Laws and regulations for Animal Studies

• Scope of the regulation- § 1
• Area of application - §§ 2, 3
• Definitions - § 4
• Approvals of institutions for animal experiments- §§ 5, 12
• Approval and Application of animal experiments - §§ 6, 7
• Project summary - § 8
• Compliance with the principles of the 3Rs - § 9
• Purpose of the study - § 10
• Methods, test strategies and endpoints - §11
• Ban of certain experiments - § 13
• Anesthesia and analgesia - § 14
• Termination of experiments - § 15
• Euthanasia and killing - § 16
• Reuse of animals - § 17
• Rehoming of animals - § 18
• Endangered species - § 19
• Primates - § 20
• Animal bred for purpose - §22
• Stray animals of domestic species - § 23
• Demands to competence - § 24
• Named persons with special responsibility for oversight - § 25
• Animal welfare body - § 26
• Named veterinarian or fish health specialist - § 27
• Responsibility of primary investigator - § 28
• Housing and care - § 28
• The physical plant and equipment - § 30
• Recordkeeping - § 31
• Records for dogs, cats and primates - § 32
• Marking of dogs, cats and primates - § 33
• Breeding plan for primates - §34
• Documentation - § 35
• Annual report - § 36
• Administrative issues - §§ 37-41

Standards or norms for use of animals in research, education and testing are largely reflected in the "Regulation on the use of animals in research" -  but are not limited by this.

Norms for ethical use of animals include, among others

• Compliance with 3R - including continuous reassessment of
  • Replacement
  • Reduction
  • Refinement
• Literature search in a systematic manner
• Design that provides reliable results and maximum information per animal
• Reporting according to ARRIVE guidelines

There is also a low on ethics in research saying that

• Researchers should act with care to ensure that all research is conducted in accordance with recognized research ethical norms*
• This also applies in preparation for research, reporting of research and other research-related activities

Questions on Animal Research Regulations kan be adressed to Aurora Brønstad