The European Cosmetics Associatione

LINKS

Members

• Active Corporate Members
• Active Association Members
• Supporting or Corresponding members

Other Associations

• Japan Cosmetic Industry Association
• The Personal Care Products Council (US)

European Institutions

• Europa Server The European Institutions On Line

European Commission

• The Directorates General and Services
• DG EnterpriseResponsible for Cosmetics Directive
• DG Health and Consumer ProtectionHas scientific Committees, i.e. the Scientific Committee on Health and Animal Welfare and the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products.
• DG ResearchRuns and prepares research programmes
• DG Environment Concerned with statistics on use of experimental animals
• CELEX Database on the WebFull text coverage of European Union legal acts - Available via subscription
• EUR-LexFree access to EU Official Journal L & C
• Press RoomNews from the Spokesman's midday briefings - Daily update around 1.00 PM CET
• Office for Official Publications of the EC
• Press Room RAPIDThe Spokesman's Service of the European Commission - RAPID is a database giving a daily view of the activities of the European Union as presented by the Institutions in their press releases
• ECVAMThe European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods of the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP)
• RTD InfoInformation on European research policy, strategy and projects
• CORDISEuropean Community Research and Development Information Service
• EurostatStatistical Office of the European Communities
• Market Access Database
• RISCEuropean Commission Information Chemical Sector Network

European Parliament

• EuroparlEuropean Parliament Web Server
• Members European Parliament
• Press releases from the European Parliament

Other Institutions

• The Council of the European Union
• The Court of Justice of the European Communities
• The European Investment Bank
• The European Court of Auditors
• Committee of Regions
• Economic and Social Committee

International Institutions

• WHO World Health Organization
• OECDOrganisation for Economic Development

Research (Europe)

• Creme SoftwareSoftware and Consultancy Services to Evaluate Exposure Levels in Cosmetics & Chemicals
• IFSCC International Federation of Societies of Cosmetics Chemists
• In vitro testing industrial platform
• FRAME The Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments - with numerous links to the world of in vitro testing
• 3R Research Foundation
• ECVAM The European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
• ECOPA The European Consensus-Platform for Alternatives
• ESTIVEuropean Society of Toxicology in Vitro
• Eurotox linking all toxicology societies in Europe
• INVITTOX Database
• Austrian Centre for Alternative and Complementary Methods to Animal Testing
• The Netherlands Centre Alternatives to animal use
• German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

Research (USA)

• US National Toxicology Programme Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods
• ICCVAM The USA Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods.
• CAATThe Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
• Institute of In Vitro SciencesFor information and execution of tests in the USA

Animal Welfare

• European legislation related to Protection of animals
• European Protocol on animal Welfare
• Council Directive 86/609/EEC of 24 November 1986 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes
• European Convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used for experiments and other scientific purposes
• 90/67/EECEuropean Commission Decision of 9 February 1990 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Protection of Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes
• UK legislation related to Animal Welfare
• German Animal Welfare Act
• Animal Welfare Information Center of the US Agricultural Library

Other

• European Cosmetics DirectoryThe European Directory for Public Access enabling you to make contact with cosmetic companies in the EU member states, Norway and Switzerland
• The Downstream Users of Chemicals Co-ordination Group
• INCI list
• EU Member States Contacts Competent authorities
• COSINGThe European Commission database with information on cosmetic ingredients
• Consolidated version of Cosmetics directive
• SCCPThe Scientific Committee for Consumer Products
• Lisbon programme
• Tips & Tricks for applying CosmeticsProviding all the necessary information of cosmetics and provides tips and tricks for apply cosmetics
• The Facts About
• Parlons Cosmétiques