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What's banned in Austria?

Out of 44 things One Map has mapped, here is where Austria stands.

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Banned in Austria

• Dog MeatBanned

  Its animal welfare law bans killing dogs or cats for food.

• Phones in SchoolsBanned

  Banned all school day up to 8th grade since May 2025.

• SurrogacyBanned

  Egg donation has been legal since 2015. Surrogacy is not.

• Plastic BagsBanned

  Plastic carrier bags banned in all shops since 1 Jan 2020.

• Wild Circus AnimalsBanned

  Wild animals banned from circuses since 1 January 2005.

• Potassium BromateBanned

  Not on the EU's list of allowed additives, so no bromate in bread.

• SpankingBanned

  Hitting your own kid is against the law here, since 1989.

• PufferfishBanned

  EU law: pufferfish can't be sold as food anywhere in the EU.

• Foie GrasBanned

  Force-feeding banned by the Animal Protection Act. Production illegal.

• LandminesBanned

  Joined the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty in 1998.

• Titanium Dioxide (E171)Banned

  Banned in food across the EU since August 2022.

• Plastic GlitterBanned

  Loose plastic glitter banned from sale since October 2023.

• Declawing CatsBanned

  Animal law names claw removal as a banned procedure.

• Animal Testing for MakeupBanned

  EU rules ban both the tests and the sale of tested cosmetics.

• Military ServiceMandatory

  6 months basic service, or 9 months civilian service.

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