Directive establishing conditions for animal research conducted outside Switzerland
- Réf. 0295
- Date de première publication : 22/01/2016
The University of Geneva requires all research involving animals, whether conducted in Switzerland or in other countries, to respect relevant ethical principles so as to ensure animal research that is responsible, ethical, and that takes into account the suffering and the welfare of animals.
These ethical principles are based on the swissuniversities policy for animal research and on the “Principes d'éthique et directives pour l'expérimentation animale" established jointly by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) and the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT).
In certain cases defined in the present directive, animal research projects conducted outside Switzerland must be declared to the Commission for Animal Research and Experiments (CARE).
The definition of experiments involving animals used in this directive is that of the Swiss Animal Welfare Act.