TAIEX December 2011 REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Ministry of Agriculture, Trade, Forestry and Water Management VETERINARY DIRECTORATE Animal Health, Welfare and Traceability Department WELFARE OF ANIMALS USED FOR EXPERIMENTAL AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES

CURRENT LEGISLATION Animal Welfare Law Animal Welfare Law (''Official Journal of RS'', No 41/09) (''Official Journal of RS'', No 41/09) Regulation on welfare of animal intended for experimental purposes(''Official Journal of RS'', No 39/10) TAIEX December 2011

ANIMAL WELFARE LAW Register of experiments on animals -persons who conducting the experiments -persons or entrepreneurs involve in breeding, reproduction and trade of experimental animals Decreed on approval for conduction of experiment on animals Keeping statistical records Person responsible for the protection experimental animal welfare The experiment on animals shall be conducted only by trained professional persons TAIEX December 2011

ANIMAL WELFARE LAW ETHICAL COUNCIL FOR WELFARE OF EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS 1.provides advises 2.provides expert opinions 3.participate in developing and promotion of alternative methods of performing experiments 4.submit reports on its activities Decree on establishing special working group – Ethical Council for welfare of experimental animals (No / /18, 23. September 2009)

ANIMAL WELFARE LAW ETHICAL COMMISSION FOR WELFARE OF EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS 1.establish the manner of conducting experiments on animals in accordance with this Law 2. performs professional control over the implementation of experiments on animals 3. organize of training of persons who carry out experiments on animals 4. provide expert opinion on ethical and scientific justification of conduction of experiments to the Minister 5. submit regular and annual reports to the Minister TAIEX December 2011

ANIMAL WELFARE LAW TREATMENT OF ANIMALS responsible care of experimental animals application of general and local anesthesia alternative method animal origin The experiment must be performed on animals which are the most suitable for the objective of the experiment, and on the smallest possible number of animals necessary to achieve that goal TAIEX December 2011

ANIMAL WELFARE LAW CONDUCTION OF THE EXPERIMENT Experiments on animals can be performed for the following purposes: 1.prevention, diagnosis and treatment 2.testing drugs, substances or products 3.detection, assessment, control and change of physiological conditions of humans, animals and plants 4.environmental protection 5.scientific research 6.education and professional development 7.forensic examinations TAIEX December 2011

ANIMAL WELFARE LAW CONDUCTION OF THE EXPERIMENT The experiment on animals shall not be performed for the following purposes: 1.testing of - weapons, military equipment,radiation effects - cosmetic products, and substances - chemical cleansers and disinfectants - tobacco and alcohol products - substances for the increasing muscular strength 2. experiments performed without anaesthesia 3. abandoned animals or animals from shelters 4. presentation of biological or medical rules or facts that have already been scientifically confirmed TAIEX December 2011

RULE BOOK ON WELFARE OF ANIMAL INTENDED FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES CONDITIONS RELATED TO ESTABLISHMENTS, PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT  User establishment - equipment - premises  Accommodation of animals - box, cage, pen - ventilation - temperature and humidity - lightening - noise - alarm system  Laboratories and premises for general and special procedures  Service rooms  Breeding and supplying establishments TAIEX December 2011

RULE BOOK ON WELFARE OF ANIMAL INTENDED FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES CARE OF EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS animal origin handling the animals application of anesthetics and analgesics animal health capture reception and unpacking quarantine, isolation and acclimatization feeding and watering humane killing TAIEX December 2011

RULE BOOK ON WELFARE OF ANIMAL INTENDED FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES - conditions related to training on welfare of experimental animals - content and manner of keeping the Register for experiments on animals - form of Request for the approval for conduction of experiment TAIEX December 2011

REGULATION ON WELFARE OF ANIMAL INTENDED FOR EXPERIMENTAL KEEPING STATISTICAL RECORDS Records in breeding establishment and supplying establishment Records in user establishments contain and the manner of keeping the records on: - keeping - breeding - trade - conduction of experiment TAIEX December 2011

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