The Humane Cosmetics Standard
Application for Approval
ECEAE
APPROVED
Guidance Notes
All sections of this application form must be completed and supporting documentation
attached where necessary. Before completing this form, please refer to the Humane
Cosmetics Standard (‘the Standard’) for details about the criteria for approval and definitions
as they apply to the Standard. Words and phrases which are defined in the Standard appear
in bold in this application form.
For help and confidential advice, please contact:
Eläinsuojeluliitto Animalia
Suvilahdenkatu 4, 00500 Helsinki
Telephone
Email
+358 9 720 6590
laura.uotila@animalia.fi
Section A - Company Details
Please provide company details, including contact details for customer enquiries.
Name of company
Trading name
Contact person
Position held
Correspondence address
Telephone
Email
Website
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Section A continued - Company Details
Please provide company details, including contact details for customer enquiries.
Address for customer
enquiries
Telephone for customer
enquiries
Email for customer enquiries
Date Company established
Company legal status
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Partnership
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Limited Liability
Sole Trader
Other entity
recognized in law
Is the Company part of a
group of companies?
Other Companies in the
group (if applicable)
Please provide your annual
sales figure for own label
cosmetic products
Does your Company
manufacture its own finished
Cosmetics products?
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Yes
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No
Does your Company
manufacture finished
Cosmetics products on
behalf of other companies?
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Yes
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No
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Section B – Company policy on animal testing
This section relates to your policy on Animal Testing. Please refer to the Humane
Cosmetics Standard for details on the criteria and definitions.
Yes
No
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Does your Company conduct or commission Animal Testing for
finished cosmetic products?
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Does your Company conduct or commission Animal Testing for
Ingredients used in its cosmetic products?
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What is your Fixed Cut-off Date for Animal Testing of Ingredients?
4
If your Company is part of a group of limited companies, do any of
the other Companies in the group conduct or commission Animal
Testing for any of their products and/or Ingredients?
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5a Do any of your Ingredient Suppliers and/or Third Party
Manufacturers conduct or commission Animal Testing on
cosmetics products and/or Ingredients?
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5b Do any of your Ingredient Suppliers and/or Third Party
Manufacturers supply to you any products and/or Ingredients that
they source from other companies that conduct or commission
Animal Testing on cosmetic products and/or Ingredients?
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5c Were all of these Animal Tests conducted or commissioned before
the Fixed Cut-off Date for animal tests specified in question 3
above?
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(If “yes” give details on a separate sheet.)
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Does your Company purchase any Cosmetic products and/or
Ingredients from another company (e.g. an Ingredient Supplier or
Third Party Manufacturer)?
(If any animal tests were conducted after your fixed cut-off date, please specify the
purpose and date of these tests on a separate sheet.)
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Section C – Supply Chain Management
This section relates to your processes and procedures for ensuring that you only
purchase or manufacture Cosmetic products and use Ingredients that have not been
tested on animals.
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Do you operate a Supplier Monitoring System to ensure that Third
Party Manufacturers and/or Suppliers have not conducted or
commissioned animal testing on cosmetic products and/or
Ingredients since your fixed cut-off date?
Yes
No
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If “Yes”, please provide copies of the documentation your Third Party
Manufacturers and/or Ingredient Suppliers are asked to complete. You may use
the pro forma Declaration of Product Compliance / Declaration of Raw Material
Compliance that accompany this application form, or an alternative format on the
condition that it provides at least the information requested on the Declarations.
If “No”, when will such a monitoring system be operational?
N.B. Your Supplier Monitoring System must be open to Independent Assessment
within six months of gaining approval under the Standard.
2
Has an independent registered auditor assessed your Supplier
Monitoring System?
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(Please note, this is not a pre-requisite to be approved but is asked in the event that
a company may like us to review any recent audit results.)
3
Do you agree to an Independent Assessment (Audit) of your
Company’s Supplier Monitoring System within 12 months of being
approved under the Standard and at least once every three years
thereafter?
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4
Does your Company have an official statement that your animal
testing policy complies with the Standard?
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If “Yes”, please supply a copy of this policy.
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Section D – Products and Availability
We receive enquiries from consumers regarding specific Cosmetic products and their
availability. Information provided here enables us to recommend your products to
potential customers who would like to buy non-animal tested Cosmetics.
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Company Name
As you would like it to appear in the
Little Book of Cruelty Free, online and
in other promotions
2
Under what distinctive brand
names (as opposed to your
company or trading name) are
your products marketed?
3
Which cosmetics and toiletry products does your company manufacture or market
under its own label? (Tick  as appropriate)
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Make up for lighter
skins
Facial skin care
Oral care
Hair grooming
Perming solutions
Aromatherapy
Anti-perspirant /
deodorant
Baby care
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Make up for ethnic
skins
Hypo-allergenic skin
care
Nail care
Temporary hair
colour
Perfume
Soap
Depilatory / shaving
Men’s products
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Theatrical make up
Acne treatments
Shampoo /
conditioner
Permanent hair
colour
After shave
Bath salts / oils
Sun protection
Other
Please specify:
Where can consumers purchase your products in the UK? (Tick  as appropriate)
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Health food stores
Your own stores
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Department stores
Mail order
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Supermarkets
Other
Please specify:
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Section D continued - Products and Availability
We receive enquiries from consumers regarding specific Cosmetic products and their
availability. Information provided here enables us to recommend your products to
potential customers who would like to buy non-animal tested Cosmetics.
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In which of these countries are your products available? (Tick  as appropriate)
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UK
USA
EU – Austria
EU – Belgium
EU – Bulgaria
EU – Cyprus
EU – Czech
Republic
EU – Denmark
EU – Estonia
EU – Finland
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EU – France
EU – Germany
EU – Greece
EU – Hungary
EU – Ireland
EU – Italy
EU – Latvia
EU - Lithuania
EU - Luxembourg
EU – Netherlands
EU – Poland
EU – Portugal
EU – Romania
EU – Slovakia
EU – Spain
EU – Sweden
Non-EU
Please specify:
EU – Malta
Vegetarian and vegan products
N.B. Products do not have to be vegetarian or vegan to be approved but enquirers often wish to know.
Yes
Do your products meet the Vegetarian Society criteria?
(Please see definitions)
Are your products Vegetarian Society approved?
Do your products meet the Vegan Society criteria?
(Please see definitions)
Are your products Vegan Society registered?
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Do you wish to use the Standard’s ‘rabbit and stars’ (Leaping Bunny)
logo on packaging and/or marketing materials?
No
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If you currently use a graphic non-animal testing symbol or a phrase such as “Cruelty
free”, “Not tested on animals”, or similar on product packaging or in promotional
materials, please supply a sample.
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Section E – Your Company Declaration
This declaration must be completed in full and signed by an authorised company
representative. Subsequent public statements made by your Company must not
contradict this statement.
I,
(your name)
of
(insert name of Company seeking approval)
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Confirm that all completed documentation and appropriate declaration forms
have been collected from our suppliers.
Confirm that we meet the criteria as outlined in The Standard.
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Confirm I am authorized on behalf of the company to make this declaration.
Signed
Name
(please print)
Title
(please print)
Telephone
Email
Date
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