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# 91996E2637

**WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2637/96 by Christine CRAWLEY to the Commission. Animal experimentation** 
  
*Official Journal C 083 , 14/03/1997 P. 0039*

  

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2637/96 by Christine Crawley (PSE) to the Commission (15 October 1996)

Subject: Animal experimentation

Can the Commission explain why no action plan has been drawn up for the implementation of the European Community Environment Action Programme 1993 - which calls for a 50% reduction in the number of animals used for experimentation?

What steps will the Commission take to ensure that the programme is put into palce and progres monitored in all Member States?

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (21 November 1996)

The European Community environment action programme 1993 foresees a 50% reduction in the number of vertebrate animals used for experimental purposes.

In order to examine the practical possibilities for reaching this objective, the Commission is organising a conference in the first half of 1997 to discuss a 50% reduction policy. This will bring together key players in the field of animal experimentation with a specific view to discuss how to develop such a reduction programme.

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