Article 43 Non-technical project summaries
United Kingdom
Subject to safeguarding intellectual property and confidential information, the non-technical project summary shall provide the following:
information on the objectives of the project, including the predicted harm and benefits and the number and types of animals to be used;
a demonstration of compliance with the requirement of replacement, reduction and refinement.
The non-technical project summary shall be anonymous and shall not contain the names and addresses of the user and its personnel.
Member States may require the non-technical project summary to specify whether a project is to undergo a retrospective assessment and, if so, set out the deadline. In such a case, from 1 January 2021 , Member States shall ensure that the non-technical project summary is updated within six months of the completion of the retrospective assessment with the results thereof.
Member States shall, until 31 December 2020 , publish the non-technical project summaries of authorised projects and any updates thereto. From 1 January 2021 , Member States shall submit for publication the non-technical project summaries, at the latest within six months of authorisation, and any updates thereto, by electronic transfer to the Commission.
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a common format for submitting the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(3). The Commission services shall establish and maintain a searchable, open access database on non-technical project summaries and any updates thereto.
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