Animals used in research – EU and international law

Alice Di Concetto

Chapter 13 in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Animal Law, 2025, pp 48-51 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The Council of Europe is the only international organization to have enacted a convention for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. Drawing from this Convention, the EU Legislature enacted legislation governing the treatment of animals used in science through a directive adopted in 1986–later revised in 2010. This Directive establishes minimum animal welfare standards but also requires the scientific community to reduce and ultimately replace animals used in science. Other EU laws have contributed to restricting the use of animals for scientific purposes, such as the 2009 Cosmetic Regulation, which prohibits toxicological tests of cosmetics on animals.

Keywords: Europe; EU; Animal welfare; Animal experimentation; Animal-based science; 3Rs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781803923666
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