The new Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes has been published on the 20th October. The directive will enter into force 20 days after its publication. Deadline for transposition into national legislation is 10 November 2012. Member States must apply the provisions as of 1 January 2013. Tekst in English: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:276:0033 :0079:EN:PDF Translations can be found via: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ and the link is available under News: Selection of new documents. Best regards, Jan van der Valk