Is cosmetic animal testing banned in Germany?
Banned
Cosmetic animal testing is banned nationwide under EU regulations.
Germany is one of 38 countries classified “Banned” for cosmetic animal testing — 16% of the 234 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Testing cosmetics on animals
- Last checked
- 17 September 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 Luxembourg bans cosmetic animal testing and imports of tested products under EU law.
- Netherlands
- Banned The Netherlands bans cosmetic animal testing and imports of tested products under EU law.
- Czech Republic
- Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned nationwide under EU regulations.
- Austria
- Banned Austria is subject to the EU ban on animal-tested cosmetics.
- Belgium
- Banned Belgium is subject to the EU ban on animal-tested cosmetics.
- Liechtenstein
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Other laws in Germany
- Fur Farming
- Banned
- Dog Meat
- Banned
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Banned
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