a) Essential:
# 1A Four party principle and 3-R-concept as consensus in an individual country:
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Does your national consensus platform accept the 3-R-concept and the four party principle? |
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Does your national consensus platform represent the four concerned parties (academia, animal welfare, industry and government)? Who are its members? |
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Is there acceptance of the 3-R-Concept as a working basis? |
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Is your national consensus platform the only one intending to represent your country and to apply for ecopa membership or do you know of other national consensus platforms in your country? |
# 2A Recognized, legal organisation:
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Does your national consensus platform have a basic organisational structure (by-laws, statutes, legal status, address etc.)? |
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What are its characteristics? |
# 3A Activities in the 3-R-area:
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Does your national consensus platform provide for a scope of 3-R-activities? |
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What kind of activities are there, e.g. sponsoring of programmes, activities in the field of 3R education, dissemination of information etc.? |
# 4A Consensus established:
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Is the selection of representatives (Voting Member) from your national consensus platform and the delegation to ecopa organised in an open and democratic way? |
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Would you please elaborate on the selection process? |
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Are the details of this process stipulated in the statutes or internal regulations (see # 2A)? |
# 5A Financial matter:
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Does your national consensus platform provide information on its financial background with respect to the budget and its contributors? |
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Please note, that this does not mean detailed figures and names of sponsors but overall figures giving information on the genuine sources of financing. |
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Would you also consent to publish this data on the ecopa website in order to promote transparency and mutual trust? |
b) Additional
#1B The members of national consensus platforms should be representantives of the 4 parties in the country:
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Does the election of members of the four parties in your national consensus platform take place by defined rules? What rules are in place? |
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Do members have to pass a defined selection/election process? Please, elaborate. |
#2B Established structures:
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Is the organizational structure of your national consensus platform defined and presented e.g. by a brochure or on a website? |
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Does your national consensus platform provide for one or several of the following aspects: E-mail address, information office, secretary, presentation of a programme, setting priorities for financial support? |
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Do you have other organizational aspects/points that you would like to mention? |
#3B Promotion of the 3-R-principle:
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Does your national consensus platform promote 3-R related activities in your or another country? |
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Does the operating program include sponsored 3R-activities, lectures, discussion forums, lobbying for 3R-issues, etc.? |
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Please, describe the scope of activities and how they are defined, organized and initiated. |
#4B Consensus established:
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Are there regular platform meetings? |
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Do you have a longterm programme? What are the longterm goals/objectives? |
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Do you have knowledge of a second national consensus platform claiming the representation of your country? |
#5B Financial matter:
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How is the financial support of your national consensus platform organised? |
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Please note that the financial support from the four parties should be balanced to a certain extent. The money should be provided directly or indirectly at least by two of the four parties. |
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