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The European Commission notifies an "Omnibus+" (CMRs and other ingredients)

On 8 July 2026, the European Commission notified a draft Regulation aimed, on the one hand, at prohibiting the use in cosmetics of substances classified as CMR under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1222 (23rd ATP to the CLP Regulation), and, on the other hand, at introducing or amending restrictions applicable to several ingredients recently assessed by the SCCS.

Implementation of Directive 2024/825: the "Common understanding" for "old stock situations"

Published in March 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to “empower cconsumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and through better information,” is due to come into force on 27 September 2026. The common position on the approach to be taken by supervisory authorities regarding existing stocks that have become non-compliant has just been published.

Update to the rolling list of European REACH restrictions

On 2 July 2026, the European Commission announced a review of the “rolling list” in its REACH restrictions roadmap, first published in 2022. It provides an update on the work currently underway at the various stages of the restrictions development process.

Destruction of unsold goods: France may derogate from European law

On 29 June 2026, the Commission published its Decision (EU) 2026/1435 in the Official Journal of the European Union, approving the French national provisions governing the destruction of unsold consumer goods, even though they differ from those laid down in Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, known as the “Ecodesign” Regulation.

Omnibus VI: agreement reached in trilogue

Political negotiations between the Commission, the Council and the Parliament on Omnibus VI (the European Commission’s proposal to simplify the requirements applicable to chemicals) were concluded on the evening of 16 June 2026, with an agreement that paves the way for the text to be published.

Monday, September 5, 2022

The ECI "Save cruelty-free cosmetics" has collected over one million signatures

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Launched by a collective of animal welfare organisations, the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Save cruelty-free cosmetics - Commit to a Europe wi...

Monday, September 5, 2022

EU/UK: Consolidated Cosmetics Regulations 2022 are published!

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On both sides of the Channel, the regulatory authorities have just published the consolidated versions of their respective Cosmetics Regulations, whic...

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

"1 substance, 1 assessment" information session: the Q&A (2/2)

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After each of the presentations made by the European Commission services at the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) information session, the speakers a...

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

VBER: what's changing for selective cosmetic distribution

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On June 1, 2022, the European Commission adopted a new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) which specifies certain competition rules. CosmeticO...

Monday, August 22, 2022

"1 substance, 1 assessment" information session: the Q&A (1/2)

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After each of the presentations made by the European Commission services at the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) information session, the speakers a...

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Horizontal legislation on chemical data: European Commission consultation

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On 19 July 2022, the European Commission launched a Call for Evidence for its initiative “Chemical Safety - better access to chemicals data for safety...

Thursday, July 14, 2022

"1 substance, 1 assessment": the common data platform on chemicals

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This is the last part of the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) initiative, which the European Commission presented in its entirety at the information...

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

"1 substance, 1 assessment": the horizontal legislative proposal on data

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The fourth part of the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) initiative, which the European Commission presented in its entirety at the information sessi...

Monday, July 11, 2022

Regulation 2022/1181: new labelling rules for products containing formaldehyde releasers

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Regulation 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 11 July, amends the preamble of Annex V (authorised pr...

Monday, July 11, 2022

Regulation 2022/1176: new restrictions for Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene

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Regulation 2022/1176 of 7 July 2022, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 8 July, amends Annex VI (authorised UV filters) to Cos...

Monday, July 4, 2022

Cosmetic ingredients under the spotlight of the European Commission

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During the Cosmetics Europe Annual Conference, held on 15-16 June 2022, Rizos-Georgios Manikas, DG Grow’s Scientific and Policy Officer, gave an updat...

Monday, July 4, 2022

"1 substance, 1 assessment": the proposal for a standalone ECHA founding Regulation

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is at the heart of the various initiatives of the European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CS...