Act No. 399 of 2003 amending the Act concerning Experiments on Animals Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad No. 399 28 October 2003, 2 pp. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Animal welfare Keeping of live animals Research Wild fauna Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract This Act amends the principal Act by adding a new article 10e that prohibits the any tests involving the following animals: chimpanzee (pan troglodytes), bonobo (pan paniscus), orang-utan (pongo pygmaeus), gorilla (gorilla gorilla). The prohibition does not apply to testing on chimpanzees in relation with research on hepatitis-C that has been started before 1 January 2003. Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl References - Legislation Amends Act concerning Experiments on Animals (Animal Experiments Act). Legislation | Netherlands | 1977 (2010) Keyword: Animal welfare Source: FAO, FAOLEX