Regional Act No. 4 on the protection of animals used for research and experimentation, and promoting alternative methods. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Lombardia Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lombardia No. 10, 3 March 2015. Subject Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Animal welfare Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Regional Act aims at the protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes. It lays down rules concerning the replacement and reduction of the use of animals in procedures and the refinement of the breeding, accommodation, care and use of animals in procedures. Full text Italian Website www.regione.lombardia.it References - Legislation Implements Legislative Decree No. 26 implementing Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. Legislation | Italy | 2014 Keyword: Animal welfare Source: FAO, FAOLEX