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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.

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Europe notifies WTO of forthcoming restrictions for HEMA / di-HEMA TMHDC

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On March 27, 2020, the European Union transmitted to the WTO a draft Regulation intended to limit the use of nail products containing HEMA and di-HEMA...

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Coronavirus: Guidance from the European Commission to speed up production of essential protections

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In the context of the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has released guidance to assist manufacturers in ramping up production of essentia...

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Brexit: European Commission updates its "Cosmetics" guidance

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On 17 March 2020, the European Commission published an updated and extended version of the Brexit preparation aid leaflet for economic operators in th...

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

ECHA measures to speed up the supply of disinfectants

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As the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it is essential for healthcare professionals and European citizens to have access to more disinfectants. To improve th...

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

ECHA adopts CoRAP 2020-2022 with 27 "cosmetic" substances

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ECHA adopted the updated Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. It includes a total of 74 substances to be evaluated...

Monday, March 23, 2020

ECHA details its support to the European effort against coronavirus

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In a press release published on 20 March 2020, ECHA announced that the Agency will, together with the European Commission, support Member States and i...

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

ECHA: SEAC adopts final opinion on restriction of D4, D5 and D6

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It was already known that ECHA’s two Committees, the RAC (Committee for Risk Assessment) and the SEAC (Committee for Socio-economic Analysis), had exp...

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Europe notifies a new UV filter approval to the WTO

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On 12 March 2020, the European Union transmitted to the WTO a draft Regulation to authorise the use of a new UV filter, Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexeny...

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Hair dyes: Europe notifies WTO of regulatory changes for 10 substances

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On 12 March 2020, the European Union transmitted to the WTO a draft Regulation intended to ban three substances and limit the maximum concentration of...

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Publication of the 2nd Regulation on CMRs (and Corrigenda)

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While their first start was a bit slow, the CMR Omnibus now looks like a moving train. Scheduled to arrive each year, in order to transcribe the recen...

Thursday, March 12, 2020

EUCLEF: the new ECHA's regulatory database

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ECHA has just announced the launch of its new online service: EUCLEF (EU Chemicals Legislation Finder), which gives companies access to a free-of-char...

Monday, March 9, 2020

ECHA consultation on the inclusion of 4 "cosmetic" substances in the REACH Authorisation List

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ECHA has just launched a public consultation to collect comments on its proposal to include seven SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern) in the REACH...