# 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 1

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

In the process of killing animals, methods listed in the table below shall be used.
Methods other than those listed in the table may be used:
(a) on unconscious animals, providing the animal does not regain consciousness before death;
(b) on animals used in agricultural research, when the aim of the project requires that the animals are kept under similar conditions to those under which commercial farm animals are kept; these animals may be killed in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/63/annex/IV/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-63/annex-IV/division-1
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