidigt og senest den ..." 
COUNCIL 
OF EUROPE • 
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CONSEIL 
DE L'EUROPE 
EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION 
OF VERTEBRATE ANIMALS USED FOR EXPERIMENTAL 
AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES 
CONVENTION EUROPÉENNE 
SUR LA PROTECTION DES ANIMAUX VERTÉBRÉS 
UTILISÉS À DES FINS EXPÉRIMENTALES 
OU À D'AUTRES FINS SCIENTIFIQUES 
STRASBOURG 
Provisional edition 
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PREAMBLE 
The member States of the Council of Europe, signatory hereto. 
Recalling that ihe aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its 
members and that il wishes to co-operate with other States in the protection of live animals used 
for experimental and other scientific purposes ; 
Recognising thar man has a moral obligation to respect all animals and TO have due 
consideration for Their capacity for suffering and memory ; 
Accepting nevertheless that man in his quest for knowledge, health and safety has a need 
io use animals where there is a reasonable expectation that the result will be to extend knowledge 
or he to the overall benefit of man or animal, just as he uses them for food, clothing and as 
beasts of burden : 
Resolved to limit the use of animals for experimental and other scientific purposes, with 
ihc aim of replacing such use wherever practical, in particular by seeking alternative measures 
and encouraging the use of these alternative measures ; 
Desirous to adopt common provisions in order to protect animals used in those procedures 
which may possibly cause pain, suffering» distress or lasting.harm and to ensure that where unavoid­
able ihcy shall be kept to a minimum. 
Have agreed as follows : 
PARTI 
General principles 
Article 1 
1. This Convention applies to any animal used or intended for use in any experimental or 
olher scientific procedure where that procedure may cause pain, suffering, distress or lasting 
harm. It docs not apply to any non-experimental agricultural or clinical veterinary practice. 
2. In this Convention : 
a. "animal", unless otherwise qualified, means any live non-human vertebrate, including 
free-living and/or reproducing larval forms, bur excluding other foetal or embryonic forms :, 
b. "intended for use" means bred or kept for the purpose of sale, disposal or use in any 
experimental or orhcr scientific procedure : 
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j. "humane method of killing" means the killing of an animal with a minimum of 
physical and menial suffering appropriate 10 the species. 
Article 2 
A procedure may be performed for one or more of the following purposes only and subject 
to the restrictions laid down in this Convention : 
«. i. avoidance or prevention of disease, ill-health or other abnormality, or their effects, in 
man. vertebrate or invertebrate animals or plants, including the production and ihe quality, 
efficacy and safety testing of drugs, substances or products : 
h\ diagnosis or treatment of disease, ill-health or other abnormality, or their effects, in 
man. vertebrate or invertebrate animals or plants ; 
b. detection, assessment, regulation or modification of physiological conditions in man, 
vertebrate and invertebrate animals or plants ; 
c. protection of the environment ; 
d. scientific research ; 
e. education and training : 
/. forensic inquiries. 
Article 3 
Each Party undertakes to take all the necessary steps to give effect to the provisions of this 
Convention and to ensure an effective system of control and supervision as soon as possible and in 
any case within a period of five years from, the date of entry into force of the present Convention 
in respect of that Party. e, "çrtièedum" means any experimental or other scientific use of an animal which may 
cause it pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm, including any course of action intended to, or 
liable to. result in the birth of an animal in any such conditions, bur excluding the least painful \ 
methods accepted in modern practice (that Is. "humane" methods) of killing or marking an | 
animal. A procedure stans when an animal is first prepared for use and ends when no further 
observations are to be made for that procedure: the elimination of pain, suffering. distress or 
lairing harm by the successful use of anaesthesia or analgesia or olher method* does not place 
the Use of an animal outside the scope of this definition ; 
d. "competent penon" means any person who is considered by a Party to be competent in 
its territory to perform the relevant function described in this Convention ; 
$, "réspmsiblç authority" means, in the territory of a given Party, any authority, body nr 
person designated for the relevant purpose ; 
/. "esmhlishnjmt" means any stable or mobile facility, any building, group of buildings 
or other premises, including a place which is not wholly enclosed or covered : 
%- "breeding establishment" means any establishment where animals are bred with a view 
ro their use in procedures \ 
h. "supplying establishment " means any establishment, other than a breeding establish­
ment. Irom which animals are supplied with a view to their use in procedures ; 
i. 'user establishment" means any establishment where animals are used in procedures ; ) 
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Article 4 
i) No provision in ihis Convention shall affect the liberty of the Parties to adopt stricter 
measures for ihe protection of animals used in procedures or for the control and restriction of the 
use of animals in procedures. 
