International Regulations and Resources
Listed below is a sampling of key animal research regulations for countries around the world. If you'd like to suggest an additional listing, please send it to accredit@aaalac.org.
Multinational
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences
The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS), www.cioms.ch, an international nongovernmental organization, published the "International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals" in 1985, which has provided basic guidelines for many countries.
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NRC 1996) (the Guide), is now recognized in many countries as the standard for quality animal care and use. The Guide is now available in AAALAC site visitors use a customized approach for evaluating programs outside of the United States. Evaluators take into account applicable laws and regulations, and the overall performance of the program as it relates to animal welfare. They also evaluate the extent to which the program is adhering to the principles outlined in the Guide and other international standards including the European Union's Directive 86/609/EEC.
Other Multinational Resources
5th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences
http://www.ctw-congress.de/act2005/
Animal Welfare Gateway (a collection of international links from the United Nations)
http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/home/en/home.htm
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
www.cites.org
European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
www.eclam.org
European Society of Laboratory Animal Veterinarians
www.eslav.org
Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations
www.felasa.eu
International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS)
www.iclas.org
International Foundation for Science
www.ifs.se
International Primatological Society
http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp/idp/entry/433
International Society for Animal Genetics
www.isag.org.uk
International Veterinary Information Service
www.ivis.org
International Veterinary Students Association
www.ivsa.org
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Asia
Guidelines for Proper Conduct of Animal Experiments June 1, 2006 Science Council of Japan
http://www.scj.go.jp/ja/info/kohyo/pdf/kohyo-20-k16-2e.pdf
Hong Kong - Code of Practice Care and Use of Animals for Experimental Purposes
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Institute for Animal Experimentation (Japan)
www.anex.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science (English)
http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jalas/index_e.html
Korean Animal Protection Law
www.koreananimals.org/animals/apl/2007apl.htm
Law Concerning Humane Treatment and Control of Animals
http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/data/AWMA.pdf
Philippines Animal Welfare Act
www.angelfire.com/ok2/animalwelfare/welfareact.html
Regulations in China—Updates
http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/news/topnews/t127829.htm
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-05/17/content_331357.htm
Singapore National Advisory Committee for Laboratory Animal Research
www.biomed-singapore.com/bms/sg/en_uk/index/singapore_at_a_glance/advisory_committees/national_advisory.html
Taiwan Animal Protection Act
http://eng.coa.gov.tw/./content.php?catid=8998
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Australia & New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART)
www.adelaide.edu.au/ANZCCART/
Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/ea16syn.htm
Australian Veterinary Association
www.ava.com.au
Codes of Practice
Model Code of Practice are prepared by the Animal Welfare Committee of SCARM (the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management) and are available from animal welfare offices in each State and Territory. These Codes set minimum animal welfare standards. They also describe "good practice" - the ways animals' needs can be met so that their welfare is kept above the minimum acceptable levelling the practical circumstances in which we keep and use them. These have legal standing in the States and Territories.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry—Animal Welfare in New Zealand
www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/animal-welfare/
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Canada
National Research Council
www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science (CALAS/ASCAL)
www.calas-acsal.org
Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC)
www.ccac.ca
Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres
www.uoguelph.ca/cntc/
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
http://canadianveterinarians.net
Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals Volume 1.
Canadian Council on Animal Care. Volume 1 (2nd. Edition), 1993. (Adopted May 1999) Canadian Council on Animal Care, 315-350 Albert St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1R 1B1. http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Guidelines_Policies/GUIDES/ENGLISH/toc_v1.htm
Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals Volume 2.
Canadian Council on Animal Care. Volume 2, 1984. (Adopted May 1999) Canadian Council on Animal Care, 315-350 Albert St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1R 1B1. http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Guidelines_Policies/GUIDES/ENGLISH/TOC_V2.HTM
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Europe
Directive 86/609/EEC
In Europe, Directive 86/609 seeks to ensure the well-being of laboratory animals throughout the countries of the European Union. (Visit http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=31986L0609&model=guichett) Also review the Council of Europe's Convention ETS 123 at http://www.coe.fr/eng/legaltxt/123e.htm.
Revision to Directive 86/609/EEC
Information on revisions to 86/609/EEC (still in progress) can be found at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/chemicals/lab_animals/revision_en.htm
European Reference Resources used by AAALAC
Click here to see the European resources that are official AAALAC Reference Resources. This includes a number of European Council Directives and FELASA Guidelines.
Other European Resources
Association Espanola de Toxicologia (Spain)
http://tox.umh.es
Coalition for Medical Progress
www.medicalprogress.org
Ethics on Using Transgenic Animals
http://oslovet.veths.no/transgenics/references.html
European Biomedical Research Association
www.ebra.org
European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals
www.ecetoc.org
European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
www.eclam.org
European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes
www.coe.int/t/e/legal_affairs/legal_co-operation/biological_safety,_use_of_animals/laboratory_animals/
European Primate Resources Network
http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp/idp/entry/435
European Science Foundation
www.esf.org
European Society of Laboratory Animal Veterinarians
www.eslav.org
EUROTOX
(Federation of European Toxicologist & European Societies of Toxicology)
www.eurotox.com
Federation of Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA)
www.felasa.org
Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME)
www.frame.org.uk
Research Defense Society
www.rds-online.org.uk
Individual Country Resources
British Veterinary Association
www.bva.co.uk
German Primate Center
www.dpz.gwdg.de
Institute of Animal Technology (IAT)
www.iat.org.uk
Institute of Laboratory Animal Science (Switzerland)
www.ltk.unizh.ch/
International Agency for Research on Cancer
www.iarc.fr
Irish Veterinary Association
http://ireland.iol.ie/~ivahq
Italian legislation
http://www.iss.it/publ/anna/2004/2/402205.pdf
Laboratory Animal Science Association
www.lasa.co.uk
Medical Research Council
www.mrc.ac.uk
Norwegian Reference Center for Laboratory Animal Science and Alternatives
http://oslovet.veths.no
Research Defense Society (RDS)
www.rds-online.org.uk
Russian Academy of Sciences
http://www.ras.ru
Seriously Ill for Medical Research
www.simr.org.uk
Scandinavian Society for Laboratory Animal Science
http://www.scandlas.org/
Spanish Society of Laboratory Animal Science
www.secal.es
Spanish Society of Toxicology
www.aetox.com
Swedish Animal Welfare Agency
www.djurskyddsmyndigheten.se
U.K. Home Office - Animals
http://scienceandresearch.homeoffice.gov.uk/animal-research/
United Kingdom - regulation of animal research
www.simr.org.uk/pages/regulations/index.html
University of Kuopio, National Laboratory Animal Center (Finland)
www.uku.fi/laitokset/vkek
Utrecht Department of Laboratory Animal Science
http://www.vet.uu.nl/english
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India
Government of India Ministry of Environment & Forests
Animal Welfare Division
http://envfor.nic.in/divisions/awd/awd_overview.html
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Mexico
NORMA Oficial Mexicana NOM-062-ZOO-1999, Especificaciones técnicas para la producción, cuidado
y uso de los animales de laboratorio
http://www.sagarpa.gob.mx/Dgg/NOM/062zoo.pdf
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South Africa
South African Society of Animal Science
http://www.sasas.co.za/
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