# 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 8: Non-human primates

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

1. Subject to paragraph 2, specimens of non-human primates shall not be used in procedures, with the exception of those procedures meeting the following conditions:
(a) the procedure has one of the purposes referred to in
(i) points (b)(i) or (c) of Article 5 of this Directive and is undertaken with a view to the avoidance, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of debilitating or potentially life-threatening clinical conditions in human beings; or
(ii) points (a) or (e) of Article 5;
and
(b) there is scientific justification to the effect that the purpose of the procedure cannot be achieved by the use of species other than non-human primates.
A debilitating clinical condition for the purposes of this Directive means a reduction in a person’s normal physical or psychological ability to function.
2. Specimens of non-human primates listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 338/97, which do not fall within the scope of Article 7(1) of that Regulation, shall not be used in procedures, with the exception of those procedures meeting the following conditions:
(a) the procedure has one of the purposes referred to in:
(i) points (b)(i) or (c) of Article 5 of this Directive and is undertaken with a view to the avoidance, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of debilitating or potentially life-threatening clinical conditions in human beings; or
(ii) Article 5(e);
and
(b) there is scientific justification to the effect that the purpose of the procedure cannot be achieved by the use of species other than non-human primates and by the use of species not listed in that Annex.
3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, great apes shall not be used in procedures, subject to the use of the safeguard clause in Article 55(2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/63/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-63/article-8
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