Question for written answer to the Commission (E-0002727/2024) on the ban on animal testing and the revision of the REACH regulation, by Anne-Sophie Frigout (PfE), Angéline Furet (PfE), Marie Dauchy (PfE), Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain (PfE), Pierre Pimpie (PfE), Séverine Werbrouck (PfE), Mélanie Disdier (PfE), December 3, 2024
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-0002426/2024) on projects using animals that benefit from Horizon Europe funds carried out in non-EU countries, by Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA), 6 November 2024
Response from the European Commission on 17/01/2025 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-0001034/2024) on primates used in experiments and the phasing out of animal testing, by Niels Fuglsang (S&D), Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA), 8 April 2024
Response from the European Commission on 13/06/2024 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-000247/2023) on the assessment and future of the European Union reference laboratory for the promotion of alternative methods to experimentation (EURL ECVAM), by Annika Bruna (ID), Elzbieta Kruk (ECR), Marie Dauchy (ID), Aurelia Beigneux (ID), January 26, 2023
Response from the European Commission on 27/03/2023 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-000003/2023) on recognition of the right of conscientious objection to animal testing, by Annika Bruna (ID), Eric Minardi (ID), Emil Radev (PPE), Aurélia Beigneux (ID), Jean-Paul Garraud (ID), 4 January 2023
Response from the European Commission on 14/02/2023 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-000372/2023) on the inclusion of more people who are sensitive to animal welfare considerations in committees monitoring animal testing, by Annika Bruna (ID), Eric Minardi (ID), Ivan Vilibor Sincic (NI), Elzbieta Kruk (ECR), Aurelia Beigneux (ID), 7 February 2023
Response from the European Commission on 24/03/2023 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-001141/2022) to ban the supply of wild-caught to laboratories, by Annika Bruna (ID), Maxette Pirbakas (NI), Ioannis Lagos (NI), 21 March 2022
Response from the European Commission on 29/04/2022 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-005345/2021) on banning tobacco-related experiments on animals, by Annika Bruna (ID), Aurélia Beigneux (ID), December 1, 2021
Response from the European Commission on 18/02/2022 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-004587/2021) on the long-awaited compliance with the 3Rs principle in animal testing, by Annika Bruna (ID), Viktor Uspaskich (NI), Herve Juvin (ID), Virginie Joron (ID), Gilles Lebreton (ID), Aurélia Beigneux (ID), 11 October 2021
Response from the European Commission on 14/12/2021 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-003128/2021) on the resumption of trade in wild-caught long-tailed macaques in Mauritius, by Manuela Ripa (Greens/EFA), Günther Sidl (S&D), Marie Toussaint (Greens/EFA), Anja Hazekamp (The Left), Francisco Guerreiro (Greens/EFA), Martin Buschmann (NI), Eleonora Evi (Greens/EFA), 15 June 2021
Response from the European Commission on 10/08/2021 : click here
Question for oral answer to the Commission (O-000042/2021)
Subject: Plans and actions to accelerate the transition to innovation without the use of animals in research, regulatory testing and education
by Jytte Guteland (S&D), Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE), Anja Hazekamp (The Left), Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA), Manuel Bompard (The Left), Eleonora Evi (Greens/EFA), Martin Buschmann (NI), Younous Omarjee (The Left), Sylwia Spurek (Greens/EFA), Francisco Guerreiro (Greens/EFA), Petras Auštrevičius (Renew), Nikolaj Villumsen (The Left), Thomas Waitz (Greens/EFA), Mick Wallace (The Left), Alexis Georgoulis (The Left), Clare Daly (The Left), Niels Fuglsang (S&D), Günther Sidl (S&D), Manuela Ripa (Greens/EFA), Pascal Durand (Renew), Pär Holmgren (Greens/EFA), Annika Bruna (ID), Caroline Roose (Greens/EFA), Rosa D’Amato (Greens/EFA), Aurélia Beigneux (ID), Heidi Hautala (Greens/EFA), Marie Toussaint (Greens/EFA), Veronika Vrecionová (ECR), Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Greens/EFA), Michal Wiezik (EPP), Sarah Wiener (Greens/EFA), Tiziana Beghin (NI), Alice Kuhnke (Greens/EFA), Katalin Cseh (Renew), Ville Niinistö (Greens/EFA), Marina Kaljurand (S&D), June 9, 2021
Since 1993, the European Union has made clear its commitment to proactively reduce and replace the use of animals in science. Despite this, the number of animals used for scientific purposes has decreased only very slowly. Although Directive 2010/63/EU lays down basic rules on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, it is not a strategy for the reduction and replacement of these animals.
In the light of the European Green Deal, Next Generation EU, and the health and environmental challenges we face, as well as growing public concern about the use of animals in experiments, it is essential that the EU acts to accelerate the transition from a reliance on the outdated animal-based model to modern, human-relevant, non-animal science in the areas of research, regulatory testing and education.
1.What sector-specific plans does the Commission have to end the dependence on the use of animals, identifying innovative human‑relevant models as the way forward for tackling human diseases?
2.What multi-disciplinary and synergistic plans does the Commission have to end the reliance on the use of animals across all policy areas?
3.Will the Commission produce a comprehensive action plan with proposals and targets for phasing out the reliance on the use of animals in research, regulatory testing and education in the EU?
