Article 42U.K.Simplified administrative procedure
1.Member States may decide to introduce a simplified administrative procedure for projects containing procedures classified as ‘non-recovery’, ‘mild’ or ‘moderate’ and not using non-human primates, that are necessary to satisfy regulatory requirements, or which use animals for production or diagnostic purposes with established methods.
2.When introducing a simplified administrative procedure, Member States shall ensure that the following provisions are met:
(a)the application specifies elements referred to in Article 40(2)(a), (b) and (c);
(b)a project evaluation is performed in accordance with Article 38; and
(c)that the period referred to in Article 41(1) is not exceeded.
3.If a project is changed in a way that may have a negative impact on animal welfare, Member States shall require an additional project evaluation with a favourable outcome.
4.Article 40(3) and (4), Article 41(3) and Article 44(3), (4) and (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to projects that are allowed to be carried out in accordance with this Article.