We market our products in China, where tests are imposed by the
local regulations. Some of these tests carried out by laboratories accredited by
Chinese authorities are made on animals, methods that we do not approve.
Cosmetics Europe, an organisation of which we are a member, as well as other
international cosmetics industry professional associations are interacting with the
Chinese authorities to put an end to mandatory animal testing and encourage them to use
alternative methods, as is already the case in Europe. And we believe that it’s
by working with the Chinese government that we will be able to move things forward.