{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-63/annex-V",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2010/63",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-63",
  "path": "annex/V",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "V",
  "heading": "LIST OF ELEMENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 23(3)",
  "text": "1.. National legislation in force relevant to the acquisition, husbandry, care and use of animals for scientific purposes.\n2.. Ethics in relation to human-animal relationship, intrinsic value of life and arguments for and against the use of animals for scientific purposes.\n3.. Basic and appropriate species-specific biology in relation to anatomy, physiological features, breeding, genetics and genetic alteration.\n4.. Animal behaviour, husbandry and enrichment.\n5.. Species-specific methods of handling and procedures, where appropriate.\n6.. Animal health management and hygiene.\n7.. Recognition of species-specific distress, pain and suffering of most common laboratory species.\n8.. Anaesthesia, pain relieving methods and killing.\n9.. Use of humane end-points.\n10.. Requirement of replacement, reduction and refinement.\n11.. Design of procedures and projects, where appropriate.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/63/annex/V",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}