# Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (Text with EEA relevance), Division

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

Table 9.2.
Aquatic anurans
These conditions apply to holding (i.e. husbandry) tanks but not to those tanks used for natural mating and super-ovulation for reasons of efficiency, as the latter procedures require smaller individual tanks. Space requirements determined for adults in the indicated size categories; juveniles and tadpoles shall either be excluded, or dimensions altered according to the scaling principle.
Measured from snout to vent.
Body length(cm)
Minimum water surface area(cm2)
Minimum water surface area for each additional animal in group-holding(cm2)
Minimum water depth(cm)
Date referred to in Article 33(2)
Less than 6
160
40
6
1 January 2017
from 6 to 9
300
75
8
over 9 to 12
600
150
10
over 12
920
230
12,5

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/63/annex/III/section/B/division/9/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-63/annex-III/section-B/division-9/division-2
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