Cephalopod research and EU Directive 2010/63/EU: Requirements, impacts and ethical review

作者：Smith Jane A^*; Andrews Paul L R; Hawkins Penny; Louhimies Susanna; Ponte Giovanna; Dickel Ludovic

来源：Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2013, 447: 31-45.

DOI：10.1016/j.jembe.2013.02.009

• Cephalopod
• Cuttlefish
• Directive 2010/63/EU
• Ethical Review
• Octopus
• Squid

For the first time, European Union legislation on animal research and testing has extended its scope to include invertebrate species the Class Cephalopoda. EU Directive 2010/63/EU, which was due to be implemented in Member States 1 January 2013, covers all %26quot;live cephalopods%26quot; used in scientific procedures that are likely to cause the animals adverse effects such as %26quot;pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm%26quot;. %26lt;br%26gt;This paper examines practical implications of the new EU law for cephalopod research. It evolved from a meeting of European cephalopod researchers held in Naples in 2011 (EuroCeph), which in turn was stimulated by discussions within The Boyd Group (a UK forum on animal experiments). This paper: %26lt;br%26gt;1. describes key requirements of Directive 2010/63/EU; %26lt;br%26gt;2. explains the project evaluation process that all regulated scientific projects involving animals must undergo before they can be authorised within Member States; %26lt;br%26gt;3. presents a series of hypothetical case studies, to illustrate how, in practice, the principles for project evaluation might be applied in cephalopod research and testing; %26lt;br%26gt;4. highlights the need for widely agreed guidance specific to cephalopods, to assist regulators, establishments and researchers in implementing the new law; and %26lt;br%26gt;5. concludes with a list of practical steps that researchers might take to ensure compliance with the Directive in the national legislation of all EU Member States.

• 出版日期2013-9