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". – I welcome the own-initiative report by the European Parliament on the Directive on the protection of laboratory animals. I would like to thank Parliament and Mrs Evans for the initiative and the work accomplished. The report comes at the right moment to maintain the momentum for the in-depth revision of the Directive.
In March 2003, we will convene a meeting of a technical expert working group. Experts from all stakeholders should elaborate on specific issues including those raised in the report. However, I would just like to say that development and testing of weapons on animals and the respective ban proposed in the report are not covered by Community competence.
The report further highlights several cases of incorrect transposition of the Directive into Member States' national legislation and cases of incorrect practical application. We have been actively pursuing these cases and therefore four out of the nine cases presented in the report have already been successfully closed.
In conclusion, I consider the report to be most welcome. It provides the key elements for the in-depth revision of the Directive. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support for the two-step approach we have taken for amending the Directive. The first step is currently under way and concerns the inclusion of the procedure for technical adaptation into the Directive. Parliament adopted the proposal in July 2002 without amendments. However, a modification in the wording has recently become necessary and Council is likely to adopt a common position. Therefore, for the second reading, I would like to ask you again for a rapid adoption.
The second step for amending the Directive will, of course, be the in-depth revision. I would again like to emphasise that I consider the Parliament's report as an important input and I hope that I can count on Parliament's continued support in our efforts to further improve the welfare of animals used in experiments in the European Union."@en1
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