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Adela López de Cerain. Implementaton of the new EU Directive 2010/63/EU On the protection of animals used for scientific purposes: Opportunities for the 3Rs. Berlin. January 31-February 2, 2011. CONSENSUS : agreement in opinion. European Non-profit Organisation ,
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Adela López de Cerain Implementaton of the new EU Directive 2010/63/EU On the protection of animals used for scientific purposes: Opportunities for the 3Rs Berlin. January 31-February 2, 2011
CONSENSUS: agreement in opinion European Non-profit Organisation, founded in accordance with the Belgian legislation in 2000 Animal welfare Objective: to facilitate the exchange of scientific information, expertise and experience in the field of alternatives to animal experiments, thus contributing to the implementation (acceptance in practice) Academia Industry Government
Members of ecopa National Consensus Platforms, NCPs
ecopa = umbrella organisation NCPs “National Consensus Platforms” Austria, ZET Czechia, CZECOPA France, Germany, SET Hungary, HUCOPA Italy, IPAM Spain, REMA Belgium, Foundation Prince Laurent Denmark, DACOPA Finland, FINCOPA Norway, NORECOPA Sweden, SWECOPA Switzerland, 3Rs Research Foundation Poland, POLCOPA The Netherlands,
BOARD President, Adela Lopez de Cerain, Academia, Spain Vicepresident, Odile de Silva, Industry, France Treasurer, Lisbeth Knudsen, Academia, Denmark NCPs Roman Kolar, Animal welfare, Germany Isabella de Angelis, Regulatory, Italy Marianne Kuil, Animal welfare, The Netherlands Tuula Heinonen, Academia, Finland 3Rs expert Thomas Hartung, Academia Philippe Vanparys, Industry Troy Seidle, Animal welfare
Integrate points of view and positions of the four parties involved: animal welfare, academia, industry as well as governments, in order to promote application of alternatives in research and development as well as in education and teaching. Serve as a link between the different countries in order to attain better harmonization and to improve efficiency in the implementation of alternatives. Networking with NCPs and other organizations
Is the new Directive 1020/63 an opportunity for the alternatives? It must be! We need INNOVATION New strategies, new methods, new models… What role ecopa may play in the present scenario? • Contribute to: • - the HARMONIZATION between the different countries • to maintain the EQUILIBRIUM between the four parties • the dissemination of alternatives