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List Prof. Lecha Wojtczaka, Prezesa Polskiego Towarzystwa Biochemicznego, do Komisarza Janeza Potocnika w sprawie przygotowywanej Dyrektywy KE 86/609 dotyczącej wykorzystania zwierząt w badaniach naukowych

 

25 February 2008

Commissioner Janez Potocnik
Directorate-General for Research
European Commission
SDME 2/2
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium

Dear Mr. Potocnik
The Polish Biochemical Society, as a member of the European Coalition for Biomedical Research, is vividly interested in amending European regulations on the use of animals for experimental and other scientific purposes. We have been informed that the revision of Directive 86/609 is now in its final phase within the European Commission and we are looking forward to see the formulation of its final text. Although we have not seen this text, we are concerned that it might be too bureaucratic and place too great a burden of regulation upon animal research, which will result in delays to important areas on biomedical science in Europe. Therefore want to ask you to do your best that the text does not place an unnecessary burden of regulation on animal research and that the new regulation be free of excessive bureaucracy that may cause delays to research projects and could result in European research becoming less internationally competitive.

Hoping for full understanding of our position,
with kind regards,
Prof. Lech Wojtczak, PhD