COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 20 December 2013
correcting Annex II to Implementing Decision 2012/707/EU establishing a common format for the submission of the information pursuant to Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes
(notified under document C(2013) 9220)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/11/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (1), and in particular Article 54(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Verification revealed errors in Annex II to Commission Implementing Decision 2012/707/EU (2). The flowchart included in that Annex erroneously indicated that input categories ‘toxicity and other safety testing required by legislation’ and ‘legislative requirements’ apply only to ‘toxicity and other safety testing including pharmacology’ and not to all other subcategories of ‘regulatory use and routine production by type’. In order to clarify this issue the layout of the flowchart should be changed. To emphasise this further, the title of input category ‘toxicity and other safety testing required by legislation’ should be changed to ‘testing by legislation’. Other minor changes to the layout of the flowchart should be introduced in order to improve clarity.
(2)
Changes made to the flowchart should be mirrored in the second part of Annex II to Implementing Decision 2012/707/EU, containing the detailed instructions.
(3)
Implementing Decision 2012/707/EU should therefore be corrected accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 56(1) of Directive 2010/63/EU,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex II to Implementing Decision 2012/707/EU shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2013.