# 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), Article 11: Stray and feral animals of domestic species

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

1. Stray and feral animals of domestic species shall not be used in procedures.
2. The competent authorities may only grant exemptions from paragraph 1 subject to the following conditions:
(a) there is an essential need for studies concerning the health and welfare of the animals or serious threats to the environment or to human or animal health; and
(b) there is scientific justification to the effect that the purpose of the procedure can be achieved only by the use of a stray or a feral animal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/63/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-63/article-11
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