CHAPTER III

PROCEDURES

Reuse
Article 16
1
Member States shall ensure that an animal already used in one or more procedures, when a different animal on which no procedure has previously been carried out could also be used, may only be reused in a new procedure provided that the following conditions are met:
a
the actual severity of the previous procedures was ‘mild’ or ‘moderate’;
b
it is demonstrated that the animal’s general state of health and well-being has been fully restored;
c
the further procedure is classified as ‘mild’, ‘moderate’ or ‘non-recovery’; and
d
it is in accordance with veterinary advice, taking into account the lifetime experience of the animal.
2
In exceptional circumstances, by way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 1 and after a veterinary examination of the animal, the competent authority may allow reuse of an animal, provided the animal has not been used more than once in a procedure entailing severe pain, distress or equivalent suffering.