FW: Write to your MEP for cosmetics animal test ban

[Guest guest]

This is from a UK group campaigning against vivisection - The BUAV.

Anyone else in the EU can write to their MEP also, but the list of

MEPs given below is only for the UK.

 

The bill would mean that it would be illegal to test cosmetics on

animals in the EU, and crucially it would also make it illegal to

sell animal tested cosmetics in the EU. It passed its first reading!

It would be quite an amazing victory to get this through, so get e-

mailing!

 

--

Rob

 

Urgent MEP action needed

 

The second MEP reading of the 7th amendment to the Cosmetics

Directive is

due to take place on June 12th.

 

MEPs will vote on proposals either to introduce a combined EU wide

test ban

and an EU ban on the sale of cosmetics tested on animals, or only to

ban

cosmetics tested on animals when OECD-accepted alternative tests are

in

place. The latter proposal comes from the Council of Ministers and

would

result in very little change for laboratory animals.

 

As before, we need your help to ensure that MEPs understand the

strength of

public opinion on this issue and vote for the combined test and sale

ban.

 

Please write an email (see below) to urge MEPs to support once again

a fixed

deadline of five years (as they did in their first reading vote) for

the

introduction of a ban on the sale of cosmetics tested on animals.

(Due to

procedural rules, MEPs cannot vote for a shorter time-scale than in

their

original first reading vote).

 

Please urgently email Conservative and Liberal Democrat MEPs from

your own

regional constituency. Labour, SNP, Plaid Cymru and Green MEPs are

already

supporting the combined ban, so they do not need further lobbying at

this

stage. In your emails to Conservative & Liberal MEP, it is very

important to

tell them that you live in their region, and name the region.

 

Please keep your emails brief and polite. The first two bullet points

are

the most important to include, but you can choose other points to

make if

you wish:

* Tell them to support a fixed deadline of five years (reflecting the

first reading position) for the introduction of a ban on the sale of

cosmetics tested on animals. Please say that you do not believe

industry

should be given more time to develop alternative tests, as past

experience

shows that unless the tightest deadlines are set, there will be

insufficient

action.

* EU citizens have repeatedly called for an end to animal testing of

cosmetics, because they believe it is unacceptable for animals to

suffer in

order to bring more beauty products on to the market.

* A sale ban will not prevent innovation because over 8,000 cosmetic

ingredients that have already been fully tested are currently in use,

and

other safe substances (such as natural ingredients of the kind used

by Body

Shop) are available for use by the cosmetics industry.

* An EU wide test ban without a sale ban will simply export the

problem of animal testing, and will not affect the number of animals

used

worldwide to test cosmetics.

* Ending the testing of cosmetics and cosmetic ingredients would not

compromise the safety of the public because under the Cosmetics

Directive,

companies have an absolute obligation to ensure the safety of their

products. This would not change if animal testing were banned. Under

no

circumstances would companies be permitted to sell unsafe products.

* The proposed sale ban would give industry the much needed incentive

to develop alternative test methods as soon as possible. Basing

legislative

action on the availability of alternative tests is absolutely

unacceptable

because this is what has led us to the current situation - a ban that

has

already been continuously delayed due to industry inaction.

* A ban on the sale of cosmetics tested on animals was first adopted

by Parliament and the Council in 1993, for implementation in 1998.

The ban

has been delayed twice since then, and further delay is unacceptable.

* Medicinal products would be unaffected by an end to animal tests

for

cosmetics. If a product has a medicinal purpose, it will be marketed

and

tested as such. It is inaccurate to claim that an end to animal

testing for

cosmetics would limit the availability of medical products.

* The Commission's claim that a sale ban would contravene WTO rules

is

refuted in the legal Opinion by international trade expert Philippe

Sands,

obtained by the BUAV (copies available on request).

* Using OECD acceptance of alternative tests (as suggested in the

common position) is unacceptable because the OECD process is slow and

single

countries can block the progress of new tests. OECD acceptance is

inappropriate for EU legislation.

* Ask your MEP to let you know how they voted after June 12th.

 

Here is a list of all UK MEPs and their emails.

 

North west:

 

Conservative - Rt. Hon Sir Robert Atkins MEP - Email: ratsmep@a...

<ratsmep@a...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Chris Davies MEP - Email: chrisdaviesmep@c...

<chrisdaviesmep@c...>

 

Conservative - Den Dover MEP - Email: ddover@e...

<ddover@e...>

 

Conservative - Jacqueline Foster MEP - Email: jfoster@e...

