S.L. 439.13 Art. 44Non-technical project summaries.

(1) Without prejudice to intellectual property rights, data protection and confidentiality of information, non-technical project summaries shall provide and include the following:

(a) information on the objectives of the project, including the predicted harm and benefits and the number and types of animals to be used;

(b) a demonstration of compliance with the requirement of replacement, reduction and refinement in procedures in terms of regulation 5. The non-technical project summary shall be anonymous and shall not contain the names and addresses of the user and its personnel.

(2) In case of a project undergoing a retrospective assessment, the Department shall establish a monitoring and enforcement system to ensure that the non-technical project summary is updated with the results of any retrospective assessment.

(3) The Department shall publish the non-technical project summaries of authorised projects and any updates thereto.