Support staff | Central Authority for Scientific Procedures on Animals

A team of experts (so called project evaluators) support the committee by providing substantive advice on the issued applications. The infographic below illustrates the activities of these project evaluators and how the application evaluation cycle takes place.

Licensing procedure

We receive the DEC’s advice. The project is allocated to an available project evaluator who has the relevant expertise.
The project evaluator reads all the documents.
The project evaluator prepares an advice note for the committee. This advice note discusses important aspects
All project documents and the project evaluators advice are sent to the committee. The committee meets once every three weeks.
If necessary, the project evaluator explains the advice at the CCD meeting and answers questions about the project.
Once the project has been discussed, the project evaluator completes the necessary administrative tasks.

Note All projects are subjected to examination by a second evaluator

Other tasks and responsibilities

Sharing news and information on the CCD website
Informing and working with universities, hospitals and companies
Writing memos and guidelines
Informing and advising licence applicants
Publishing Annual Reports
Working with legal experts. Coordinating with the Ministry and other government representatives

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