Zakon o ratifikaciji Evropske konvencije za zaščito vretenčarjev, ki se uporabljajo v poskusne in druge znanstvene namene (MEKZVU)

Ratificira se Evropska konvencija za zaščito vretenčarjev, ki se uporabljajo v poskusne in druge znanstvene namene, sklenjena 18. marca 1986 v Strasbourgu.

Besedilo konvencije se v izvirniku v angleškem jeziku ter v prevodu v slovenskem jeziku glasi(*): The member States of the Council of Europe, signatory hereto, Recalling that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members and that it wishes to co-operate with other States in the protection of live animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes; Recognising that man has a moral obligation to respect all animals and to have due consideration for their capacity for suffering and memory; Accepting nevertheless that man in his quest for knowledge, health and safety has a need to use animals where there is a reasonable expectation that the result will be to extend knowledge or be to the overall benefit of man or animal, just as he uses them for food, clothing and as beasts of burden; Resolved to limit the use of animals for experimental and other scientific purposes, with the aim of replacing such use wherever practical, in particular by seeking alternative measures and encouraging the use of these alternative measures; Desirous to adopt common provisions in order to protect animals used in those procedures which may possibly cause pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm and to ensure that where unavoidable they shall be kept to a minimum, Have agreed as follows: 1. This Convention applies to any animal used or intended for use in any experimental or other scientific procedure where that procedure may cause pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm. It does not apply to any non-experimental agricultural or clinical veterinary practice. 2. In this Convention: a. “animal”, unless otherwise qualified, means any live non-human vertebrate, including free-living and/or reproducing larval forms, but excluding other foetal or embryonic forms; b. “intended for use” means bred or kept for the purpose of sale, disposal or use in any experimental or other scientific procedure; c. “procedure” means any experimental or other scientific use of an animal which may cause it pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm, including any course of action intended to, or liable to, result in the birth of an animal in any such conditions, but excluding the least painful methods accepted in modern practice (that is “humane” methods) of killing or marking an animal. A procedure starts when an animal is first prepared for use and ends when no further observations are made for that procedure; the elimination of pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm by the successful use of anaesthesia or analgesia or other methods does not place the use of an animal outside the scope of this definition; d. “competent person” means any person who is considered by a Party to be competent in its territory to perform the relevant function described in this Convention; e “responsible authority” means, in the territory of a given Party, any authority, body or person designated for the relevant purpose; f. “establishment” means any stable or mobile facility, any building, group of buildings or other premises, including a place which is not wholly enclosed or covered; g. “breeding establishment” means any establishment where animals are bred with a view to their use in procedures; h. “supplying establishment” means any establishment, other than a breeding establishment, from which animals are supplied with a view to their use in procedures; i. “user establishment” means any establishment where animals are used in procedures; j. “humane method of killing” means the killing of an animal with a minimum of physical and mental suffering appropriate to the species. A procedure may be performed for one or more of the following purposes only and subject to the restrictions laid down in this Convention: a. i. avoidance or prevention of disease, ill-health or other abnormality, or their effects, in man, vertebrate or invertebrate animals or plants, including the production and the quality, efficacy and safety testing of drugs, substances or products; ii. diagnosis or treatment of disease, ill-health or other abnormality, or their effects, in man, vertebrate or invertebrate animals or plants; b. detection, assessment, regulation or modification of physiological conditions in man, vertebrate and invertebrate animals or plants; c. protection of the environment; d. scientific research; e. education and training; f. forensic inquiries. Each Party undertakes to take all the necessary steps to give effect to the provisions of this Convention and to ensure an effective system of control and supervision as soon as possible and in any case within a period of five years from the date of entry into force of the present Convention in respect of that Party. No provision in this Convention shall affect the liberty of the Parties to adopt stricter measures for the protection of animals used in procedures or for the control and restriction of the use of animals in procedures. 