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PPWR: the European Commission’s Guidance

On 30 March 2026, the European Commission published its guidelines on the application of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste, along with a FAQ, to ensure the uniform application of the new rules and to address stakeholders’ practical questions.

Cosmetics Europe and IFRA warn against “misinformation” regarding Omnibus VI

As the Commission’s proposal on simplifying chemical regulations is set to be presented to the European Parliament in late April 2026, a heated debate is raging between consumer and environmental advocacy groups and the industry. In a joint statement, Cosmetics Europe and IFRA warn against a campaign of misinformation.

Safety Gate 2025 report: cosmetics top the list of reports

The European Commission presented its annual report on Safety Gate on March 5, 2025. The first finding was that of the 4,671 alerts notified, 36% concerned cosmetic products, which were affected much more often than toys (16%) and electrical appliances and equipment (11%).

Assessment of chemical mixtures: SCHEER tasked with revising the 2011 Opinion

In 2011, the three independent non-food Scientific Committees of the European Union (SCHER, SCENHIR, and SCCS) provided a joint opinion on “the toxicity and risk assessment of chemical mixtures.” The European Commission is now asking SCHEER (Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks) to update this Opinion.

Urban wastewater treatment: Cosmetics Europe's appeal dismissed as inadmissible

In March 2025, Cosmetics Europe, along with EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations), filed an appeal with the EU Court regarding the revision of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, challenging the application of the polluter pays principle to the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries alone. The Court has just ruled that this action is inadmissible.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Claims: the Common Criteria

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They were expected, they were already known in broad outline and were confirmed by Regulation 655/2013 “laying down Common Criteria for the justificat...

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Cosmetics Regulation, as seen by European Community

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The European Commission, on 11 July 2013, has welcome the full implementation of the new Regulation on Cosmetics, and fingers, in its press release, i...

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Sunscreens: the European Commission Recommendation

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Sunscreen products are not cosmetics like any other. Because of the essential protection they provide against the damaging effects of UV rays on the s...

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Flash: Common Criteria and Annexes of the Cosmetics Regulation

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Dated 10 July 2013, two Regulations have been released in the Official Journal of the European Union. The first one deals with the ommon criteria for ...

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Consultation on the modification of the REACH Annexes on Nanomaterials

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The European Commission displays it on its website: the Annexes of the REACH Regulation are the subject of a public consultation on their modification...

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Laureth-9 : new restrictions

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Dated 24 May 2013, the European Regulation 483/2013 introduces restrictions for use for Laureth-9 (Polidocanol) and adds it to the Annex III of the Co...

Monday, May 13, 2013

A European method to calculate the environmental footprint

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It has just been released by the European Commission, and is in line with the European approach in favor of a "Single Market for Green Products" and w...

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Update of the Annexes of the Cosmetics Regulation

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A new Regulation, number 344/2013 dated 4 April, modifies the Regulation 1223/2009, so-called Cosmetics Regulation. The topic of this modification is ...

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

REACH: 62 new substances to be evaluated

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The first annual update of the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) is now available. It contains 115 substances to be evaluated, of which 62 are new...

Monday, March 25, 2013

New spray cans labelling

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Due to the changes of the CLP Regulation (Classification, Labelling, Packaging of chemical substances and mixtures), the Directive 75/324 dealing with...

Monday, March 11, 2013

Replacement of animal testing: ECVAM strategy for skin sensitization

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The identification of chemicals that have the potential to induce skin sensitization is currently based on the use of animal tests since there are no ...

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

REACH: the first review of the Commission

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Late by eight months, the European Commission has released, on 5 February 2013, the REACH Review, a report on the implementation of the Regulation. A ...