The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 696

SCHEDULE 34 U.K. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and related amendments

Substitution of Article 18 U.K.

17.  For Article 18 (animal testing) substitute—

“Article 18 U.K. Animal testing

1.   [F1 Except as provided in paragraph 1A,] no cosmetic product may be placed on the market—

(a) where the final formulation of the product has been the subject of animal testing in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation;

(b) where the ingredients or combinations of ingredients of the product have been the subject of animal testing in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation.

[F2 1A.   Paragraph 1 does not prevent the use of historic animal testing data in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation.]

2.   No animal testing of finished cosmetic products may take place in the United Kingdom in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation.

3.   No animal testing of ingredients or combinations of ingredients may take place in the United Kingdom in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation.”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 34 para. 17 inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Product Safety, Metrology and Mutual Recognition Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1246), regs. 1(3), 8(d)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Words in Sch. 34 para. 17 inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Product Safety, Metrology and Mutual Recognition Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1246), regs. 1(3), 8(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 34 para. 17 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1