German and Chilean legal regime for clinical animal experimentation

Abstract

The article puts into perspective the legal regimes of German and Chilean animal experimentation based on six criteria: constitutional reference, legal and regulatory reference, legal nature, authorizations and procedures, control and sanction and governance. While in Germany the regulation is dense and detailed with significant state intervention, the Chilean system is characterized by the preeminence of self-regulation of the institutions that carry out this type of activities. Common problems of enforcement and regulatory effectiveness of the statutes, due to the eminently private and restricted character where they are carried out, which is intended to be compensated with reporting and monitoring obligations are identified. The international standards of the scientific community, in particular the 3R principles (reduction, replacement and refinement) play an important supplementary role insofar as the general incentive is the reproducibility of the research, so that an animal without welfare can harm the results.