<jfoster@e...>

 

Conservative - Lord Inglewood MEP - Email: linglewood@e...

<linglewood@e...>

 

Conservative - David Sumberg MEP - Email: dsumberg@e...

<dsumberg@e...>

 

 

North East:

 

Conservative - Martin Callanan MEP - Email: mcallanan@e...

<mcallanan@e...>

 

 

Yorkshire & The Humber:

 

Conservative - Robert Goodwill MEP - Email: r.goodwill@f...

<r.goodwill@f...>

 

Conservative - Timothy Kirkhope MEP - Email:

timothy@l...

<timothy@l...>

 

Conservative - Edward McMillan-Scott - Email:

emcmillan@e...

<emcmillan@e...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Diana Wallis MEP - Email:

diana@d...

<diana@d...>

 

 

West Midlands:

 

Conservative - Philip Bradbourne OBE MEP - No Email

 

Conservative - Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP - Email: bushillm@a...

<bushillm@a...>

 

Conservative - John Corrie MEP - Email: jacorrie@c...

<jacorrie@c...>

 

Conservative - Malcolm Harbour MEP - Email:

Manor_Cottage@c...

<Manor_Cottage@c...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Liz Lynne MEP - Email: lizlynne@c...

<lizlynne@c...>

 

 

East Midlands:

 

Liberal Democrat - Nicholas Clegg MEP - Email:

ld_eastmidland@c...

<ld_eastmidland@c...>

 

Conservative - Christopher Heaton-Harris MEP - Email:

chhmep@n... <chhmep@n...>

 

Conservative - Roger Helmer MEP - No Email

 

Liberal Democrat - Bill Newton Dunn - Email: wnewton@e...

<wnewton@e...>

 

 

London:

 

Conservative - Richard Balfe MEP - Brussels email:

rbalfe@e...

<rbalfe@e...>

 

Conservative - Lord Bethell MEP - Email: nikbeth@a...

<%20nikbeth@a...>

Conservative - John Bowis OBE MEP - Email: jbowis@e...

<jbowis@e...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP - Email:

sludford@e... <sludford@e...>

 

Conservative - Dr. Charles Tannock MEP - Email:

ctannock@e...

<ctannock@e...>

 

Conservative - Theresa Villiers MEP - Email:

tvilliers@c...

<tvilliers@c...>

 

 

Eastern:

 

Conservative - Christopher Beazley MEP - No Email

 

Liberal Democrat - Andrew Duff MEP - Email: mep@a...

<mep@a...>

 

Conservative - Bashir Khanbhai MEP - Email: bkhanbhai@e...

<bkhanbhai@e...>

 

Conservative - Robert Sturdy MEP - Email: rsturdy@e...

<maito:rsturdy@e...>

 

Conservative - Geoffrey Van Orden MEP - Email:

gvanorden@e...

<gvanorden@e...>

 

 

South West:

 

Conservative - Giles Chichister MEP - Email:

gileschichestermep@e...

<gileschichestermep@e...>

 

Conservative - Dr. Caroline Jackson MEP - Email:

cj@c...

<cj@c...>

 

Conservative - Neil Parish MEP - No Email

 

Conservative - The Earl of Stockton MEP - Email:

alexanderstockton@t... <alexanderstockton@t...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Graham Watson MEP - Email: euro_office@c...

<euro_office@c...>

 

 

South East:

 

Conservative - Nirj Deva MEP - Email: ndeva@e...

<ndeva@e...>

 

Conservative - James Elles MEP - Email: jelles@e...

<jelles@e...>

 

Conservative - Daniel Hannan MEP - Email: office@h...

<office@h...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Chris Huhne MEP - Email: chuhneoffice@c...

<chuhneoffice@c...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP -Email:

enicholson@e... <enicholson@e...>

 

Conservative - Roy Perry MEP - Email: royperry@e...

<royperry@e...>

 

Conservative - James Provan MEP - Email: jamesprovan@e...

<jamesprovan@e...>

 

 

Wales:

Conservative - Jonathan Evans MEP - Email: jevans@e...

<jevans@e...>

 

 

Scotland:

 

Liberal Democrat - Elspeth Attwooll MEP - Email:

eattwooll@e... <eattwooll@e...>

[Guest guest]

This is from a UK group campaigning against vivisection - The BUAV.

Anyone else in the EU can write to their MEP also, but the list of

MEPs given below is only for the UK.

 

The bill would mean that it would be illegal to test cosmetics on

animals in the EU, and crucially it would also make it illegal to

sell animal tested cosmetics in the EU. It passed its first reading!