1. Any animal used or intended for use in a procedure shall be provided with accommodation, an environment, at least a minimum degree of freedom of movement, food, water and care, appropriate to its health and well-being. Any restriction on the extent to which an animal can satisfy its physiological and ethological needs shall be limited as far as practicable. In the implementation of this provision, regard should be paid to the guidelines for accommodation and care of animals set out in Appendix A to this Convention. 2. The environmental conditions in which animals are bred, kept or used shall be checked daily. 3. The well-being and state of health of animals shall be observed sufficiently closely and frequently to prevent pain or avoidable suffering, distress or lasting harm. 4. Each Party shall determine arrangements to ensure that any defect or suffering discovered is corrected as quickly as possible. 1. A procedure shall not be performed for any of the purposes referred to in Article 2, if another scientifically satisfactory method, not entailing the use of an animal, is reasonably and practicably available. 2. Each Party should encourage scientific research into the development of methods which could provide the same information as that obtained in procedures. When a procedure has to be performed, the choice of species shall be carefully considered and, where required, be explained to the responsible authority; in a choice between procedures, those should be selected which use the minimum number of animals, cause the least pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm and which are most likely to provide satisfactory results. A procedure shall be performed under general or local anaesthesia or analgesia or by other methods designed to eliminate as far as practicable pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm applied throughout the procedure unless: a. the pain caused by the procedure is less than the impairment of the animal's well-being caused by the use of anaesthesia or analgesia, or b. the use of anaesthesia or analgesia is incompatible with the aim of the procedure. In such cases, appropriate legislative and/or administrative measures shall be taken to ensure that no such procedure is carried out unnecessarily. 1. Where it is planned to subject an animal to a procedure in which it will or may experience severe pain which is likely to endure, that procedure must be specifically declared and justified to, or specifically authorised by, the responsible authority. 2. Appropriate legislative and/or administrative measures shall be taken to ensure that no such procedure is carried out unnecessarily. Such measures shall include: – either specific authorisation by the responsible authority; – or specific declaration of such procedure to the responsible authority and judicial or administrative action by that authority if it is not satisfied that the procedure is of sufficient importance for meeting the essential needs of man or animal, including the solution of scientific problems. During a procedure, an animal used shall remain subject to the provisions of Article 5 except where those provisions are incompatible with the objective of the procedure. 1. At the end of the procedure it shall be decided whether the animal shall be kept alive or killed by a humane method. An animal shall not be kept alive if, even though it has been restored to normal health in all other respects, it is likely to remain in lasting pain or distress. 2. The decision referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be taken by a competent person, in particular a veterinarian, or the person who, in accordance with Article 13, is responsible for, or has performed, the procedure. 3. Where, at the end of the procedure: a. an animal is to be kept alive, it shall receive the care appropriate to its state of health, be placed under the supervision of a veterinarian or other competent person and kept under conditions conforming to the requirements of Article 5. The conditions laid down in this sub-paragraph may, however, be waived where, in the opinion of a veterinarian, the animal would not suffer as a consequence of such exemption; b. an animal is not to be kept alive or cannot benefit from the provisions of Article 5 for its well-being, it shall be killed by a humane method as soon as possible. 4. No animal which has been used in a procedure entailing severe or enduring pain or suffering, irrespective of whether anaesthesia or analgesia was employed, shall be used in a further procedure unless it has returned to good health and well-being and either: a. the further procedure is one in which the animal is subject throughout to general anaesthesia which is to be maintained until the animal is killed; or b. the further procedure will involve minor interventions only. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Convention, where it is necessary for the legitimate purposes of the procedure, the responsible authority may allow the animal concerned to be set free provided that it is satisfied that the maximum practicable care has been taken to safeguard the animal's well-being. Procedures that involve setting the animal free shall not be permitted solely for educational or training purposes. A procedure for the purposes referred to in Article 2 may be carried out by persons authorised, or under the direct responsibility of a person authorised, or if the experimental or other scientific project concerned is authorised in accordance with the provisions of national legislation. Authorisation shall be granted only to persons deemed to be competent by the responsible authority. Breeding and supplying establishments shall be registered with the responsible authority subject to the grant of an exemption under Article 21 or Article 22. Such registered establishments shall comply with the requirements of Article 5. The registration provided for in Article 14 shall specifiy the person in charge of the establishment, who shall be competent to administer or arrange for suitable care for animals of the species bred or kept in the establishment. 