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Legislation in Italy

In the field of animal testing the most significant laws in Italy were basically the following:

• Legislative Decree No 27 January 1992 116 (Official Gazette of February 18, 1992 No. 40) "governing the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes. Restricts experimentation to cases where it is not possible to obtain the result sought, use another method that is scientifically valid.

• Law No. 413 of October 12, 1993 (OJ No. 244 of October 16, 1993) "Rules on conscientious objection to animal experimentation." Citizens who, in obedience to conscience In exercise of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to oppose violence against all living beings, they can declare their conscientious objection to any measure related to animal experimentation (Article 1 ) .

• Law 189/2004 " provisions concerning the prohibition of cruelty to animals, as well as use of these competitions in fighting illegal or unauthorized."