{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-63/article-43",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-63/article-43.json",
  "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": "article/43",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Non-technical project summaries",
  "text": "1. Subject to safeguarding intellectual property and confidential information, the non-technical project summary shall provide the following:\n(a) information on the objectives of the project, including the predicted harm and benefits and the number and types of animals to be used;\n(b) a demonstration of compliance with the requirement of replacement, reduction and refinement.\nThe non-technical project summary shall be anonymous and shall not contain the names and addresses of the user and its personnel.\n2. 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.\n3. 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.\n4. 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.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the alignment of reporting obligations in the field of legislation related to the environment, and amending Regulations (EC) No 166/2006 and (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 2002/49/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2007/2/EC, 2009/147/EC and 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 338/97 and (EC) No 2173/2005, and Council Directive 86/278/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
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      "type": "F",
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      "text": "Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the alignment of reporting obligations in the field of legislation related to the environment, and amending Regulations (EC) No 166/2006 and (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 2002/49/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2007/2/EC, 2009/147/EC and 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 338/97 and (EC) No 2173/2005, and Council Directive 86/278/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/63/article/43",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:06.739931+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}