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Animals (Scientific Experiments) Law (No. 30(I)/95).

Country/Territory
Cyprus
Document type
Legislation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimerida tis Kyverniseos No. 2964, Supplement I, 31 March 1995, pp. 671-686.
Long title
A Law to provide for the protection of animals being used for experimental or other scientific purposes.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal welfare Research Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Act shall enter into force after a Cabinet's Decision which shall be published on the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Law specifies among other, what is to be defined as a "protected animal", regulates the ways and the premises in which experiments should be carried out, sets forth the requirements for obtaining licences and also the so-called "personal licences" in order to perform experiments, prohibits the performance of experiments without such licences. It also establishes an Advisory Committee and prescribes its duties. Penal proceedings and legal actions against persons who trespass the requirements of this Law, in particular those of article 5 ("prohibition of performing experiments without licence") are also provided for in article 22.

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