PART U 
General care and accommodation 
Article 5 
1. Any animal used or intended for use in a procedure shall be provided with accommodation, 
an environment, at least a minimum degree of freedom of movement, food, water and care, 
appropriate tu ils health and well»being. Any restriction on the extent to which an animal can 
satisfy its physiological and etiological needs shall be limited as far as practicable. In the im­
plementation of this provision, regard should be paid ro the guidelines for accommodation and 
care of animals set out in Appendix A to this Convention. 
2. The environmental conditions in which animals are bred, kept or used shall be checked 
daily. 
3. The well-being and state of health of animals shall be observed sufficiently closely and 
frequently to prevent pain or avoidable suffering, distress or lasting harm. 
4. Each Parly shall determine arrangements to ensure that any defect or suffering discovered 
is corrected as quickly a<> possible. I 
PART III 
Conduct of procedure 
Article 6 
1. A procedure shall not be performed for any of the purposes referred to in Article 2, if 
another scientifically satisfactory method, not entailing the use of an animal, is reasonably and 
practicably available. 
2. Each Party should encourage scientific research into the development of methods which ).Jt 
could provide the same information as that obtained in procedures. 
Article 7 
When a procedure has to be performed, the choice of species shall be carefully considered 
and. where required, be explained to the responsible authority ; in a choice between procedures, 
those should be selected which use the minimum number of animals, cause the least pain, 
suffering, distress or lasting harm and which are most likely to provide satisfactory results. 
Article 8 
A procedure shall be performed under general or local anaesthesia or analgesia or by 
other methods designed to eliminate as far as practicable pain, suffering, distress or lasting 
harm, applied throughout the procedure unless : 
a. the pain caused by the procedure is less than the impairment of the animal's well-being 
caused by the use of anaesthesia or analgesia, or 
b. the use of anaesthesia or analgesia is compatible with the aim of the procedure. In 
such cases, appropriate legislative and/or administrative measures shall be taken to ensure that 
no such procedure is carried out unnecessarily. 
Article 9 
1. Where il is planned to subject an animal to a procedure in which it will or may experience 
"severe pain which is likely to endure, thar procedure must be specifically declared and justified to, 
or specifically authorised by, the responsible authority. 
2. Appropriate legislative and/or administrative measures shall be taken to ensure that no 
such procedure is carried out unnecessarily. 
Such measures shall include : 
— either specific authorisation by the responsible authority ; 
— or specific declaration of such procedure to the responsible authority and judicial or 
administrative action by that authority if it is not satisfied that the procedure is of sufficient jf) 
importance lor meeting the essential needs of man or animal, including the solution of scientific 
problems. 
Article 10 
During a procedure, an animal used shall remain subject to the provisions of Article 5 
except where those provisions are incompatible with the objective of the procedure. 
Article 11 
1. At the end of a procedure ii shall be decided whether the animal shall be kept alive or 
killed by a humane method. An animal shall not be tfept alive if. even though it has been 
restored to normal health in all other respects, it is likely to remain in lasting pain or distress. 
2. The decisions referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be taken by a competent 
person, in particular a veterinarian, or the person who, in accordance wit&, Article 13. is 
responsible for, or has performed, the procedure. ji\ j| 
3. Where, at the end of a procedure : 
a. an animal is to be kept alive, it shall receive the care appropriate to its state of health, 
be placed under the supervision of a veterinarian or other competent person and kept under con­
ditions conforming to the requirements of Article 5. The conditions laid down in this 
sub-paragraph may, however, be waived where, in the opinion of a veterinarian, the animal 
would not suffer as a consequence of such exemption ; 
b. an animal is not to be kept alive or cannot benefit from the provisions of Article 5 for 
its well-being, it shall be killed by a humane method as soon as possible. 
4. No animal which has been used in a procedure entailing severe or enduring pain or 
suffering, irrespective of whether anaesthesia or analgesia was employed, shall be used in a 
further procedure unless it has returned to good health and well-being, and either : 
a, the further procedure is -one In which the animal is subject throughout to general 
anaesthesia which is to be maintained until the animal is killed : or 
b. the further procedure will involve minor interventions only. 
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Article 12 O 1 
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Convention, where li is necessary for the 
legitimate purposes of the procedure, the responsible authority may allow the animal concerned 
to he act free provided that it is satisfied that the maximum practicable care has been taken to safe-
guard the animal's well-being. Procedures that involve setting the animal free shall nor be permitted 
solely for educational or training purposes. 
PART IV 
Authorisation 
Article 13 
A procedure for the purposes referred to in Article 2 may be carried out only by persons 
authorised, or under the direct responsibility of a person authorised, or if the experimental or 
other scientific project concerned is authorised in accordance with the provisions of national 
legislation. Authorisation shall be granted only to persons deemed to be competent by the 
responsible authority. ») 
PART V 
Breeding or supplying establishments 
Article 14 
Breeding and supplying establishments shall be registered with the responsible authority 
subject to the grant of an exemption under Article 21 or Article 22. Such registered establishments 
shall comply with the requirements of Article 5. 
