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Seventh Amendment to the Cosmetics Directive

Animal Testing Deadlines in Europe

    September 11, 2004:
  • Ban on animal testing of finished cosmetic products in the EU.
  • Ban on the sale of cosmetic products and ingredients tested on animals outside of the EU where validated alternative tests exist.
    March 11, 2009
  • Ban on animal testing of cosmetic ingredients or formulations in the EU.
  • Ban on the sale of cosmetic products and ingredients tested on animals for all but a few test areas.
    March 11, 2013
  • Ban on the sale of cosmetic products or ingredients tested on animals for the remaining test areas.
  • The ban could be delayed by new legislation if non-animal tests have not been made available.
For the actual document, please visit:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/cosmetics/html/cosm_simpl_dir_en.htm, and click on “seventh amendment” in the third paragraph.



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