It would be quite an amazing victory to get this through, so get e-

mailing!

 

--

Rob

 

Urgent MEP action needed

 

The second MEP reading of the 7th amendment to the Cosmetics

Directive is

due to take place on June 12th.

 

MEPs will vote on proposals either to introduce a combined EU wide

test ban

and an EU ban on the sale of cosmetics tested on animals, or only to

ban

cosmetics tested on animals when OECD-accepted alternative tests are

in

place. The latter proposal comes from the Council of Ministers and

would

result in very little change for laboratory animals.

 

As before, we need your help to ensure that MEPs understand the

strength of

public opinion on this issue and vote for the combined test and sale

ban.

 

Please write an email (see below) to urge MEPs to support once again

a fixed

deadline of five years (as they did in their first reading vote) for

the

introduction of a ban on the sale of cosmetics tested on animals.

(Due to

procedural rules, MEPs cannot vote for a shorter time-scale than in

their

original first reading vote).

 

Please urgently email Conservative and Liberal Democrat MEPs from

your own

regional constituency. Labour, SNP, Plaid Cymru and Green MEPs are

already

supporting the combined ban, so they do not need further lobbying at

this

stage. In your emails to Conservative & Liberal MEP, it is very

important to

tell them that you live in their region, and name the region.

 

Please keep your emails brief and polite. The first two bullet points

are

the most important to include, but you can choose other points to

make if

you wish:

* Tell them to support a fixed deadline of five years (reflecting the

first reading position) for the introduction of a ban on the sale of

cosmetics tested on animals. Please say that you do not believe

industry

should be given more time to develop alternative tests, as past

experience

shows that unless the tightest deadlines are set, there will be

insufficient

action.

* EU citizens have repeatedly called for an end to animal testing of

cosmetics, because they believe it is unacceptable for animals to

suffer in

order to bring more beauty products on to the market.

* A sale ban will not prevent innovation because over 8,000 cosmetic

ingredients that have already been fully tested are currently in use,

and

other safe substances (such as natural ingredients of the kind used

by Body

Shop) are available for use by the cosmetics industry.

* An EU wide test ban without a sale ban will simply export the

problem of animal testing, and will not affect the number of animals

used

worldwide to test cosmetics.

* Ending the testing of cosmetics and cosmetic ingredients would not

compromise the safety of the public because under the Cosmetics

Directive,

companies have an absolute obligation to ensure the safety of their

products. This would not change if animal testing were banned. Under

no

circumstances would companies be permitted to sell unsafe products.

* The proposed sale ban would give industry the much needed incentive

to develop alternative test methods as soon as possible. Basing

legislative

action on the availability of alternative tests is absolutely

unacceptable

because this is what has led us to the current situation - a ban that

has

already been continuously delayed due to industry inaction.

* A ban on the sale of cosmetics tested on animals was first adopted

by Parliament and the Council in 1993, for implementation in 1998.

The ban

has been delayed twice since then, and further delay is unacceptable.

* Medicinal products would be unaffected by an end to animal tests

for

cosmetics. If a product has a medicinal purpose, it will be marketed

and

tested as such. It is inaccurate to claim that an end to animal

testing for

cosmetics would limit the availability of medical products.

* The Commission's claim that a sale ban would contravene WTO rules

is

refuted in the legal Opinion by international trade expert Philippe

Sands,

obtained by the BUAV (copies available on request).

* Using OECD acceptance of alternative tests (as suggested in the

common position) is unacceptable because the OECD process is slow and

single

countries can block the progress of new tests. OECD acceptance is

inappropriate for EU legislation.

* Ask your MEP to let you know how they voted after June 12th.

 

Here is a list of all UK MEPs and their emails.

 

North west:

 

Conservative - Rt. Hon Sir Robert Atkins MEP - Email: ratsmep@a...

<ratsmep@a...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Chris Davies MEP - Email: chrisdaviesmep@c...

<chrisdaviesmep@c...>

 

Conservative - Den Dover MEP - Email: ddover@e...

<ddover@e...>

 

Conservative - Jacqueline Foster MEP - Email: jfoster@e...

<jfoster@e...>

 

Conservative - Lord Inglewood MEP - Email: linglewood@e...

<linglewood@e...>

 

Conservative - David Sumberg MEP - Email: dsumberg@e...

<dsumberg@e...>

 

 

North East:

 

Conservative - Martin Callanan MEP - Email: mcallanan@e...

