# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/569 of 16 April 2020 establishing a common format and information content for the submission of the information to be reported by Member States pursuant to Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes and repealing Commission Implementing Decision 2012/707/EU (notified under document C(2020) 2179) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 9.1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Actual severity shall be reported for each animal individually by reference to the most severe effects experienced by that animal during the course of the entire procedure. Those effects can occur during any of the steps (not necessarily the last) of a multi-step procedure. Actual severity may be higher or lower than the classification predicted prospectively. Cumulative suffering shall also be considered when assigning actual severity.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/569/annex/III/part/B/division/B/division/9/division/9.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-569/annex-III/part-B/division-B/division-9/division-9.1
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