PARIS — The European Commission on Tuesday said it's accelerating the speed at which animal testing shall be phased out on the Continent.
The move is available in response to the European Residents’ Initiative, or ECI, called “Save Cruelty-Free Cosmetics — Commit to a Europe Without Animal Testing.”
“The commission welcomes the initiative and acknowledges that animal welfare stays a robust concern for European residents,” the commission said in an announcement. “It highlights the leading role of the EU in phasing out the usage of animals in testing and improving animal welfare usually. This is very reflected in the total ban of animal testing for cosmetics, which has been in place within the EU since 2013.”
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