1. Arrangements shall be made at registered breeding establishments to record, in respect of the animals bred there, the number and species of such animals leaving, the dates they leave and the name and address of the recipient. 2. Arrangements shall be made at registered supplying establishments to record the number and species of such animals entering and leaving, the dates of these movements, from whom the animals concerned were acquired and the name and address of the recipient. 3. The responsible authority shall prescribe the records which are to be kept and made available to it by the person in charge of the establishments mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article. Such records shall be kept for a minimum of three years from the date of the last entry. 1. Each dog and cat in an establishment shall be individually and permanently marked in the least painful manner possible before it is weaned. 2. Where an unmarked dog or cat is taken into an establishment for the first time after it has been weaned, it shall be marked as soon as possible. 3. Where a dog or cat is transferred from one establishment to another before it is weaned and it is not practical to mark it beforehand, a full documentary record, specifying in particular its mother, shall be kept until it can be marked. 4. Particulars of the identity and origin of each dog or cat shall be entered in the records of the establishment. User establishments shall be registered with or otherwise approved by the responsible authority and shall comply with the conditions laid down in Article 5. Provisions shall be made at user establishments for installations and equipment appropriate for the species of animals used and the performance of the procedures conducted there. The design, construction and functioning of such installations and equipment shall be such as to ensure that the procedures are performed as effectively as possible, with the object of obtaining consistent results with the minimum number of animals and the minimum degree of pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm. In user establishments: a. the person or persons who are administratively responsible for the care of the animals and the functioning of the equipment shall be identified; b. sufficient trained staff shall be provided; c. adequate arrangements shall be made for the provision of veterinary advice and treatment; d. a veterinarian or other competent person should be charged with advisory duties in relation to the well-being of the animals. 1. Animals of the species listed below which are for use in procedures shall be acquired directly from or originate from registered breeding establishments, unless a general or special exemption has been obtained under arrangements to be determined by the Party: text="Mouse Mus musculus Rat Rattus norvegicus Guinea pig Cavia porcellus Golden hamster Mesocricetus auratus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Dog Canis familiaris Cat Felis catus Quail Coturnix coturnix" 2. Each Party undertakes to extend the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article to other species, in particular of the order of primates, as soon as there is a reasonable prospect of a sufficient supply of purpose-bred animals of the species concerned. 3. Straying animals of a domesticated species shall not be used in procedures. A general exemption made under the conditions of paragraph 1 of this article may not extend to stray dogs and cats. In user establishments, only animals supplied from registered breeding or supplying establishments shall be used, unless a general or special exemption has been obtained under arrangements to be determined by the Party. Procedures may, where authorised by the responsible authority, be conducted outside user establishments. Arrangements shall be made at user establishments to maintain records and make them available as required by the responsible authority. In particular, these records shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of Article 27 and, in addition, show the number and species of all animals acquired, from whom they were acquired and their date of arrival. 1. Procedures carried out for the purpose of education, training or further training for professions or other occupations, including the care of animals being used or intended for use in procedures, must be notified to the responsible authority and shall be carried out by or under the supervision of a competent person, who will be resposible for ensuring that the procedures comply with national legislation under the terms of this Convention. 2. Procedures within the scope of education, training, or further training for purposes other than those referred to in paragraph 1 above shall not be permitted. 3. Procedures referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be restricted to those absolutely necessary for the purpose of the education or training concerned and be permitted only if their objective cannot be achieved by comparably effective audio-visual or any other suitable methods. Persons who carry out procedures, or take part in procedures, or take care of animals used in procedures, including supervision, shall have had appropriate education and training. 