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-003039/2021) concerning the imports of long-tailed macaques from Mauritius, by Raphaël Glucksmann (S&D), 9 June 2021
Response from the European Commission on 10/08/2021 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-002780/2021) on the promotion of alternative methods to animal testing within the European Union Agencies, by Annika Bruna (ID), Joachim Kuhs (ID), Aurelia Beigneux (ID), Athanasios Konstantinou (NI), 26 May 2021
Response from the European Commission on 05/08/2021 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-002231/2021) to reduce animal testing, by Annika Bruna (ID), 26 April 2021
Response from the European Commission on 06/07/2021 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-001729/2021) on the complete end to animal testing for cosmetic products, by Aurelia Beigneux (ID), 29 March 2021
Response from the European Commission on 18/06/2021 : click here
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-000087/2021) on compliance with the ban on animal testing for cosmetics, by Annika Bruna (ID), Aurelia Beigneux (ID), Gilbert Collard (ID), January 8, 2021
Response from the European Commission on 11/03/2021 : click here
Question for oral answer to the Commission (O-000084/2020) on concerted plans and actions to transition to innovation without the use of animals in the European Union by Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA), Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP), Eleonora Evi (Greens/EFA), Francisco Guerreiro (Greens/EFA), Sylwia Spurek (Greens/EFA), Jytte Guteland (S&D), Martin Buschmann (NI), Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL), Alexis Georgoulis (GUE/NGL), Anja Hazekamp (GUE/NGL), Caroline Roose (Greens/EFA), Clare Daly (GUE/NGL), Emil Radev (PPE), Günther Sidl (S&D), Heidi Hautala (Greens/EFA), Jiří Pospíšil (EPP), Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Greens/EFA), Annika Bruna (ID), Manuel Bompard (GUE/NGL), Manuela Ripa (Greens/EFA), Margrete Auken (Greens/EFA), Marie Toussaint (Greens/EFA), Marisa Matias (GUE/NGL), Michal Wiezik (PPE), Mick Wallace (GUE/NGL), Niels Fuglsang (S&D), Nikolaj Villumsen (GUE/NGL), Pär Holmgren (Verts/ALE), Pascal Durand (Renew), Petras Auštrevičius (Renew), Rosa D’Amato (Verts/ALE), Sarah Wiener (Verts/ALE), Thomas Waitz (Verts/ALE), Tiziana Beghin (NI), Veronika Vrecionová (ECR), Ville Niinistö (Verts/ALE), December 18, 2020
Since 1993, the Commission has stated its commitment to reducing and replacing the use of animals in science. However, the latest statistics released by the Commission reveal only a slight decrease in the number of animals used for scientific purposes. In any case, this decrease is eclipsed by the additional 12 million animals who are bred for use in scientific research but killed without ever actually being used. Though Directive 2010/63/EU lays out basic rules on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, it does not provide a strategy for the reduction and replacement of these animals.
Conversely, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has pledged to ‘aggressively’ reduce animal testing, including removing requirements and funding for experiments on mammals by 2035. While the EU used to be the world leader in advancing animal-free science, there is now evidence that it is beginning to lag behind the ambition of several countries of developing and implementing road maps to phase out the use of animals in science by harnessing innovative non-animal technologies, revolutionising toxicity testing and biomedical research and improving outcomes for human health and the environment.
At the same time, the Next Generation EU gives a stronger commitment than ever to empowering innovation and renewing education. In view of this commitment and the unprecedented health and environmental challenges our Union is facing, it seems paramount to reinforce the Commission’s commitment to invest in innovative, human-relevant, non-animal science in all areas including research, education and regulatory testing.
The work of the EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing is showing, for example, where investments in innovative non-animal technologies can lead to the best models for investigating disease mechanisms and potential therapies.
The Chemical Strategy for Sustainability, launched as part of the European Green Deal, has ambitious targets for the protection of human health and the environment from hazardous effects of chemicals. Non-animal testing approaches will be crucial to achieving the Commission’s ambitious goals for predictive toxicological testing.
How will the Commission ensure that its R&I and education initiatives will be aligned with the commitments of the Commission and the Member States to accelerating a transition to non-animal science with the ultimate goal of totally replacing the use of animals in research, testing, and education?
How does the Commission intend to significantly reduce the use of animals under the REACH regulation, especially in the light of the new Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability?
Question for written answer to the Commission (E-002719/2020) on the breeding of animals in excess for animal experiments, by Eleonora Evi (NI), Francisco Guerreiro (Greens/EFA), David Cormand (Greens/EFA), Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP), Petras Auštrevičius (Renew), Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA), Anja Hazekamp (GUE/NGL), Pascal Durand (Renew), 5 May 2020
Response from the European Commission on 9/07/2020 : click here
Question with request for written answer to the Commission (E-002535/2020) on regulatory testing in animal experimentation, by Anja Hazekamp, Francisco Guerreiro, Eleonora Evi, Pascal Durand, Petras Auštrevičius, Tilly Metz, Sirpa Pietikäinen, David Cormand, 27 April 2020
Response from the European Commission on 27/07/2020 : click here
Question of 24 April 2020 with request for written answer to the Commission (E-002505/2020) on animal experiments conducted in relation to non-UE countries, by Francisco Guerreiro (Greens/EFA), Eleonora Evi (NI), Anja Hazekamp (GUE/NGL), David Cormand (Greens/EFA), Pascal Durand (Renew), Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP), Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA), Petras Auštrevičius (Renew), Sylwia Spurek (Greens/EFA), 24 April 2020
Response from the European Commission on 16/07/2020 : click here
