Is cosmetic animal testing banned in Germany?
Banned
Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.
Germany is one of 36 countries classified “Banned” for cosmetic animal testing — 21% of the 174 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Testing cosmetics on animals
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Luxembourg
- Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.
- Netherlands
- Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.
- Czech Republic
- Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.
- Austria
- Banned EU-wide ban on animal-tested cosmetics since 2013.
- Belgium
- Banned EU-wide ban on animal-tested cosmetics since 2013.
- Switzerland
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Other laws in Germany
- Fur Farming
- Banned
- Dog Meat
- Slaughter/sale restricted
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Banned
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