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The Council of State suspends the tests on Rhesus Monkeys and entrusts the two distinguished scientists to carry out a thorough assessment

Council of State, Section III, Ordinance no. 5914 of 9 October 2020

With regards to animal experimentation, the fundamental principle of favouring free and original scientific research must be reconciled with the equally fundamental principle that research can and must be carried out only if certain conditions for experimenting on live animal species are met.

These conditions coincide with verifying compliance with the substitution principle, according to which the expected results of the research activity must be achievable only by experimenting on animal species that are “live non-human primates” and the alternative principle, according to which animal experiments are only admissible if validated alternative methods not involving the use of live animals cannot be identified.

The Council of State suspends the tests on Rhesus Monkeys and entrusts the two distinguished scientists to carry out a thorough assessment

Council of State, Section III, Ordinance no. 5914 of 9 October 2020

With regards to animal experimentation, the fundamental principle of favouring free and original scientific research must be reconciled with the equally fundamental principle that research can and must be carried out only if certain conditions for experimenting on live animal species are met.

These conditions coincide with verifying compliance with the substitution principle, according to which the expected results of the research activity must be achievable only by experimenting on animal species that are “live non-human primates” and the alternative principle, according to which animal experiments are only admissible if validated alternative methods not involving the use of live animals cannot be identified.