1. Each Party shall collect statistical information on the use of animals in procedures and this information shall where lawful be made available to the public. 2. Information shall be collected in respect of: a. the numbers and kinds of animals used in procedures; b. the numbers of animals in selected categories used in procedures directly concerned with medicine and in education and training; c. the numbers of animals in selected categories used in procedures for the protection of man and the environment; d. the numbers of animals in selected categories used in procedures required by law. 1. Subject to requirements of national legislation relating to secrecy and confidentiality, each Party shall communicate every year to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe information in respect of the items mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 27, presented in the form set out in Appendix B to this Convention. 2. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall publish the statistical information received from the Parties in respect of the items mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 27. 3. Each Party is invited to communicate to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe the address of its national authority from which information about more comprehensive national statistics may be obtained on request. Such addresses will be contained in the publications of statistics made by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 1. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition of procedures required by law on health and safety, each Party shall, where practicable, recognise the results of procedures carried out in the territory of another Party. 2. To that end the Parties undertake, where practicable and lawful, to render each other mutual assistance, in particular by furnishing information on their legislation and administrative practice relating to the requirements for procedures to be carried out in support of submissions for registration of products, as well as factual information on procedures carried out in their territory and on authorisation or any other administrative particulars pertaining to these procedures. The Parties shall, within five years from the entry into force of this Convention and every five years thereafter, or more frequently if a majority of the Parties should so request, hold multilateral consultations within the Council of Europe to examine the application of this Convention, and the advisability of revising it or extending any of its provisions. These consultations shall take place at meetings convened by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The Parties shall communicate the name of their representative to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe at least two months before meetings. This Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe and by the European Communities. It is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 1. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date on which four member States of the Council of Europe have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordance with the provisions of Article 31. 2. In respect of a Signatory which subsequently expresses its consent to be bound by it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 1. After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may invite any State not a member of the Council to accede to this Convention, by a decision taken by the majority provided for in Article 20.d of the Statute of the Council of Europe and by the unanimous vote of the representatives of the Contracting States entitled to sit on the Committee. 2. In respect of any acceding State, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of deposit of the instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 1. Any Signatory may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, make one or more reservations. No reservations may, however, be made in respect of Articles 1 to 14 or Articles 18 to 20. 2. Any Party which has made a reservation under the preceding paragraph may wholly or partly withdraw it by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The withdrawal shall take effect on the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General. 3. A Party which has made a reservation in respect of a provision of this Convention may not claim the application of that provision by any other Party; it may, however, if its reservation is partial or conditional, claim the application of that provision insofar as it has itself accepted it. 1. Any Signatory may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention shall apply. 2. Any Party may at any later date, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend the application of this Convention to any other territory specified in the declaration. In respect of such territory, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of such declaration by the Secretary General. 3. Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General. The withdrawal shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General. 1. Any Party may at any time denounce this Convention by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 2. Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of Europe, the European Communities and any State which has acceded to this Convention of: a. any signature; b. the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession; c. any date of entry into force of this Convention in accordance with Articles 32, 33 and 35; d. any other act, notification or communication relating to this Convention; In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Convention. Done at Strasbourg, this 18th day of March 1986, in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each member State of the Council of Europe, to the European Communities and to any State invited to accede to this Convention. Države članice Sveta Evrope, podpisnice te konvencije, so se ob sklicevanju na namen Sveta Evrope doseči večjo enotnost med svojimi člani in na njegovo željo sodelovati z drugimi državami pri zaščiti živih živali, ki se uporabljajo v poskusne in druge znanstvene namene; ob zavedanju, da je človek moralno obvezan spoštovati vse živali in da mora ustrezno upoštevati njihovo zmožnost trpljenja in pomnenja; vendar ob sprejemanju, da mora človek pri svojem iskanju znanja, zdravja in varnosti uporabljati živali, kjer smiselno pričakuje, da bodo rezultati poglobili znanje ali bodo v splošno korist človeka ali živali prav tako, kakor jih uporablja za hrano, obleko in kot tovorne živali; odločene, da omejijo uporabo živali v poskusne in druge znanstvene namene s ciljem nadomestiti to uporabo, kjer koli je to izvedljivo, zlasti z iskanjem nadomestnih možnosti in spodbujanjem uporabe teh nadomestnih možnosti; v želji sprejeti skupne določbe za zaščito živali, uporabljenih v teh postopkih, ki lahko povzročijo bolečino, trpljenje, stisko ali trajno škodo, in za zagotovitev, da so tam, kjer se jim ni mogoče izogniti, čim manjši, dogovorile o naslednjem: 1. Ta konvencija velja za vse živali, ki se uporabljajo ali nameravajo uporabiti v poskusnem ali drugem znanstvenem postopku, kjer ta postopek lahko povzroči bolečino, trpljenje, stisko ali trajne poškodbe. Ne velja za kmetijsko ali klinično veterinarsko prakso, ki ni namenjena poskusom. 2. V tej konvenciji: a. "žival", razen če je drugače opredeljeno, pomeni vsakega živega vretenčarja, razen človeka, vključno s prosto živečimi in/ali reprodukcijskimi larvalnimi oblikami, vendar brez drugih fetalnih ali embrionalnih oblik; b. "namenjena uporabi" pomeni vzrejena ali gojena za prodajo, razpolaganje ali uporabo v poskusnih ali drugih znanstvenih postopkih; c. "postopek" pomeni kakršno koli uporabo živali v poskusne ali druge znanstvene namene, ki le-tej lahko povzroči bolečino, trpljenje, stisko ali trajne poškodbe, vključno z vsakim ukrepanjem, ki povzroči ali lahko povzroči rojstvo živali v takih okoliščinah, pri čemer so izključene najmanj boleče metode, sprejete kot sodobna praksa (to je "humane" metode) usmrtitve ali označevanja živali. Postopek se začne, ko je žival prvič pripravljena za uporabo, in se konča, ko nadaljnja opažanja za ta postopek niso več potrebna. Kljub uporabi anestezije ali analgetika ali drugih metod za preprečevanje bolečine, trpljenja, stiske ali trajne škode, je uporaba živali še vedno v obsegu te opredelitve; d. "pristojna oseba" pomeni vsako osebo, za katero pogodbenica meni, da je na njenem ozemlju pristojna opravljati ustrezno funkcijo, opisano v tej konvenciji; e. "pristojni organ" pomeni na ozemlju dane pogodbenice organ, telo ali osebo, imenovano v ta namen; f. "ustanova" pomeni vsak stalen ali premičen objekt, katero koli stavbo, skupino stavb ali druge prostore, vključno s krajem, ki ni povsem ograjen ali pokrit; g. "vzrejna ustanova" pomeni vsako ustanovo, kjer živali gojijo za uporabo v postopkih; h. "dobavna ustanova" pomeni vsako ustanovo, razen vzrejne ustanove, od koder se živali dobavljajo za uporabo v postopkih; i. "uporabniška ustanova" pomeni vsako ustanovo, kjer živali uporabljajo v postopkih; j. "humana metoda ubijanja" pomeni usmrtitev živali s kar najmanjšim telesnim in duševnim trpljenjem, primerno živalski vrsti. Postopek se sme izvajati samo zaradi enega ali več naslednjih namenov ob upoštevanju omejitev, predpisanih v tej konvenciji: a. i. izogibanje ali preprečevanje bolezni, bolehnosti, drugih nenormalnosti ali njihovih učinkov pri človeku, vretenčarjih ali nevretenčarjih ali rastlinah, vključno s proizvodnjo in preskušanjem kakovosti, učinkovitosti in varnosti zdravil, snovi ali proizvodov; ii. odkrivanje ali zdravljenje bolezni, bolehnosti ali druge nenormalnosti ali njihovih učinkov pri ljudeh, vretenčarjih ali nevretenčarjih ali rastlinah; b. odkrivanje, oceno, uravnavanje ali spreminjanje fizioloških pogojev pri človeku, vretenčarjih in nevretenčarjih ali rastlinah; c. varstvo okolja; d. znanstvene raziskave; e. izobraževanje in usposabljanje; f. sodnomedicinske preiskave. Vsaka pogodbenica se zavezuje opraviti vse potrebne korake, da bi uresničila določbe te konvencije in zagotovila učinkovit sistem nadzora ter nadziranja kakor hitro je mogoče ter v vsakem primeru v obdobju petih let od dneva začetka veljavnosti te konvencije za to pogodbenico. Nobena določba te konvencije ne vpliva na svobodno izbiro pogodbenic za sprejetje strožjih ukrepov za zaščito živali, uporabljenih v postopkih, ali za nadzor in omejitev uporabe živali v postopkih. 1. Za vsako žival, ki se uporablja ali se namerava uporabljati v postopku, se zagotovi nastanitev, okolje, vsaj minimalna stopnja svobode gibanja, hrana, voda in oskrba, primerna njenemu zdravju in počutju. Kolikor je mogoče se zmanjša vsaka omejitev obsega, v katerem lahko žival zadovoljuje svoje fiziološke in vedenjske potrebe. Pri izvajanju te določbe je treba upoštevati napotke za namestitev in oskrbo živali, predstavljene v Dodatku A k tej konvenciji. 