• Basel Declaration on animal research
• The new Directive now enters the transposition phase
• ECBR goes into hibernation

• The European Parliament adopts Parish Report
• The proposed changes
• What happens next
• What we can do next

• The proposed new directive is published
• What will the European Parliament do now?
• Summary of the proposals in the draft
• The main points of concern

• Time to contact your MEP
• Commission calls for new primate report
• Discussion of the text within the Commission
• Swiss researchers appeal primate study

• Draft Directive may be published early in 2008
• Parliament adopts Written Declaration
• Meeting about primate research in Parliament
• Mary Rice is retiring

• Revision of 86/609 delayed again
• Campaigns against primate research
• EU adopts new housing and welfare guidelines
• New booklet from UK group
• REACH is now in action

• Adoption by European Commission likely in near future
• Progress within the Coalition
• Commission discusses draft wording
• Public consultation results
• Primate declaration fails