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# 91997E0200

**WRITTEN QUESTION No. 200/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Union funds for vivisection** 
  
*Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0036*

  

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0200/97 by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission (5 February 1997)

Subject: Union funds for vivisection

In the Pisa, Italy, local press Professor Giulio Soldani of the veterinary faculty of the local university said he was carrying out experiments on animals for an EEC programme.

Is the Commission aware of such research?

What important innovations have resulted from such studies?

What is the total funding involved?

Does it consider it right that beagles should have been bought with European funds for Professor Soldani's experiments at a cost of LIT 1 200 000 (about ECU 631) each?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (14 April 1997)

The research in question relates to a project carried out under the Biomedicine and Health programme, entitled 'Histamine H3 Agonists and Antagonists as drugs'.

A final report on the three-year project was submitted to the Commission in January 1995. The report recorded the project's achievements, viz. the development of two new types of medicinal products for gastro-intestinal and cardio-vascular use.

Experiments on dogs, cats and rats proved necessary to study gastric acid secretion, and were performed in accordance with Directive 86/609/EEC on the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes ((OJ L 358, 18.12.1986. )). For instance, the dogs were anaesthetized during operations.

ECU 450 000 was allocated to the project for the three years.

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