Animal Testing

6th - 10th September 2010 - Strasbourg

MEPs will vote at second reading on a compromise reached between the parliament's lead members and the Council of Ministers on a directive that sets out new rules on animal testing for scientific purposes.

The proposal replaces a directive from 1986. It increases protection of animals used in labs whilst ensuring that testing can still continue, under significant regulation.

ECR agriculture coordinator James Nicholson MEP supports the compromise text agreed.

Vote: Wednesday @ 12.00

Contact

ECR enquiries: James Holtum on +32 473 861762
British delegation: Alex Benjamin on +32 476 056450
Polish delegation: Jakub Piasecki on +32 470 504614
Czech delegation: Jan Krelina on +32 493 214346
Dutch delegation: Maurits van Stuijvenberg on +31 6 52 24 44 64