18Cruelty Free International and the European Coalition to End Animal Experiments maintained, referring in particular to points 84 to 86 of Advocate General Geelhoed’s Opinion in France v Parliament and Council (C‑244/03, EU:C:2005:178), that that provision is intended to prohibit the marketing of cosmetic products containing any ingredient that has been the subject of animal testing, regardless of whether or not it is necessary to use the data obtained from that testing in third countries in order to prove that the product is safe for human health in accordance with Regulation No 1223/2009.
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