European Treaty Series - No.170

     
     
PROTOCOL OF AMENDMENT
TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF
VERTEBRATE ANIMALS USED FOR EXPERIMENTAL AND
OTHER PURPOSES


Strasbourg, 22.VI.98

The member States of the Council of Europe and the European Community, signatories to this Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes, opened for signature in Strasbourg, on 18 March 1986 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"),

Having regard to the Convention which includes general provisions designed to safeguard animals intended to be used for scientific purposes from suffering, pain and distress, and to the member States' resolve to limit the use of animals for experimental and other scientific purposes, with the aim of replacing such use whenever possible, in particular by seeking alternative measures and encouraging the use of these alternative measures;

Considering the technical nature of the provisions included in the appendices to the Convention;

Acknowledging the need to ensure their consistency with the results of research in the fields covered,