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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-34/paragraph-17",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/696",
  "legislation_title": "The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "schedule/34/paragraph/17",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Substitution of Article 18",
  "text": "For Article 18 (animal testing) substitute—\n“Article 18\nAnimal testing\n1 Except as provided in paragraph 1A, no cosmetic product may be placed on the market—\n(a) where the final formulation of the product has been the subject of animal testing in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation;\n(b) where the ingredients or combinations of ingredients of the product have been the subject of animal testing in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation.\n1A Paragraph 1 does not prevent the use of historic animal testing data in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation.\n2 No animal testing of finished cosmetic products may take place in the United Kingdom in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation.\n3 No animal testing of ingredients or combinations of ingredients may take place in the United Kingdom in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation.”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 34 para. 17 inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Product Safety, Metrology and Mutual Recognition Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1246), regs. 1(3), 8(d)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 34 para. 17 inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Product Safety, Metrology and Mutual Recognition Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1246), regs. 1(3), 8(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 34 para. 17 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/696/schedule/34/paragraph/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:43:04.909537+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}