2. Pogoje v okolju, v katerih se živali vzrejajo, gojijo ali uporabljajo, je treba dnevno pregledovati. 3. Dobro počutje in stanje živali se opazujeta dovolj pozorno in pogosto, da se prepreči bolečina ali trpljenje, stiska ali trajna škoda, ki se jim je mogoče izogniti. 4. Vsaka pogodbenica določi postopke za zagotovitev, da se vsaka odkrita pomanjkljivost ali trpljenje popravi, kakor hitro je mogoče. 1. Postopek se za kateri koli namen iz člena 2 ne opravlja, če je sprejemljivo in praktično na voljo neka druga znanstveno zadovoljiva metoda, pri kateri uporaba živali ni potrebna. 2. Vsaka pogodbenica mora spodbujati znanstvene raziskave razvoja metod, ki bi lahko zagotovile enake informacije, kakor so tiste, pridobljene v postopkih. Kadar je treba opraviti postopek, se skrbno preuči izbor vrste in se, kjer je treba, pojasni pristojnemu organu; pri izbiri postopkov je treba izbrati tiste, ki uporabljajo minimalno število živali, povzročijo najmanj bolečine, trpljenja, stiske ali trajne škode in bodo najverjetneje dali zadovoljive rezultate. Postopek se opravi pod splošno ali lokalno anestezijo, z analgetikom ali z drugo metodo, zasnovano tako, da kar najbolj prepreči bolečino, trpljenje, stisko ali trajno škodo in se uporablja skozi ves postopek, razen če: a. je bolečina, povzročena s postopkom, manjša, kakor je poslabšanje počutja živali, ki ga povzroči uporaba anestezije ali analgetika; ali b. je uporaba anestezije ali analgetika združljiva z namenom postopka. V teh primerih se sprejmejo ustrezni zakonodajni in/ali upravni ukrepi, ki zagotavljajo, da se noben tak postopek ne opravi po nepotrebnem. 1. Kjer se načrtuje, da bo na živali opravljen postopek, ki ji bo ali bi ji lahko povzročil hudo bolečino, ki bo verjetno trajala, je treba postopek posebej prijaviti in upravičiti ali pa ga mora posebej dovoliti pristojni organ. 2. Treba je sprejeti ustrezne zakonodajne in/ali upravne ukrepe za zagotovitev, da se noben tak postopek ne opravi po nepotrebnem. Ti ukrepi vključujejo: — posebno dovoljenje pristojnega organa; — ali posebno izjavo o tem postopku pristojnemu organu in sodno ali upravno ukrepanje tega organa, če ni prepričan, da je postopek dovolj pomemben za zadovoljevanje bistvenih potreb človeka ali živali, vključno z reševanjem znanstvenih problemov. Med postopkom je treba za uporabljeno žival upoštevati določbe člena 5, razen kjer so nezdružljive s ciljem postopka. 1. Na koncu postopka se odloči, ali žival ostane pri življenju ali se humano usmrti. Žival se ne sme ohraniti pri življenju, če je verjetno, da bo trpela trajne bolečine ali stisko, čeprav je bila v vseh drugih vidikih povrnjena v običajno zdravstveno stanje. 2. Odločitve iz odstavka 1 tega člena sprejme pristojna oseba, predvsem veterinar ali oseba, ki je po členu 13 odgovorna za postopek ali ga je opravila. 3. Kadar se na koncu postopka: a. žival ohrani pri življenju, je deležna oskrbe, ki ustreza njenemu zdravstvenemu stanju, zagotovljen ima veterinarski nadzor ali nadzor druge pristojne osebe ter se vzdržuje pri pogojih, skladnih z zahtevami člena 5. Od pogojev, predpisanih v tem pododstavku, pa se lahko odstopa, kadar po mnenju veterinarja žival kot posledica tega odstopanja ne bi trpela; b. žival ne bo ohranila pri življenju ali njenemu počutju ne bodo koristile določbe člena 5, jo je treba čimprej humano usmrtiti. 4. Nobena žival, uporabljena v postopku, ki je povzročil resno ali trajno bolečino ali trpljenje, ne glede na to, ali je bila uporabljena anestezija ali analgetik, se ne uporablja v nadaljnjem postopku, razen če ji ni povrnjeno dobro zdravje in počutje ter: a. je nadaljnji postopek tak, da bo žival pod splošno anestezijo, ki se bo podaljšala, do usmrtitve živali; ali b. nadaljnji postopek zajema le manjše posege. Ne glede na druge določbe te konvencije lahko pristojni organ dovoli, kadar je to zaradi zakonitih interesov postopka potrebno, da se zadevna žival osvobodi, pod pogojem, da je prepričan o izvajanju najboljše oskrbe za varovanje počutja živali. Postopki za osvoboditev živali se ne dovolijo zgolj zaradi izobraževanja ali usposabljanja. Postopek za namene iz člena 2 smejo izvajati samo pooblaščene osebe ali pa se sme izvajati pod neposredno odgovornostjo pooblaščene osebe ali če je poskusni ali drug znanstveni projekt dovoljen v skladu z določbami nacionalne zakonodaje. Pristojni organ izda dovoljenje samo osebam, za katere meni, da so za to usposobljene. Vzrejne ali dobavne ustanove se registrirajo pri pristojnem organu, vendar ob odobritvi opustitve po členu 21 ali členu 22. Te registrirane ustanove izpolnjujejo zahteve člena 5. Registracija po členu 14 določa osebo, ki je zadolžena za ustanovo, pristojno za dajanje ali urejanje primerne oskrbe vrstam živali, ki se v ustanovi vzrejajo ali vzdržujejo. 1. V registrirani vzrejni ustanovi so vzpostavljeni postopki, da se za živali, ki so tam vzrejene, vpisuje število in vrsta živali ob odhodu, datumi odhodov in naslov prejemnika. 2. V registrirani dobavni ustanovi so vzpostavljeni postopki za vpis števila in vrste živali ob prihodu in odhodu, datumi teh premikov, od koga so bile te živali nabavljene in naslov prejemnika. 3. Pristojni organ predpiše dokumentacijo, ki jo je treba hraniti, oseba, ki je zadolžena za ustanove iz odstavkov 1 in 2 tega člena, pa mu jo mora dati na razpolago; to dokumentacijo je treba hraniti najmanj tri leta od datuma zadnjega vpisa. 