Each Research Project Manager affiliated with the Department of Molecular Medicine or the Department of Experimental Medicine who needs to use animals at the user facility of these Departments must submit a request to the Animal Welfare Body (OPBA), in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 26 of March 4, 2014, and following the guidelines subsequently issued by the Ministry of Health (see 'Documentation').

To this end, the Research Project Manager must complete two forms (‘Research Project Submission Form’ and ‘Non-Technical Summary of the Research Project’), accompanied by a ‘Research Project Proposal,’ the CV of the Project Manager, and a Declaration by the Project Manager. This declaration must be made pursuant to Article 46, paragraph 1, letter aa of the Presidential Decree of December 28, 2000, "Legislative Provisions on Administrative Documentation," confirming the absence of final judgments, or those rendered pursuant to Article 444 of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure, for any of the offenses referred to in Articles 544-bis and 544-ter of the Italian Penal Code, as well as those specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Law No. 201 of November 4, 2010.

The Research Project Manager must submit the required documentation to OPBA via email at opbamedmol@cert.uniroma1.it.

The OPBA will review the request, provide the Research Project Manager with its reasoned opinion, and forward the authorization request to the Ministry of Health.