Article 15 
The registration provided for in Article 14 shall specify the person in charge of the ^ 
establishment, who shall be competent to administer or arrange for suitable care for animals of ™' 
the species bred or kept in the establishment. 
Article 16 
1. . Arrangements shall be made at registered breeding establishments to record, in respect of 
the animals bred there, the number and species of such animals leaving, the dates they leave and 
the name and address of the recipient. 
2. Arrangements shall be made at registered supplying establishments to record the number 
and species of such animals entering and leaving, the dates of these movements, from whom the 
animals concerned were acquired and the name and address of the recipient. 
3. The responsible authority shall prescribe the records which are to be kept and made 
available to It by the person in charge of the establishments mentioned in paragraph 1 and 2 of 
this article ; such records shall be kept for a minimum of three years from the date of the last 
entry. 
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Article 17 
1. Each dog and cat in an establishment shall be individually and permanently marked in 
the least painful manner possible before it is weaned. 
2. Where an unmarked dog or cat is taken into an establishment for the first time after it 
has been weaned, it shall be marked as soon as possible. 
3. Where a dog or cat is transferred from one establishment to another before it is weaned 
and it is not practical to mark it beforehand, a full documentary record, specifying in particular 
its mother, shall be kept until it can be marked. 
4. Particulars of the identity and origin of each dog or cat shall be entered in the records of 
the establishment. 
PART VI 
User establishments 
Article 18 
User establishments shall be registered with or otherwise approved by the responsible 
authority and shall comply with the conditions laid down in Article 5. 
Article 19 
Provisions shall be made at user establishments for installations and equipment appropriate 
for the species of animals used and the performance of the procedures conducted there. The 
design, construction and functioning of such installations and equipment shall be such as to 
ensure that the procedures are performed as effectively as possible, with the object of obtaining 
consistent results with the minimum number of animals and the minimum degree of pain, 
suffering, distress or lasting harm 
Article 20 
In user establishments : 
a. the person or persons who are administratively responsible for the care of the animals 
and the functioning of the equipment shall be identified : 
b. sufficient trained staff shall be provided ; 
c. adequate arrangements shall be made for the provision of veterinary advice and treat­
ment : 
d. a veterinarian or other competent person should be charged with advisory duties in 
relation to the well-being of the animals. 
Article 21 
1. Animals of the species listed below which are for use in procedures shall be acquired 
directly from or originate from registered breeding establishments, unless a general or special 
exemption has been obtained under arrangements to be determined by the Party : 
Mouse Mus musculus 
Rat Rattus norvegicus 
Guinea pig Cavia parcellus 
Golden hamster Mesocricetus auratus 
Rabbit Orycwlagus funiculus 
Dog Cants familiaris 
Cat Felts cams 
Quail Cotumix cotumix <} 
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2. Each Party undertakes to extend the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article to orher 
species, in particular of the order of primates, as soon as there is a reasonable prospect of a 
sufficient supply of purpose-bred animals of the species concerned. 
3. Straying animals of a domesticated species shall not be used in procedures. A general 
exemption made under ihe conditions of paragraph 1 of this article may not extend to stray dogs 
and cats. 
Article 22 
In user establishments, only animals supplied from registered breeding or supplying 
establishments shall be used, unless a general or special exemption has been obtained under 
arrangements to be determined by the Party. 
Article 23 
Procedures may. where authorised by the responsible authority, be conducted outside user 
establishments. 
Article 24 
Arrangements shall be made at user establishments to maintain records and make them 
available as required by the responsible authority. In particular, these records shall be sufficient 
to meer the requirements of Article 27 and. in addition, show the number and species of all 
animals acquired, from whom .they were acquired and their date of arrival. 
PART vn 
Education and training 
Article 25 
1. Procedures carried out for the purpose of education, training or further training for 
professions or other occupations, including the care of animals being used or intended for use in 
procedures, must be notified to the responsible authority and shall be carried out by or under the 
supervision of a competent person, who will be responsible for ensuring that the procedures 
comply with national legislation under the terms of this Convention. 
2. Procedures within the scope of education, training, or further training for purposes other 
than those referred to in paragraph 1 above shall not be permitted. Qr' 
3. Procedures referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be restricted to those absolutely 
necessary for the purpose of the education or training concerned and be permitted only if their 
objective cannot be achieved by comparably effective audio-visual or any other suitable methods. 
Article 26 
Persons who carry out procedures, or take part in procedures, or take care of animals 
used in procedures, including supervision, shall have had appropriate education and training. 