<mcallanan@e...>

 

 

Yorkshire & The Humber:

 

Conservative - Robert Goodwill MEP - Email: r.goodwill@f...

<r.goodwill@f...>

 

Conservative - Timothy Kirkhope MEP - Email:

timothy@l...

<timothy@l...>

 

Conservative - Edward McMillan-Scott - Email:

emcmillan@e...

<emcmillan@e...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Diana Wallis MEP - Email:

diana@d...

<diana@d...>

 

 

West Midlands:

 

Conservative - Philip Bradbourne OBE MEP - No Email

 

Conservative - Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP - Email: bushillm@a...

<bushillm@a...>

 

Conservative - John Corrie MEP - Email: jacorrie@c...

<jacorrie@c...>

 

Conservative - Malcolm Harbour MEP - Email:

Manor_Cottage@c...

<Manor_Cottage@c...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Liz Lynne MEP - Email: lizlynne@c...

<lizlynne@c...>

 

 

East Midlands:

 

Liberal Democrat - Nicholas Clegg MEP - Email:

ld_eastmidland@c...

<ld_eastmidland@c...>

 

Conservative - Christopher Heaton-Harris MEP - Email:

chhmep@n... <chhmep@n...>

 

Conservative - Roger Helmer MEP - No Email

 

Liberal Democrat - Bill Newton Dunn - Email: wnewton@e...

<wnewton@e...>

 

 

London:

 

Conservative - Richard Balfe MEP - Brussels email:

rbalfe@e...

<rbalfe@e...>

 

Conservative - Lord Bethell MEP - Email: nikbeth@a...

<%20nikbeth@a...>

Conservative - John Bowis OBE MEP - Email: jbowis@e...

<jbowis@e...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP - Email:

sludford@e... <sludford@e...>

 

Conservative - Dr. Charles Tannock MEP - Email:

ctannock@e...

<ctannock@e...>

 

Conservative - Theresa Villiers MEP - Email:

tvilliers@c...

<tvilliers@c...>

 

 

Eastern:

 

Conservative - Christopher Beazley MEP - No Email

 

Liberal Democrat - Andrew Duff MEP - Email: mep@a...

<mep@a...>

 

Conservative - Bashir Khanbhai MEP - Email: bkhanbhai@e...

<bkhanbhai@e...>

 

Conservative - Robert Sturdy MEP - Email: rsturdy@e...

<maito:rsturdy@e...>

 

Conservative - Geoffrey Van Orden MEP - Email:

gvanorden@e...

<gvanorden@e...>

 

 

South West:

 

Conservative - Giles Chichister MEP - Email:

gileschichestermep@e...

<gileschichestermep@e...>

 

Conservative - Dr. Caroline Jackson MEP - Email:

cj@c...

<cj@c...>

 

Conservative - Neil Parish MEP - No Email

 

Conservative - The Earl of Stockton MEP - Email:

alexanderstockton@t... <alexanderstockton@t...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Graham Watson MEP - Email: euro_office@c...

<euro_office@c...>

 

 

South East:

 

Conservative - Nirj Deva MEP - Email: ndeva@e...

<ndeva@e...>

 

Conservative - James Elles MEP - Email: jelles@e...

<jelles@e...>

 

Conservative - Daniel Hannan MEP - Email: office@h...

<office@h...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Chris Huhne MEP - Email: chuhneoffice@c...

<chuhneoffice@c...>

 

Liberal Democrat - Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP -Email:

enicholson@e... <enicholson@e...>

 

Conservative - Roy Perry MEP - Email: royperry@e...

<royperry@e...>

 

Conservative - James Provan MEP - Email: jamesprovan@e...

<jamesprovan@e...>

 

 

Wales:

Conservative - Jonathan Evans MEP - Email: jevans@e...

<jevans@e...>

 

 

Scotland:

 

Liberal Democrat - Elspeth Attwooll MEP - Email:

eattwooll@e... <eattwooll@e...>

[Guest guest]

Erm, Rob, has censored all though email addresses (automatic

anti-spam filter). Have you got a web page you could point people to instead?

 

Michael

[Guest guest]

I forgot it does that:

 

Here's the " Get Active " page from the BUAV:

http://www.buav.org/pop_ups/getactive.html , but not sure it has all

the MEPs email addresses spelled out as in the message ;(

 

--

Rob

 

 

, Mavreela <nec.lists@m...> wrote:

> Erm, Rob, has censored all though email addresses (automatic

> anti-spam filter). Have you got a web page you could point people

to instead?

>

> Michael