This Protocol has been signed by the Member States of the Council of Europe and the European Community to lay down certain amendments to the European Convention relative to the protection of animals used for experimental or other scientific purposes. Firstly, article 1 of the Protocol amends article 30 of the Convention in matter of multilateral consultations to be held every five years for the purpose of examining, on the one hand, the application of the Convention, and, on the other hand, the