Division 4 Animals that are bred and killed without being used in a procedure

Animals that are bred and killed without being used in a procedure shall not be included in the annual statistical data apart from the following animals:

1. (a)

   genetically altered animals with an intended and exhibited harmful phenotype;

2. (b)

   those animals that have been genotyped (genetic characterisation/tissue sampling) using an invasive method, which was not carried out for the purposes of identification/marking of the animal.

For the purposes of point 4.1(b), an invasive method shall be a method which may cause the animal pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm equivalent to, or higher than, that caused by the introduction of a needle in accordance with good veterinary practice.

The animals that are bred and killed without being used in a procedure shall be reported in accordance with Annex II of this Decision as part of the five-year implementation report.