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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.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Cosmetics: the new Regulation, in short

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Since 11 July 2013, a new European Regulation, the Regulation n° 1223/2009, governs cosmetics. It has been designed to provide the consumer with an in...

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 ...