Report on the Development, Validation and Legal Acceptance of Alternative Methods to Animal Tests in the Field of Cosmetics (2009)1. Introduction
The present report is the ninth Commission report on the development, validation and legal acceptance of alternative methods to animal tests in the field of cosmetics1. It has a twofold purpose:
• It is the yearly report in accordance with Article 9 of Council Directive 76/76 EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (hereinafter “Cosmetics Directive”).2 In this regard it reflects the data on the number and type of experiments on animals relating to cosmetic products in 2009, as well as progress made in the development, validation and acceptance of alternative methods to animal testing in the Union and internationally.
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