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International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals (1985)
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS).
Often referred to as the CIOMS Principles, this document provides criteria for establishing codes of practice or legislation about the use of animals in scientific research.
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Legislation on the Protection of Animals Used for Experimental Purposes
European Commission.
European Union legislation pertaining to the protection and welfare of animals used in scientific experiments.
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European Union FlagEuropean Convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes
European Union.
The general principles governing the use of animals in research in the member states of the European Union.
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OECD Test Guideline 401 was deleted in 2002: A Major Step in Animal Welfare: OECD Reached Agreement on the Abolishment of the LD50 Acute Toxicity Test
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Three alternative methods were adopted in 2002 to replace the LD50 acute toxicity test.
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United Kingdom Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
The Stationery Office. Official Documents.
The principle United Kingdom law governing the use of animals in scientific research.
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Guinea pigUnited Kingdom Code of Practice For the Housing and Care of Animals
United Kingdom. Home Office. Animals Scientific Procedures Division.
Provides specific information on the care and use of animals in scientific research.
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Swedish Animal Welfare Act, Ordinance, and Regulations
Swedish Animal Welfare Agency/Djurskyddsmyndigheten.
The Swedish Animal Welfare Act, Swedish Animal Welfare Ordinance, and animal welfare regulations are available here in English and Swedish.
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Guidance Document on the Recognition, Assessment, and Use of Clinical Signs as Humane Endpoints for Experimental Animals Used in Safety Evaluation  (PDF|157 KB)
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).
This 2000 document discusses recognition and assessment of pain and distress and provides guidance on humane euthanasia.
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Hong Kong flagHong Kong Code of Practice - Care and Use of Animals for Experimental Purposes
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department.
This Code of Practice is one part of the overall strategy being adopted by universities, private research laboratories and the HKSAR Government to better ensure humane animal care and use in Hong Kong institutions.
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Chemicals Testing - Guidelines
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Provides internationally agreed testing methods used by government, industry and independent laboratories to characterize potential hazards of new and existing chemical substances.
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India: Animal Welfare Laws and Regulations
Government of India. Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Access to all current Indian Federal animal welfare legislation and rules.
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