<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Directive2010/63/EU of 22September2010 lays down that experiments should not be carried out on animals where alternatives exist, and stresses that research should be carried out to promote alternatives that can bring theEU closer to not using animal experiments at all. In that connection, as is well known and as I acknowledge and appreciate, many steps have been taken, namely the banning of animal experiments for cosmetics, detergents,etc. However, that still raises the question of a ban on animal experiments for testing substances in household products. What is the next step?  The abovementioned directive still uses a classification of legal animal experiments including ‘severe’. The ‘severe’ category is intended, as far as I know, to cover electric shocks and experiments leading to complete exhaustion, for example. The directive also seeks an ongoing reduction in the number of animal experiments.    Would the Commission therefore answer the following questions:      1.  Is it still the aim to ban experiments on animals for the testing of substances in household products, and, should that be the case, what is the view on when that aim can be achieved?      2.  Is the phasing-out of animal experiments in the broad sense a priority under Horizon 2020?      3.  What initiatives does the Commission propose to take to limit, or render completely superfluous, permitted experiments in the ‘severe’ category?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [4]. </s>
Directive2010/63/EU of 22September2010 lays down that experiments should not be carried out on animals where alternatives exist, and stresses that research should be carried out to promote alternatives that can bring theEU closer to not using animal experiments at all. In that connection, as is well known and as I acknowledge and appreciate, many steps have been taken, namely the banning of animal experiments for cosmetics, detergents,etc. However, that still raises the question of a ban on animal experiments for testing substances in household products. What is the next step?  The abovementioned directive still uses a classification of legal animal experiments including ‘severe’. The ‘severe’ category is intended, as far as I know, to cover electric shocks and experiments leading to complete exhaustion, for example. The directive also seeks an ongoing reduction in the number of animal experiments.    Would the Commission therefore answer the following questions:      1.  Is it still the aim to ban experiments on animals for the testing of substances in household products, and, should that be the case, what is the view on when that aim can be achieved?      2.  Is the phasing-out of animal experiments in the broad sense a priority under Horizon 2020?      3.  What initiatives does the Commission propose to take to limit, or render completely superfluous, permitted experiments in the ‘severe’ category?