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Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.

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Abstract
This Directive establishes measures for the protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes. It lays down rules governing: (a) the replacement and reduction of the use of animals in procedures and the refinement of the breeding, accommodation, care and use of animals in procedures; (b) the origin, breeding, marking, care and accommodation and killing of animals; (c) the operations of breeders, suppliers and users; (d) the evaluation and authorization of projects involving the use of animals in procedures.
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Consolidated version last amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019.
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No
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Official Journal of the European Union L 276, 20 October 2010, pp. 33-79.
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English

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