The European Court of Justice will rule on whether cosmetic ingredients tested on animals to meet third country regulatory requirements – such as those in China and Japan – can be marketed lawfully in the EU, addressing what has been a gray area in the ban implemented under the European Cosmetics Regulation.
Highest EU Court To Interpret Cosmetic Animal-Test Ban’s Scope
The European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients awaits a ruling from the European Court of Justice – expected in about two years – as to whether the ban in the EU necessarily prohibits the marketing of cosmetic ingredients tested on animals to meet regulatory requirements in third countries. Animal-welfare groups claim EFfCI’s aim is to “severely weaken” the ban and “herald a return to the dark days of animals suffering.”