La «Conférence sur les méthodes de substitution à l’expérimentation animale», organisée conjointement par trois directions générales de la Commission: les DG «Entreprises et industrie», «Recherche» et le Centre commun de recherche, aura lieu lundi 7 novembre 2005 au Parlement européen, bâtiment Paul-Henri Spaak, PHS1 A 002, rue Wiertz, B-1047 Bruxelles.
The conference will focus on policy issues. It is seen as complementary to the 5th World Congress on Alternatives Animal Use in Life Sciences, which took place in Berlin from 21-25 August 2005 and addressed mainly scientific issues. The "Conference on alternative approaches to animal testing" is co-organised by three Commission Directorates-General: Enterprise Industry, Science Research and Joint Research Centre. It will take place on Monday, 7 November 2005 in the European Parliament, Bâtiment Paul-Henri Spaak, PHS1 A 002, Rue Wiertz, B-1047 Brussels.