# Protection of animals used for scientific purposes

European Parliament procedure 2008/0211(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee AGRI / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 482 committee amendments tabled by 38 Members between 2009-02-23 and 2010-06-30.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier is the directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. The amendments address Member States maintaining more extensive protection, trained persons and a permanent ethical review body, the scope covering non-human primates, invertebrate species and embryonic forms, capture of primates from the wild, care and accommodation standards, inspections, upper limits of pain and suffering, and humane end-points.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON | France | PPE | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4412.md |
| Joseph DAUL | France | PPE | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4342.md |
| Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS | France | PSE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38846.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Philippe BUSQUIN | Belgium | PSE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4248.md |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4746.md |
| Alessandro FOGLIETTA | Italy | UEN | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28425.md |
| David HAMMERSTEIN | Spain | Verts/ALE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28345.md |
| Heinz KINDERMANN | Germany | PSE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1905.md |
| Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS | Germany | ALDE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28243.md |
| Catherine TRAUTMANN | France | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1129.md |
| Teresa RIERA MADURELL | Spain | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28349.md |
| Françoise GROSSETÊTE | France | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2025.md |
| Esko SEPPÄNEN | Finland | GUE/NGL | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2304.md |
| Dominique VLASTO | France | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5737.md |

## Official source documents

- PE420.122: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-420.122+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.337: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.337+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.385: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.385+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE445.661: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-445.661+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0211-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0211-COD.json

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