The issue has been referred to the European court by the High Court in London, and the BUAV and ECEAE have been allowed to intervene because of our expertise around animal testing.
The case has been brought by the European Federation for Cosmetics Ingredients (EFCI), which represents most cosmetics ingredients manufacturers in Europe.
They argue that cosmetics companies remain free to sell cosmetics in the EU which have ingredients tested on animals as long as the tests were carried out under some legislation other than the EU Cosmetics Regulation.
We believe this would make a nonsense of the bans.
If EFCI win their argument, companies would be allowed to test on animals even in the EU, if the tests were nominally done for the purposes of other EU legislation or the legislation of a country outside the EU.
For more information:
http://www.eceae.org/en/category/latest-news/395/the-buav-and-eceae-intervene-in-case-attempting-to-undermine-the-eu-cosmetics-ban