EUR-Lex Access to European Union law
This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website
Document 91997E003710
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3710/97 by Phillip WHITEHEAD to the Commission. Animals and cosmetic testing
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3710/97 by Phillip WHITEHEAD to the Commission. Animals and cosmetic testing
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3710/97 by Phillip WHITEHEAD to the Commission. Animals and cosmetic testing
OJ C 174, 8.6.1998, p. 106
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
91997E3710
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3710/97 by Phillip WHITEHEAD to the Commission. Animals and cosmetic testing
Official Journal C 174 , 08/06/1998 P. 0106
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3710/97 by Phillip Whitehead (PSE) to the Commission (19 November 1997) Subject: Animals and cosmetic testing Would the Commission consider giving the Eco-label a cruelty free dimension? Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (15 January 1998) The Community eco-label award scheme, established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 on a Community eco-label award scheme ((OJ L 99, 11.4.1992. )) does not provide for the establishment of criteria specifically aimed at animal welfare. However, an eco-label may not be awarded to products which do not comply with Community legislation applicable to animal testing such as Directive 86/609/EEC on the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes ((OJ L 358, 18.12.1986. )). So far the problem has been purely hypothetical, given that eco-labelling criteria have not been established for product groups, such as cosmetics. In the Commission proposal ((COM(96) 603 final. )) to revise Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 there are no specific animal testing protection requirements.