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User Establishments 
Under the provisions of the seven articles in this 
part, users (i.e., experimental facilities) would be re- 
quired to: 
• register with national authorities and comply with 
article 5 (article 18); 
• provide equipment and facilities appropriate for 
species used and to ensure that the procedures 
are performed as effectively as practicable with 
the minimum number of animals and the mini- 
mum degree of pain, suffering, distress, or last- 
ing harm (article 19); 
• identify persons administratively responsible for 
care and equipment, provide sufficiently trained 
staff, and make adequate arrangements for veteri- 
nary advice and treatment (article 20); 
• use only animals supplied by registered breeders 
or suppliers, subject to national exceptions (arti- 
cle 21); 
• use only mice, rats, guinea pigs, golden hamsters, 
rabbits, dogs, cats, or quail originating in or ac- 
quired directly from registered breeding establish- 
ments, subject to national exemptions (member 
countries would add species to the list, particu- 
larly primates, as soon as there is a reasonable 
prospect of a sufficient supply of purpose-bred 
animals; straying domestic animals cannot be used 
and exemptions are not permitted) (article 22); 
• conduct procedures outside their establishments 
only where authorized by the national authority 
(article 23); and 
• keep records adequate to meet the requirements 
of article 27 and, in addition, to show the num- 
ber and species of all animals acquired, from 
whom acquired, and date of arrival, and to make 
such records available for inspections by the re- 
sponsible authority (article 24). 
Education and Training 
Article 25 specifies that professional and training 
procedures must be approved by responsible author- 
ities before being used and must be carried out by or 
under the supervision of a qualified person. Proce- 
dures are not permitted at or below the secondary 
level except when it is specifically directed to prepar- 
ing for a career involving treatment or care of ani- 
mals and the procedures entail no severe or enduring 
pain or suffering. Only the minimum measures abso- 
lutely necessary for the purpose are permitted, and 
only if their objective cannot be achieved by audio- 
visual or any other suitable methods. Article 26 re- 
quires that persons who carry out, take part in, or take 
| care of animals used for procedures, including super- 
i visors, must have adequate education and training. 
Statistical Information 
Article 27 requires each agreeing nation to collect 
and make public, where lawful, statistical information 
on animals in experimentation, including: 
• numbers and kinds of animals used; 
• numbers of animals, by categories, used in pro- 
cedures directly concerned with medicine and in 
teaching and learning; 
• numbers of animals, by categories, used in pro- 
cedures for the protection of humans and their 
environment; and 
• numbers of animals, by categories, used in pro- 
cedures required by legislation. 
Article 28 specifies that, subject to its own secrecy 
laws, each nation must submit information annually 
in the form set out in Appendix B to the Secretary Gen- 
eral of the Council, who is required to publish it. Each 
nation is invited to send the name and address of the 
corresponding authority, to be included in the Secre- 
tary General’s compilation of statistics. 
Recognition of International 
Procedures 
Article 29 binds agreeing nations to share informa- 
tion on results of procedures and to provide mutual 
assistance in order to avoid unnecessary repetition of 
procedures for the purposes of satisfying national leg- 
islation on health and safety. 
Final Provisions 
Articles 30 through 36 specify the manner and con- 
ditions under which the Convention will become rati- 
fied and effective (i.e., 6 months after four member 
states express their consent to be bound and, for any 
ratifying or acceding state after that, 6 months after 
written ratification or accession), and reserve a mem- 
ber state’s right to reservation, partial application, or 
denunciation (2). 
Appendix A of the Draft Convention 
Appendix A, Guidelines on Accommodation and Care 
of Animals, contains detailed specifications for physi- 
cal facilities, holding-room environments and environ- 
mental control, and care. Though the specifications 
are comprehensive, article 5 does refer to them as 
"suggested” (3). 
Appendix B of the Draft Convention 
Appendix B consists of Statistical Tables and Guid- 
ance Notes for Their Completion in Fulfillment of the 
Requirements in Articles 27 and 28 of the Draft Euro- 
pean Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Ani- 
