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Austria?
Out of 46 things One Map has mapped, here is where Austria stands.
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.
EU rules ban both the tests and the sale of tested cosmetics.
- Military ServiceMandatory
6 months basic service, or 9 months civilian service.
- Paid VacationMandatory
The law guarantees 20+ days of paid leave a year.
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