PART VIII 
Statistical information 
Article 27 
1. Each Party shall collect statistical information on the use of animals in procedures and 
this information shall where lawful be made available to the public. 
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2. Information shall be collected in respect of : 
a. the numbers and kinds of animals used in procedures ; 
b. the numbers of animals in selected categories used in procedures directly concerned 
with medicine and in education and training ; 
c. the numbers of animals in selected categories used in procedures for the protection of 
man and the environment ; 
d. the numbers of animals in selected categories used in procedures required by law. 
Article 28 
1. Subject to requirements of national legislation relating to secrecy and confidentiality, each 
Parry shall communicate every year to the Secretary General of the Council of" Europe infor­
mation in respect of the items mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 27. presented in the form 
ser out in Appendix B to this Convention. 
2. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall publish the statistical information 
received from the Parties in respect of the items mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 27. 
3. Each Party is invited to communicate to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe 
the address of its national authority from which information about more comprehensive national 
statistics may be obtained on request. Such addresses will be contained in the publications of 
statistics made by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 
PART IX 
Recognition of procedures carried OUT in the territory of another Party 
Article 29 
1. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition of procedures required by law on health and 
safety, each Party shall, where practicable, recognise the results of procedures carried ont in the 
territory of another Party. 
2. To that end the Parties undertake, where practicable and lawful, to render each other 
mutual assistance, in particular by furriismng information on their legislation and administrative 
practice relating to the requirements for procedures lo be carried out in support of submissions 
for registration cf products, as well as factual information on procedures carried out in their 
territory and on authorisation or any other administrative particulars pertaining to these 
procedures. 
PARTX 
Multilateral consultations 
Article 30 
The Parties shall, within five years from the entry into force of this Convention and every 
five years thereafter, or more frequently if a majority of the Parties should so request, hold 
multilateral consultations within the Council of Europe to examine the application of this 
Convention, and the advisabiUty of revising it or extending any of its provisions. These 
consultations shall take place ar meetings convened by the Secretary General of the Council of 
Europe. The Parties shall communicate the name of their representative to the Secretary General 
of the Council of Europe at least two months before meetings. 
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PART XI 
Final provisions 
Anicle 31 
This Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe 
and by (he European Communities. It is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. 
Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General 
of the Council of Europe. 
Article 32 
1. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration 
of a period of six months after the date on which four member States of the Council of Europe 
have expressed their consent to he bound by the Convention in accordance with the provisions of 
Article 31. 
2. In respect of a Signatory which subsequently expresses its consent to be bound by it, the 
Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a 
period of six months after the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or 
approval. 
Article 33 
1. After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of 
Europe may invite any State not a member of the Council to accede to this- Convention, by a 
decision taken by the majority provided for in Article 20.d of the Statute of the Council of 
Europe and by the unanimous vote of the representatives of the Contracting States entitled to sit 
on the Committee. 
2. In respect of any acceding State, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of 
the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of deposit of the 
instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 
Article 34 
1. Any Signatory may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratifi­
cation, acceptance, approval or accession, make one or more reservations. No reservations may. 
however, be made in respect of Articles I to 14 or Articles 18 to 20. 
2. Any Party which has made a reservation under the preceding paragraph may wholly- or 
partly withdraw it by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of 
Europe. The withdrawal shall take effect on the date of receipt of such notification by the 
Secretary General. 
3. A Party which has made a reservation in respect of a provision of fhis Convention may not 
claim the application of that provision by any other Party ; it may, however, if its reservation is 
partial or conditional, claim the application of that provision insofar as it has itself accepted it. 
Article 35 
1. Any Signatory may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratrfi-
caiioh. acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Con­
vention shall apply. o7 
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2. Any Party may at any Iaicr date, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of 
the Council of Europe, extend the application of this Convention to any Other territory specified 
in the declaration. In respect of such territory, the Convention shall enter into force on the First 
day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months aftet the date of receipt of 
such declaration by the Secretary General. 
3. Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory 
specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General. 
The withdrawal shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a 
period of six months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General. 
Article 36 
1. Any Party may at any time denounce this Convention by means of a notification addressed 
to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 
2. Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the 
expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary 
General. 
Article 37 
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member Srates of the 
Council of Europe, the European Communities and any State which has acceded to this 
Convention of : 
a. any signature : 
b. the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession ; 
e. any date of entry into force of this Convention in accordance with Articles 32, 33 and 35 ; 
d. any other act, notification or communication relating to this Convention. 
2o 
In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, 
have signed this Convention. 
•J^Qrieat Strasbourg, this 18th day of March 1986, in English and 
FrencfTBôThTexTs'beirig 'equally aûfheniib, in a sirigie copy which shall be 
deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General 
of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each member 
State of the Council of Europe, to the European Communities and to any 
State invited to accede to this Convention. 
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