1. Pred odstavitvijo sta vsaka pes in mačka v ustanovi posamezno in trajno označena na najmanj boleč način. 2. Kadar je neoznačen pes ali mačka pripeljan v ustanovo prvič po odstavitvi, mora biti čim prej označen. 3. Kadar je pes ali mačka prenesen/-a iz ene ustanove v drugo pred odstavitvijo in ni izvedljivo, da bi bil/-a označen/-a prej, se, dokler ga/je ni mogoče označiti, hrani celoten vpis v dokumentu, ki navaja predvsem njegovo/njeno mater. 4. Podrobnosti o identiteti in poreklu vsakega psa ali mačke se vpišejo v dokumentacijo ustanove. Uporabniške ustanove se registrirajo ali drugače odobrijo pri pristojnem organu in izpolnjujejo pogoje iz člena 5. V uporabniških ustanovah se poskrbi za primerne naprave in opremo za uporabljene vrste živali in za izvajanje postopkov, ki se tam opravljajo. Oblika, zgradba in delovanje teh naprav in opreme so taki, da zagotavljajo čim bolj učinkovito izvajanje postopkov za pridobitev doslednih rezultatov z najmanjšim številom živali in najmanjšo stopnjo bolečine, trpljenja, stiske ali trajnih poškodb. V uporabniških ustanovah se: a. določi oseba ali osebe, ki so administrativno odgovorne za oskrbo živali in delovanje opreme; b. zagotovi zadovoljivo število usposobljenega osebja; c. izdelajo primerni postopki za zagotavljanje veterinarskega svetovanja in zdravljenja; d. mora določiti veterinar ali druga usposobljena oseba za svetovanje v zvezi z dobrim počutjem živali. 1. Živali spodaj navedenih vrst, ki se bodo uporabile v postopkih, se nabavijo neposredno iz registriranih vzrejnih ustanov ali pa iz njih izhajajo, razen če je bila odobrena splošna ali posebna oprostitev po postopkih, ki jih bo določila pogodbenica: text="miš: mus musculus podgana: rattus norvegicus morski prašiček: cavia porcellus zlati hrček: mesocricerus auratus kunec: oryctolagus cuniculus pes: canis familiaris mačka: felis catus navadna prepelica: coturnix coturnix" 2. Vsaka pogodbenica se zavezuje, da bo določbe odstavka 1 tega člena razširila na druge vrste, zlasti iz razreda primatov, kakor hitro se upravičeno obeta zadostna dobava namensko vzrejenih živali teh vrst. 3. V postopkih se potepuške živali udomačenih vrst ne uporabljajo. Splošna izjema po pogojih odstavka 1 tega člena se ne sme razširiti na potepuške pse in mačke. V uporabniških ustanovah se uporabljajo samo živali, dobavljene iz registriranih vzrejnih ali dobavnih ustanov, razen če je bila pridobljena splošna ali posebna izjema po postopkih, ki jih določi pogodbenica. Postopki se lahko, kadar odgovorni organ dovoli, opravljajo zunaj uporabniških ustanov. V uporabniških ustanovah se izdelajo postopki za vodenje dokumentacije, ki je na zahtevo dostopna pristojnemu organu. Ti vpisi zlasti zadoščajo za izpolnjevanje zahtev člena 27 in poleg tega kažejo število in vrsto vseh nabavljenih živali, od koga so bile nabavljene ter datum njihovega prihoda. 1. Postopke za izobraževanje, usposabljanje in nadaljnje usposabljanje za poklice ali druga dela, vključno z oskrbo živali, ki se uporabljajo ali se nameravajo uporabiti v postopkih, je treba prijaviti pri pristojnem organu, opraviti ali nadzorovati pa jih mora usposobljena oseba, ki bo odgovorna za zagotavljanje, da so postopki skladni z nacionalno zakonodajo po pogojih te konvencije. 2. Postopki s področja izobraževanja, usposabljanja ali nadaljnjega usposabljanja za druge namene, kakor so navedeni v odstavku 1, niso dovoljeni. 3. Postopki iz odstavka 1 tega člena se omejijo na absolutno potrebne za namene zadevnega izobraževanja ali usposabljanja in se dovolijo samo, če njihovega cilja ni mogoče doseči s primerljivo učinkovitimi avdiovizualnimi ali drugimi primernimi metodami. Osebe, ki opravljajo postopke, sodelujejo v postopkih ali skrbijo za živali, ki so uporabljene v postopkih, vključno z nadziranjem, morajo biti ustrezno izobražene in usposobljene. 1. Vsaka pogodbenica zbira statistične informacije o uporabi živali v postopkih in jih, kadar je to zakonito, daje na voljo javnosti. 2. Informacije se zbirajo v zvezi s: a. številom in vrstami živali, uporabljenih v postopkih; b. številom živali v izbranih kategorijah, uporabljenih v postopkih, neposredno povezanih z medicino, izobraževanjem in usposabljanjem; c. številom živali v izbranih kategorijah, uporabljenih v postopkih za varstvo človeka in okolja; d. številom živali v izbranih kategorijah, uporabljenih v postopkih, zahtevanih po zakonu. 1. Ob upoštevanju zahtev nacionalne zakonodaje v zvezi s tajnostjo in zaupnostjo vsaka pogodbenica vsako leto generalnemu sekretarju Sveta Evrope sporoči informacije v zvezi s postavkami, navedenimi v odstavku 2 člena 27, ki so predstavljene v obliki, določeni v Dodatku B k tej konvenciji. 2. Generalni sekretar Sveta Evrope objavi statistične informacije, prejete od pogodbenic, v zvezi s postavkami iz odstavka 2 člena 27. 3. Vsaka pogodbenica je vabljena, da generalnemu sekretarju Sveta Evrope sporoči naslov svojega nacionalnega organa, od katerega je mogoče na zahtevo dobiti informacije o podrobnejši nacionalni statistiki. Ti naslovi bodo vsebovani v publikacijah o statistiki, ki jih izdela generalni sekretar Sveta Evrope. 1. Da bi se izognili nepotrebnemu ponavljanju postopkov, ki jih zahteva zakon o zdravju in varnosti, vsaka pogodbenica, kadar je to smotrno, prizna rezultate postopkov, opravljenih na ozemlju druge pogodbenice. 