Ordinance establishing requirements for the protection of animals used for experimental purposes or other scientific purposes. Pays/Territoire Slovaquie Type du document Règlement Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Collection of Laws No. 23 of 2009. Sujet Bétail Mot clé Protection des animaux Recherche Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Aire géographique Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne Entry into force notes This Ordinance enters into force on 1 February 2009. Résumé This Governmental Ordinance, which is composed of 25 articles and eight Annexes, establishes particular requirements aimed at the protection of animals destined to experimental purposes or other scientific purposes. For the purposes of this Ordinance, animal is defined as any live non-human vertebrate, including free-living larval and reproducing larval forms, but excluding foetal or embryonic forms (art. 2). Experiments on animals may be exercised only on the purposeof: (a) the development, manufacture, verification of quality, efficiency and safety of medicines, food, feed or other substances or products; (b) environmental protection in order to maintain or improving the health and welfare of humans or animals. Experiments on animals are prohibited on the purpose of development or testing of cosmetic products or their components, or combinations of ingredients, unless permitted by a special reguilation. Texte intégral Slovaque Site web www.zbierka.sk Références - Législation Implemente Act no. 488/2002 on veterinary care and amendming certain acts. Législation | Slovaquie | 2002 Mot clé: Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Inspection, Infractions/sanctions, Législation de base, Santé des animaux, Reproduction des animaux, Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Source: FAO, FAOLEX Abroge Governmental Ordinance establishing requirements for the protection of animals used for experimental purposes or other research purposes. Législation | Slovaquie | 2003 Mot clé: Protection des animaux, Recherche, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Source: FAO, FAOLEX