Download or read book Report of the Animal Procedures Committee for 2009 written by Animal Procedures Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report covers the work in 2009 of the Animal Procedures Committee and its various sub-committees. A large proportion of the Committee's time continues to be devoted to work on the revision of Directive 86/609, the legislative act of the EU that regulates the care and use of laboratory animals in the member states of the EU. The main events noted for the year were: responses to the House of Lords Inquiry into Revision of Directive EC 86/609; the Home Office consultation into the revision of Directive 86/609; receiving of French Delegation Parliamentary Working Party visit of OPECST; Audit of the APC appointments process; Cabinet Office Review of Non Departmental Public Bodies and visits to designated establishments. The report concludes with the Committee's work plan for 2010.