7 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2017/2922(RSP)
Amendment 21 #
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that Europe has a thriving, high quality and innovative cosmetics sector that provides around two million jobs, and is the largest market for cosmetics products in the world; stresses that the EU ban on animal testing has not jeopardised the sector’s development or production quality;
Amendment 36 #
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that Guatemala, Iceland, India, Israel, New Zealand, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey have cosmetics animal testing bans in place; notes that other countries, such as South Korea and Australia, have made significant progress towards such a ban; draws attention to the fact that Canada has not yet banned animal testing in the cosmetics sector and that the framework of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU does not provide a sound level of protection or conformity with European legislation with regard to cosmetic products entering the territory of the European Union;
Amendment 39 #
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that despite some notable legislative advances around the world, around 80% of the world’s countries still allow animal testing and the marketing of cosmetics tested on animals; considers, therefore, that the on-going negotiations on free trade agreements between the European Union and certain third countries should be monitored closely to ensure conformity with European legislation on the total ban on animal testing in the area of cosmetics;
Amendment 41 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for an end to animal testing for cosmetics as well as the sale of newly- tested cosmetics globally, based on the model of the EU’s Cosmetics Regulation; notes that, to this end, the Commission should propose mandatory labelling for cosmetics imported into the Union to certify their conformity with the legislation banning animal testing for cosmetics;
Amendment 46 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Presidents of the EU institutions touropean Parliament and of the Council and the heads of the various executive bodies from the Member States to work together and advocate for a global ban on animal testing for cosmetics in meetings with their counterparts, in particular with the UN Secretary-Generalin international organisations;
Amendment 50 #
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, Council and Member States to use their diplomatic networks to build a coalition in support of achieving a globalpromote the creation of an international coalition and, following the model of multilateral agreements, to commit to a complete ban on animal testing for cosmetics;
Amendment 60 #
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Council to make sure that the EU ban on animal testing forexclude cosmetics tested on animals from all free-trade agreements in place and under negotiation and to make sure that European legislation in the area of cosmetics is not weakened by any on- going trade negotiations, nor by World Trade Organisation rules;