Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast) (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 1223)

CHAPTER X U.K. IMPLEMENTING MEASURES, FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 35 U.K. Annual report on animal testing

Every year the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on:

(1)

progress made in the development, validation and legal acceptance of alternative methods. The report shall contain precise data on the number and type of experiments relating to cosmetic products carried out on animals. The Member States shall be obliged to collect that information in addition to collecting statistics as laid down by Directive 86/609/EEC. The Commission shall in particular ensure the development, validation and legal acceptance of alternative test methods which do not use live animals;

(2)

progress made by the Commission in its efforts to obtain acceptance by the OECD of alternative methods validated at Community level and recognition by third countries of the results of the safety tests carried out in the Community using alternative methods, in particular within the framework of cooperation agreements between the Community and these countries;

(3)

the manner in which the specific needs of small and medium-sized enterprises have been taken into account.