6 Amendments of Brian SIMPSON related to 2008/0211(COD)
Amendment 2 #
Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States may, while observing the general rules laid down in the Treaty, maintain or adopt provisions in force on ...*, aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals falling within the scope of this Directive than those contained in this Directive.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall provide funding for training, research, development and implementation of replacement methods.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, great apes shall not be used in procedures, subject to the use of the safeguard clause in Article 50.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Every two years, and for the first time two years after the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall, in consultation with Member States, conduct a review of the use of non-human primates in procedures and publish the results thereof. The review shall examine the impact of developments in technological, scientific and animal- welfare knowledge, and set targets for the implementation of validated replacement methods.
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 45
Article 45
The Commission and Member States shall contribute by various means, particularly financial to the development and scientific validation of alternative approaches that could provide the same or higher level of information as that obtained in procedures using animals but that do not involve the use of animals or use fewer animals or that entail less painful procedures and shall take such other steps as they consider appropriate to encourage research in this field.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 50
Article 50