2. V ta namen se pogodbenice obvezujejo, da bodo, kadar je to smotrno in zakonito, druga drugi pomagale, zlasti z zagotavljanjem informacij o svoji zakonodaji in upravni praksi v zvezi z zahtevami za postopke, ki jih je treba opraviti v podporo prošnjam za registracijo proizvodov, pa tudi dejanskih informacij o postopkih, opravljenih na njihovem ozemlju, in o pooblastilu ali drugih administrativnih podrobnostih v zvezi s temi postopki. Pogodbenice imajo v petih letih od začetka veljavnosti te konvencije in nato vsakih pet let ali pogosteje, če bi to zahtevala večina pogodbenic, večstranska posvetovanja v Svetu Evrope o preučitvi uporabe te konvencije in priporočljivosti njene spremembe ali razširitve njenih določb. Posvetovanja potekajo na sestankih, ki jih skliče generalni sekretar Sveta Evrope. Pogodbenice generalnemu sekretarju Sveta Evrope vsaj dva meseca pred sestanki sporočijo ime svojega predstavnika. Ta konvencija je na voljo za podpis državam članicam Sveta Evrope in Evropski skupnosti. Je predmet ratifikacije, sprejetja ali odobritve. Listine o ratifikaciji, sprejetju ali odobritvi se deponirajo pri generalnem sekretarju Sveta Evrope. 1. Ta konvencija začne veljati prvi dan v mesecu po poteku šestih mesecev po datumu, ko štiri države članice Sveta Evrope v skladu s členom 31 izrazijo svojo privolitev, da jih Konvencija zavezuje. 2. Za podpisnika, ki naknadno izrazi svojo privolitev, da ga Konvencija zavezuje, le-ta začne veljati prvi dan meseca, ki sledi poteku šestih mesecev po datumu deponiranja listine o ratifikaciji, sprejetju ali odobritvi. 1. Po začetku veljavnosti te konvencije lahko Odbor ministrov Sveta Evrope katero koli državo, ki ni članica Sveta, s sklepom, ki ga je sprejela večina iz člena 20.d Statuta Sveta Evrope, in s soglasnim glasovanjem predstavnikov držav pogodbenic, upravičenih do sedeža v odboru, povabi, da pristopi k tej konvenciji. 2. V zvezi s katero koli pristopno državo začne Konvencija veljati prvi dan v mesecu, ki sledi poteku šestih mesecev od dneva deponiranja listine o pristopu pri generalnem sekretarju Sveta Evrope. 1. Vsaka podpisnica lahko med podpisom ali ob deponiranju svoje listine o ratifikaciji, sprejetju, odobritvi ali pristopu izrazi enega ali več pridržkov. Pridržkov pa ni mogoče izraziti v zvezi s členi 1 do 14 ali členi 18 do 20. 2. Vsaka pogodbenica, ki je izrazila pridržek po prejšnjem odstavku, ga lahko v celoti ali delno umakne z uradnim obvestilom, naslovljenim na generalnega sekretarja Sveta Evrope. Umik začne veljati z dnem, ko generalni sekretar prejme tako obvestilo. 3. Pogodbenica, ki je izrazila pridržek v zvezi z neko določbo te konvencije, ne more zahtevati, da druga pogodbenica uporablja to določbo; lahko pa se, če je njen pridržek delen ali pogojen, sklicuje na uporabo te določbe v takem obsegu, kakršnega je sama sprejela. 1. Vsaka podpisnica lahko med podpisom ali ob deponiranju svojih listin o ratifikaciji, odobritvi ali pristopu opredeli ozemlje ali ozemlja, na katerih se ta konvencija uporablja. 2. Vsaka pogodbenica lahko kadar koli kasneje z izjavo, naslovljeno na generalnega sekretarja Sveta Evrope, razširi uporabo te konvencije na katero koli ozemlje, navedeno v izjavi. Za to ozemlje začne Konvencija veljati prvi dan v mesecu po poteku šestih mesecih od dneva, ko generalni sekretar prejme to izjavo. 3. Vsaka izjava, dana po prejšnjih dveh odstavkih, se lahko v zvezi s katerim koli ozemljem, opredeljenem v tej izjavi, umakne z uradnim obvestilom, naslovljenim na generalnega sekretarja. Umik začne veljati prvi dan v mesecu po poteku šestih mesecev od dneva, ko generalni sekretar prejme to obvestilo. 1. Vsaka pogodbenica se lahko kadar koli odpove tej konvenciji z uradnim obvestilom, naslovljenim na generalnega sekretarja Sveta Evrope. 2. Taka odpoved začne veljati prvi dan v mesecu po poteku šestih mesecev od dneva, ko generalni sekretar prejme to obvestilo. Generalni sekretar Sveta Evrope obvesti države članice Sveta Evrope, Evropskih skupnosti in vsako državo, ki je pristopila k tej konvenciji, o: a. vsakem podpisu; b. deponiranju vsake listine o ratifikaciji, sprejetju, odobritvi ali pristopu; c. vsakem datumu začetka veljavnosti te konvencije po členih 32, 33 in 35; d. vsakem drugem dejanju, obvestilu ali sporočilu v zvezi s to konvencijo. V potrditev navedenega smo podpisani, za to pravilno pooblaščeni, podpisali to konvencijo. Sestavljeno v Strasbourgu 18. marca 1986 v angleškem in francoskem jeziku, pri čemer sta obe besedili enako verodostojni, v enem samem izvodu, ki se deponira v arhivih Sveta Evrope. Generalni sekretar Sveta Evrope pošlje overjene kopije vsaki državi članici Sveta Evrope, Evropskim skupnostim in vsaki državi, povabljeni, da pristopi k tej konvenciji.

Republika Slovenija daje v skladu s členom 34(1) konvencije naslednji pridržek: Na podlagi člena 34(1) Evropske konvencije za zaščito vretenčarjev, ki se uporabljajo v poskusne in druge znanstvene namene, se Republika Slovenija ne šteje za zavezano zahtevam po sporočanju statističnih podatkov iz člena 28(1) navedene konvencije.

Za izvajanje konvencije skrbi Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano – Veterinarska uprava Republike Slovenije.

Ta zakon začne veljati petnajsti dan po objavi v Uradnem listu Republike Slovenije – Mednarodne pogodbe. Št. 801-12/06-25/1 Ljubljana, dne 29. septembra 2006 EPA 957-IV Predsednik Državnega zbora Republike Slovenije France Cukjati, dr. med., l.r. (*) Dodatka A in B sta na vpogled v Sektorju za mednarodnopravne zadeve Ministrstva za zunanje zadeve.