CHAPTER IVAUTHORISATION
Requirements for projects
Article 43Non-technical project summaries
1.
Subject to safeguarding intellectual property and confidential information, the non-technical project summary shall provide the following:
(a)
information on the objectives of the project, including the predicted harm and benefits and the number and types of animals to be used;
(b)
a demonstration of compliance with the requirement of replacement, reduction and refinement.
The non-technical project summary shall be anonymous and shall not contain the names and addresses of the user and its personnel.
F12.
Member States may require the non-technical project summary to specify whether a project is to undergo a retrospective assessment and, if so, set out the deadline. In such a case, from 1 January 2021 , Member States shall ensure that the non-technical project summary is updated within six months of the completion of the retrospective assessment with the results thereof.
3.
Member States shall, until 31 December 2020 , publish the non-technical project summaries of authorised projects and any updates thereto. From 1 January 2021 , Member States shall submit for publication the non-technical project summaries, at the latest within six months of authorisation, and any updates thereto, by electronic transfer to the Commission.
F24.
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a common format for submitting the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(3). The Commission services shall establish and maintain a searchable, open access database on non-technical project summaries and any updates thereto.